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January 2, 2008

Shiv Singh (654-JA '95) is marrying Rohini Luthra

Shiv Singh (654-JA '95) is marrying to Rohini Luthra on January 12th, 2008 in Delhi, India. He is currently based in New York, working as a Director at Avenue A | Razorfish. He also publishes Sommelier India, India's only magazine dedicated to wine. Shiv can be reached at shivsingh@gmail.com.

December 7, 2007

Arjun Raychaudhuri (381 KB, ’99) at Wharton Business School

Arjun Raychaudhuri (381-KB, ’99) has started a full-time MBA at the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania in July this year. He can be reached at arjun.raychaudhuri@gmail.com.

November 26, 2007

Gauravjit Singh (301 KA'99) working for Citi in Singapore

Gauravjit Singh (301 KA'99) is currently working with Citi in Singapore on the Global Macro Hedge Fund Sales desk, primarily covering FX and Interest rate products for Hedge Funds. He moved to Singapore in June 2006, after leaving Bank of America in Mumbai where he had worked for just under 2 years. Gauravjit got married to his fiance Ankita (Welham Girls 2000 batch) in April 2007. He can be reached at +65-8161 1915 or via email at gauravjit.singh@gmail.com.

Sarabjit Wallia (60-KB ’96) moves to Australia

Sarabjit Wallia (60-KB ’96) is moving to Australia and is interested in meeting doscos there. He can be reached at sarabjit.wallia@gmail.com.

October 21, 2007

Shivan Sihota (194-HA '96) pursuing MBA from Thunderbird

Shivan Sihota (194-HA '96) is pursuing an MBA in Marketing from Thunderbird school of Global Management, Arizona. He is looking for an internship in Brand Management for the summer of 2008. Any help would be appreciated. Shiven can be reached at shivan@global.t-bird.edu

September 29, 2007

Gaurav Narang (211-KB, ‘97) married on June 8th, 2007

Gaurav Narang (211-KB, ‘97) got married to Priyanka Manoor on Jne 8th, 2007 in New Delhi. Gaurav Narang is heading Beach & Woods travel as the managing director, based in Gurgaon. He can be reached at beachnwoods@satyam.net.in.

September 20, 2007

Kartik Bajoria (311-OA '98) working on films

Kartik Bajoria (311-OA '98) is currently working as an Assistant Director under Mr. Ravi Chopra, BR Films, on a comedy film tentatively titled "Pappu Paas Ho Gaya". The film is in production in Bombay. He is eager to be involved in small independent cinema and can be reached at kartikbajoria@gmail.com or on 9833949176.

Vikramaditya "psycho" Singh (347-HB '92) opens restaurant in Jaipur

Vikramaditya "psycho" Singh (347-HB '92) is currently living in Jaipur, Rajasthan. He got married in February, 2000 to Jainandini Rathore and has 2 boys Adhiraj and Prithviraj. After moving back to India in 1996 from university in Canada he worked in his family restaurant business, Farsaan, for eight years and did a stint at the Intercontinental Grand Hotel in Mumbai too.

In May of 2005 he shifted to Jaipur and a couple of months later Cafe Kooba was born. It is a cafe & hukka lounge bar with a roof top grill. He is also painting and has had a solo show in Delhi at the Intercontinental Grand in 2004. He is also started working in oil & acrylic and will be having an exhibition in Mumbai this winter.

Sudhanshu Saria (20-OA) raising finance for films

Sudhanshu Saria (20-OA) is in Mumbai for the month of September, exploring co-production and financing opportunities, and meeting venture capitalists, corporate entities and private investors looking to invest in films made anywhere between Los Angeles and Mumbai. He would be very interested in getting in touch with Doscos in the area and can be reached via email (iamsuds@gmail.com).

September 3, 2007

My Friend Roopak "Roopi Sallu" Saluja by Pratik Basu

The third? fourth? fifth? in a series of profiles of the interesting people that I have been lucky enough to have met during this long, strange trip. Roopak "Roopi Sallu" Saluja (453-HA '93) was one of those guys when he arrived as a fresh-faced, bespectacled, overweight, Mama's Boy in the Spring of 1987 at a small boarding school oh-so romantically tucked away in the foothills of the Himalayas. This article was written by Pratik Basu (442-TB '93).

