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| Ajay Negi | Playing steps in the stairs, always try to grab a place to play. |
| Sugandha Gupta | it was a superb experience... didn't knew at that time that i'll be missing it so much!! i get very nostalgic whenever i see or hear anything related to "SJA" SJA surely rocked.. and always will :) |
| Rahul Maurya | I still sometimes pass by. |
| George Arthur MILLIE | The beginning of my formal education which, due to the prevailing circumstances of a military life was a series of disruptions. It is unsettling to one’s education to be moved from place to place and from school to school. My enduring recollections of SJA are few – being taken to and from by tonga; the annual school concert; and particularly one sports day when I ‘won’ a silver cup although I came last in a foot race. That precious item has travelled the world with me and is still in my possession – this year, in celebration, I shall have it fully restored to its former shining glory. |
| Adarsh Puri | Rolling down Rajpur Road on bi-cycle on an early, February freezing morning with cold air hitting the face and benumbing the fingers... |
| Mayank Pande | This was the best this in my life to have the privelege to study in SJA for 12 long years. i still rem the Red fort and the white elephant bad state of art auditurium. the canteen and the fuctions. i would cherish the memories down the lane of the school and the pride to be a Josephite. In am presently in Army and my give credit to SJA to groom ,me so that i could serve the nation in the way i choice to do so and with pride i say "Audya mo hi param puja". |
| Rachit Mohin | An expirence of a lifetime to be assicociated and groomed at S.J.A. |
| Vikram Giroti | Spent many years running sometime practise sometime tantra sir punishment |
| Shobit Arora | Private cricket practice in t hockey field while our Eco. class still going strong.... checking out new 'talent' before the sports day ,during prelim rounds rather and our glorious sports days finally !! |
| Harmeet Singh | It was great experience from the begining .I came from CJM after doing my 2nd grade there with Miss Gatmell.The class for me in SJA was the Baracks next to the Brothers Residence. |
| Navneet Panwar | good |
| Dev Doot Sen | Such a long time ago - 1968 I graduated with my Senior Cambridge. Those days we had tow great teachers - Mr. Gupta teaching science and Mr. D'Souza teaching maths, he also ran the debating society. I was in the debating society, I used the badge for my blue blazer I must try and find it. I remember Bro Dooley, Dunn and Donavan. I heard that Bro Dooley passed away a while back. We used to live in Nimmi Road just by the Rispana river and I used to cycle to work. I know at least one guy from our branch who is on FaceBook. Any alumni living in the UK as I moved here in 1971 and have ended up living here. I do go back to India but never been back to Dehra Dun must go there next time. |
| Varun Chhabra | S.J.A... dis name revokes mixed feelings of fun , laughter, memories, inspirations, nostalgia, d choir, love , care.. nd above all pride. I became a part of the sja family in 1989.. as a small 4 yr old kid.. since 1989 sja has been my identity.. |
| Vikas Saraogi | jsut cannot forget every minute spent at SJA |
| Arvit Lakhera | Where I wanted to be since my first glimpse at it. |
| Rohit Chandna | 13 years i have spend in SJA it was like my second home. |
| Rupesh Singh | Some of the best moments of my life were spent here... i owe all of what i am today to SJA ..its teachers.. to the friends who are still the most dear to me... to all those feelings which we all commonly have of unity, mischief, belonging, pride, happiness, ...to the big buildings and yes to the fields.. to the cricket matches, hockey matches .... to the sports day..to the big golden jubilee marathon race ...to the cultural events (Ramayana sound and light show )...to all those classroom moments... to the after school times and ..to all the people who have been just too important for me as i moved on to take on this world. Alas i am unable to give all of this to my own child. |
| Vikram Datta | MAJESTIC OLD BLOCK... THANK GOD ITS STILL THERE |
| Arti Jain | Too many happy memories to capture in a paragraph. I'm planning to write a novel soon! |
| Vibhav Gaur | Amazing |
| Divya Murti | I remember the Library on the Ist floor of the cental building and much much more. |
| Namrata Bisht | I use to love the "horse shoe" in the junior school |
| Dipin Mehta | Well there r number of unforgettable moments of SJA,LIVES IN THE HEART AND BREATHES WITH THE SOUL. |
| Pradyuman Singh Rawat | Great |
| Sanjeev Maini | I CAN'T FORGET GOLDEN YEARS OF MY LIFE IN SJA AND THE CLASSROOMS WITH FRESH AIR AND THE GREENY AROUND, THE AUDITURIUM, CRICKET AND HOCKEY GAMES AND SPORTS DAY IN THE FIELD, I AM ALWAYS PROUD TO SAY THAT I WAS THE STUDENT OF SJA. |
