Bawa Jay Singh (206-JB '97) has recently taken up the position of Business Head for Gurgaon for his property brokerage Agni Property in New Delhi. The company aims to simplify the buying, selling and leasing process for retail or business real estate in Gurgaon and Delhi. For more details, contact Jay on jay@agniproperty.com +91 124 4064444.

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The DSOBS has partnered with PUNJAB JEWELLERS RAJIV VERMA to provide a special offer to DOSCOS AND THEIR SPOUSES. View the brochure to learn more about the offer.

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The DSOBS has partnered with Fortis Healthcare to provide a special healthcare service to doscos. These are discounted services available only to doscos. View the brochure to learn more about the services.

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Vikram Raha, 190T batch of 1971, passed away after a prolonged illness on Sunday, 18 May 2008, at his home in Kolkata.
A prayer meeting is being held at his home on Thursday, 22 May 2008, between 10AM and Noon. The address is;

6A Rainey Park, Kolkata 700 019

Vikram’s elder brother Arjun Raha, 180T, is from the batch of 1968.

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Fatehgram, a small village near Dehra Dun, has achieved self-sufficiency, thanks to a unique model. Two years ago, a premier school and an NGO in Dehra Dun got together to adopt Fatehgram, a sleepy, non-descript village on the outskirts of Doon valley. Their efforts are paying off. Literally.

Situated amidst sylvan surroundings, Fatehgram is all set to attain economic independence thanks to an innovative initiative by The Doon School and Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organisation (HESCO). The project, inaugurated by eminent scientist M S Swaminathan, created new avenues for villagers.

They are being trained for fishery, bakery, masonry, and beekeeping. “We are training them to utilise all possible local resources,” said Dr Anil P Joshi, founder, HESCO. He scripted the plan with Kanti Bajpayee, headmaster, The Doon School.

Nearly 65 villagers of nine families in Fatehgram, hitherto known as Fatehpur, have benefitted from the programme.

The story began when Rangilal and Narendra Singh heard about watermills from their relatives residing in nearby Dhokwala village. Rangilal and Singh, both part-time agricultural labourers in Fatehgram, went to HESCO office in Ghisarpadi to seek help.

Joshi, a Padamshree awardee, decided to help as “they came with high hopes”. He shot to fame for upgrading traditional watermills and installing new ones in the border areas from Jammu and Kashmir to the North East. He was also featured in the list of Reliance Heroes earlier this month.

This correspondent spent a day in Fatehgram and saw most of the villagers busy doing different kinds of work. They especially praised students of Doon School who visit the village every weekend for community work.

“These children participate in digging canals and road-construction activities,” said Rangilal, who has now mastered the art of making bricks.

He is planning to open a small factory for producing earthquake-resistant bricks with the help of Roorkee-based Central Building and Research Institute.

Rangilal is not the only beneficiary. Ruby and Asha, in their teens, can cook crisp biscuits made of wheat flour in a specially-designed oven. “Demands for these biscuits is gradually growing in the rural market,” said Joshi.

Narendra Singh used to grind wheat in his watermill, locally known as gharat. HESCO upgraded the watermill to not just grind wheat at a faster speed but also produce 3 kw of electricity. “My income has gone up after the upgradation,” said Singh.

“The basic idea behind this project is to interest various public schools in social work, and replicate this model in other parts of the country,” Joshi said.

- Shishir Prashan
This article was published in Business Standard.

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Sarabjit Singh Bhatia (518 JB) and his wife Nina Kler Bhatia were blessed with a baby Girl, Gia Kler Bhatia on Nov/09/2007.

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Shiv Sapra (408 JB, 1999) has joined Luthra and Luthra Law in New Delhi and is working there as a Senior Associate. Shiv would like the Batch of 1999 to get in touch with him so he can start organising the batch's 10 year reunion at school next year. All members of the Batch of 1999 please get in touch with Shiv at shivsapra408@gmail.com.

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After spending over two years with Bain Capital in Boston, Utsav Baijal (620 HB '95) has now shifted to the private equity group at Apollo Management. He can be contacted at 347-327-3762 or his personal email ID: utsavbaijal@gmail.com

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Don't miss the monthly NY Dosco Get-together at Stone Rose Lounge (4th Floor, Time Warner Center), 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY. Its on Friday, May 16th between 6:30 and 9:30pm. We had our first one last month and it was a huge success. Bring other doscos and friends as well. This is an open event. View the Facebook page for more information.

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The Extraordinary General Body Meeting as mandated by the last AGM to review the process for the election of the Vice President was held at the India Habitat Centre New Delhi on April 3, 2008. Download details of the Minutes -

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