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July 10, 2007

Sunjay J Kapor (147-HA '90) sets up Car Rental Business

Sunjay J Kapor (147-HA '90) is living in New Delhi and has set up a new car rental and leasing business under the brand name SIXT (master franchise for India, Nepal, and Bhutan from Sixt, Germany). Those looking for franchises in the car rental space can get in touch with him.

He is also the Global Chairman of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (formerly known as The Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization – YEO), a global organization that is member led, head quartered in the Washington DC area. For more information on EO please visit www.eonetwork.org

Kumar Abhinav (495-JA '99) starts neurosurgeon program

Kumar Abhinav (495-JA '99) left the Doon School in 1997 after completing ICSE to do A-levels at Westminster School, London and then went on to successfully obtain MBBS from the Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London in August 2005) will be starting an eight-year programme in neurosurgery on 1st August 2007 towards qualifying as a consultant neurosurgeon.

He will commence this programme in Bristol, UK subsequent to being awarded the full eight-year programme in neurosurgery in both Bristol and London. He was one of the fourteen candidates in the entire UK to be chosen for the full programme in neurosurgery.

June 4, 2007

Doscos win Take Solutions Golf Challenge

Jatin Bery (233-KA '91), Amitav Virmani (260-JB '91) and Harsh Gupta (453-HB '87) won the Take Solutions World Corporate Golf Challenge Tournament (North Zonal) played earlier this year.

May 31, 2007

Photographs of New Buildings & Jaipur House Reconstruction

jaipurhouseconst.jpgKunal Sharma (473-JB '93) took some interesting photographs of Chandbagh on a recent visit to the school. Included are photographs of the new buildings and of Jaipur House which is currently under reconstruction. You can view the photographs on The Dosco Network among the photo albums. He also published photographs of a recent Batch of 1993 get-together which are also viewable online in the network too. Join The Network today!

May 8, 2007

Siddharth Kothari (371 -OA '99) relocated to Japan

Siddharth Kothari (371 -OA '99) has relocated to Tokyo, Japan in the last year. He's interested in getting in touch with Tokyo based doscos and can be reached at sidkothari@maharaja-group.com

April 29, 2007

Himanshu Arora (281-KB '98) marries, moves to Delhi

Himanshu Arora (281-KB '98) got married in Delhi in February, 2006 to his girlfriend, Shweta Gambhir. He has recently moved to New Delhi, still with Cadbury India Limited. He handles Modern Trade, New Channel Development and Institutional Sales for the entire North India. Earlier, he had done his PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, passing out in March, 2004.

April 23, 2007

Sai Srivastava Mogali (337-TB '92) blessed with baby daughter

Sai Srivastava Mogali (337-TB '92) and his wife Divya were blessed with a daughter on April 12th, 2007. She has been named Sravani. Sai can be reached at smogali@gmail.com

April 13, 2007

Apurva Agarwal (47-OB '93) authors book

Apurva Agarwal's (47-OB '93) wife Ruchi gave birth to a baby girl in November, 2006. Apurva has also authored a book titled, Laymans Guide to Property Transaction Rights which has been published by Bhayani Publications. He can be reached at apurva@universllegal.firm.in.

March 13, 2007

Saad Khan (158-J '90) based in Dubai, UAE

Saad Khan (158-J '90) is currently working for the Salah Group in Dubai. He is looking to get in touch with doscos in Dubai.

February 21, 2007

Govind Dhar (192-TB '97) moves to Copywriting Firm

Govind Dhar (192-TB '97) has just taken up a position as Senior Copywriter and Editor at Content Syndicate, a start up firm for journalists, editors and copywriters in Dubai. Anyone looking to get involved as a professional writer in Dubai or to contribute from wherever they are, get in touch with Govind on govind@contentsyndicate.com and check out the site at www.contentsyndicate.com.