| Tirupati Juneja | It is hard to put the entire Experience in words. As no words can describe what I feel today for SJA. All I can say is that I have spent the best days of my life at SJA and the memories enrich me even today to become a better person every second of my life. |
| Madhukar Dhiman | Those days are etched on my heart. There were a lots of firsts. The first exam, the first teacher and many more (some you don't talk about). |
| Indra Vikram Singh | Lots of fun, lots of cricket, no girls. |
| Mahesh Kapur | Nostalagic ..... |
| Michael Ince | was fun |
| Vikas Dewan | Had lots of dates and ate tiffin with friends |
| Himanshu Chauhan | Oh, I've spent my entire senior school tenure there. Used to be chased out by Bro Carroll and Bro Dunne to prepare for the exams. |
| Yogesh Diwan | It is in my blood and is my identity. Those 12 years were amazing!!! |
| Himanshu Datta | How fair is the far spreading vlae of the doon.... it was beautiful |
| Subhadro Guha | The magnificient playing field in front of junior section...lab bldg... main bldg... the curved road from the main gate to the principals office..... it seems like a dream... another life!!!! |
| Hari Shanker Deo | I remember that the Principal was Bro' Dooley from Ireland and that at various times, I was taught by Bro's Long, Donovan, Fooley and Devrey, all Irish Bro's. We all spoke in English except in the Hindi period. Miss Dhamija was our Hindi teacher. Mr. Gupta taught Science. The other lady teachers were mostly in the junior classes. There were a few Anglo-indians. We all came to school in cycles. Some of the lady teachers and students came in tongas. There were no Indian Bro's.. |
| Supriya De | was wonderful with the benefit of nostalgia |
| Sanjay Sharma | happiest days of life |
| Amit Paul Lakra | a path of self-realization |
| Nitin Sharma | The wisdom acquired through the learnings and teaching during those twelve years has a lot of bearing to the person that I am today. Everything from the physical structures to intangibles like character, values, beliefs are the aftermath of the experience and guidance during that epoc. Whenever I walk down the memory lane to introspect and to relive the moments of my life, I have the picture of my memory lane as the one that leads the school's main gate to the main office building and the main school building. The walk down that concrete road has that mesmerising effect which can be felt anywhere like I am feeling one right now as I write this. That road never had sunlight seeping through the thick Gulmohr trees on both sides. The moment you enter that road, there use to be a unique silence just like the silence we find in the Pagodas and you leave the hustle and bustle of life behind only to find solace in that silence. Even the Lotus Temple here in Delhi cannot match the meditative silence that was felt in the school environ. |
| Priyanka Joshi | awesome |
| Satinder Suri | hi guys, i passed icse in 1973,nice to see you guys have made such an effort to have an Alumni group,when i passed,we had bro Dunne,bro Foley,bro Caroll,and of course during my 11 years we had mr.rathke,mr chetri,mr thapa,dro Donavan,bro dunney and principal Bro Duffey,its been ages since,i do have a lot of pictures of the school and my classmates,i now fly for Air India(Indian Airlines)for the last 29 years,its a different world,but yes its all because of the school that groomed us.will stay in touch,wonder where my classmates are in this wide world,would love to hear from them,one prominent dehrdun guy i am in touch on and of is Harish virmani,thought th Lu brothers and few others like gurvinder narang from the class of 1973,wish i find more of my class and school mates. |
| Atul Thapliyal | The best years of my life. |
| Vishal Gupta | I graduated in 1988 from 12th and would love to attend a reunion if one was held..I had a blast and did my entire schooling i.e. first to twelfth grade there. |
| Rohit Dabral | Oh the Experience was a indeed the best. This was the best time of my life. From Lachchu to Chipkali to Bajaj to D'Souza is always cherished.. The Computer lab to big field to hockey field and finally the horse shoe. All these have been so well ingrained in my life that its difficult to part with them. The batchmates who were together for years together are greatest friends and brothers today. I guess those fond memories will last forever. |
| Harmeet Singh | Assembly in Big Field and playing Steps in Recess |
| Manish Sharma | nostalgic...forever |
| Jyn Mukherjee | There is no way i can get those days back.They were the greatest years and who can forget it. My! I'm really happy to put down my notes.Father Gannon,terror personafied, but a great heart.Brother Muldowney, Mr.Thapa,Singh sir,Ajit sir,Bhatt sir,Gupta sir,and all of them were the greatest souls on earth.God Bless them all. |
| Vinayak Mathur | Spent 13 years of my life at SJA..right from KG till Class 12th... Feel proud to be part of something so special... |
| Swaraj Kaur | i remember the sports day.... and my taekkondo classes... i miss SJA soooooooo much...i miss Sir. Damonte Di Monte r u still with SJA or With SGC... i would like to meet u once... |
| Amit Verma | Experience in SJA was awesome.I still remember those days and try to keep keep contacts with my class mates. |
| Deepak Ramola | Ten years have past, I still cherish and sing that old school song, like my National Anthem. Its like, its been yesterday only, when a little boy (Deepak Ramola) ran down the corridor, always late for the class, how quick time flew away. When Mrs.Ins played the school song on the Piano and we sang, it gives me a goose flesh every time....So Much to write. I hope Time takes me to a flash back and return me those golden days again. Believe me its price less....God Bless. Deepak Ramola (1997 Batch; XII-A, Roll No. 16.) |
| Bhupesh Naithani | best time of my life |
| Sadruddin Ebrahim | I WAS A STUDENT OF ST JOSEPH ACADEMY TILL SEPTEMBER 1947, WHEN I SAW THE PICTURES OF THE SCHOOL, IT TOOK MY MEMORIES FAR BACK TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS. NOW I AM 76 YEARS OLD LIVING IN USA STILL WISHING TO VISIT AND SEE THE SCHOOL ONCE MORE. THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN REVIVING MY MEMORY. MY FULL NAME IS SADRUDDIN EBRAHIM. THANKS AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU. PLEASE LET ME KNOW MORE ABOUT PRESENT DAY ACTIVITIES. |
| Meena Vathyam | Wonderful memories ...laborare est orare ...Work is Worship impacts all aspects of my life !! |
| Shailendra Singh Rawat | ...a place where i learnt the ropes of life ... |
| Gurinder J. Singh | Next to the big field we had our class. Ours was the last room on the ground floor and all passersby were visible since we had windows on three sides. It is with nostalgia I sometimes think of the days spent in the school. |
| Divya Murti | i still remember the hot air baloon ride organized first time in ddun in our school n the inaugration of the auditorium. |
| Akhil Rawat | Behind the audi..next to the aprking lot...after school hours... |
| Shivendra Negi | I STILL REMEMBER MY CLASS TEACHER MRS HANVEY CALLING ME MONKEY ON THE TABLE. ...AND OUR PT INSTRUCTER MR SARMUKH SINGH ,S TOTAL BIAS TOWARDS GIRLS STUDENT...AND THAT MAD RUSH 4 BUN-CHOLA.. NOTHING SEEMED MORE RELISHING AND SUMPTOUS AT THAT TIME OF LIFE. LONG LIVE SJA |
| Rahul Jayant | u can play anything - good part ,watch movie if mrs khera allowed(i have watched- indiana jones , phantom , superman , Jesus christ movie(can't remm name its was in hindi) , walt disney animation , back to the future , ?? movie (based on which chamatkar was made), |
| Himanshu Chauhan | i have spent my entire life in SJA at the big field, playing cricket, soccer, hockey and athletics. |
| Anurag Sharma | long hours in the squash court... the annual sports day cycle race...mr tantra's slap on the face |
| Sachin Malhotra | Goosebumps all over even as I think.... |
| Pranaya Dangwal | Wonderful |
| Hari Shanker Deo | we walked and talked. Bro. Dooley was the Principal. Bros.Donovan, Devry, Foley, Fitzpatrick, O'Rourke, O'Reilley were there during my time. Mr.G.C.Gupta was the Sr. Science teacher, Mrs. Dhamija the Sr. Hindi teacher, Mr. Rawat the P.T. instructor. Mr. and Mrs. D'Sousa were also there. There was the canteen run by Dennis. Most of the boys came in cycles or buses. There were no girls. There were lady teachers in the junior classes. A few Anglo-Indian teachers and students. There were only 25 or so boys in each class and very few boarders. |
| Harkeerat Dhillon | playing rugby in the rain |
| Yadvendra Sahai | Please entries in my blog www.stjosephsddun.blogspot.com |
| Neeraj Khandwal | It was a great school !! |
| Ankit Suri | "Those were the best days of my life"... Rubbing off the dust from the old memories fills me with mixed emotions with a smile on a face and tears in the eyes.Those 13 years were the best years of my academic life.. Did everthing that i wanted to.goteverything that i desired and achieved everything that i aimed for...Life was complete in school |
| Vikram Datta | impressive buildings, open spaces |
| Rohan Mittal | None like it, it was majestic, made me a revolutionary in some way, made me think unconventionally, made me a realist and a dreamer at the same time, the teachers helped me realize my interest for the basic sciences, physics to be specific, I can never forget that time, there are some of the times I can recall by hours, while others not even days, but I remember most of my teachers which formed the best part of me while I was there and still, and off course my friends, both an honour, I wish to do my Alma-Mater proud, and I will. Thank you very much. |