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February 4, 2007

Harpreet Gill (544-JA '93) marries Nicole Burton

Harpreet Gill (544-JA '93) got married in Delhi in November, 2006 to his girlfriend, Nicole Burton. As he said, many of the "ol' Musclo gang" attended. He is moving to Hong Kong in May 2007 for a two year assignment with Liz Clairborne. Earlier, he had gotten his MBA from the Lubin School Of Business (Aug, 2006).

January 27, 2007

Bobby Nanda (216-HA '91) working with GE Money in Bangkok

Rajiv (Bobby) Nanda (216-HA '91 ) is working with GE Money and has moved to Bangkok as Senior Vice President, Operations. He would like to get in touch with other Doscos in Bangkok.He can be reached at rajiv.nanda@ge.com

January 24, 2007

Watch the You Tube clip from Shayan Italia's (5-KB '96) music video

Singer and song writer Shayan Italia (5-KB '96) has a clip from his music video Reflection on You Tube.

This music video has been hailed by critics and is available for sale. It features state-of-the-art special effects and a heartfelt storyline.

More information can be found at Shayan Italia's website.

December 27, 2006

Raghav Nayar (443-TB '93) at Wipro in Delhi

Raghav Nayar (443-TB '93) got married on March 1st, 2006 to Pallavi Chopra. He is based in delhi and is working as an operations manager with Wipro. He can be reached at ravnayar@yahoo.com.au.

Nikhil Bhandare (634 JA-'95) at Booz Allen Hamilton

Nikhil Bhandare (634 JA-'95) married Behnaz Khusrokhan in Mumbai on December 14th, 2006. The couple are based in New York. Nikhil just completed his MBA from the Wharton School and is working with Booz Allen Hamilton. He can be reached at nikhil.bhandare@gmail.com

December 21, 2006

Rahul Chaudhuri (309-OB '98) at Virgin Radio

Rahul Chaudhuri (309-OB '98) has joined Virgin Radio - Fever 104 fm as Senior Manager - Advertising & Sponsorship Sales. He can be contacted at rahulc309@gmail.com

December 16, 2006

Arjun Jolly (275-TB '91) maries Priyanka Nayar

Arjun Jolly (275-TB '91) recently got married to Priyanka Nayar. The couple are based in the Hague, The Netherlands and can be reached at arjunjolly@mac.com.

Gaurav Bhatia (286-HB '91) at Capital One

Gaurav Bhatia (286-HB '91) is currently Vice President- Business Development with Capital One (Financial Services) in Dallas,TX, USA. He can be reached at bhatia_gaurav@yahoo.com.

Tarun Garg (406-JA '99) pursuing MBA

Tarun Garg (406-JA '99) isursuing a one year MBA in Boston, USA. He can be reached at tgarg2007@hult.edu

December 13, 2006

Gaurav Kishore Bahri (258-OB '98) at Said Business School

Gaurav Kishore Bahri (258-OB '98) is currently pursuing his MBA from Said Business School, University of Oxford. He can be reached at gaurav.bahri@sbs.ox.ac.uk or gaurav.k.bahri@gmail.com

Madhav Dhar (259-TB '98) and Audio Embassy

Madhav Dhar (259-TB '98) and the artists from his independent production company called Audio Embassy are doing the opening act for the Sean Paul Trinity World Tour Concert in Dubai on Friday, December 15th, 2006. Doscos in Dubai are invited to attend.

November 27, 2006

Sumeet Verma (276-JA '98) at Hewitt Associates in Mumbai

Sumeet Verma got married to Rachna on September 24, 2006. She has recently moved from Bristol, UK and both of them are settling down in Mumbai. Sumeet is currently working as a consultant with Hewitt Associates. I can be reached at +91 98672 67882 or my email address.

November 7, 2006

Saurabh Naithani (220-KB '97) in Kabul, Afghanistan

Saurabh Naithani (220-KB '97) is currently working in Kabul, Afghanistan, as an economic policy adviser on the government's National Development Strategy. He is interested in touching base with other doscos in the 'International Affairs' arena. He can be reached on sorub78@yahoo.com.

Ravi Singhee (265-TA '91) based in Chennai

Ravi Singhee (265-TA '91) is living in Chennai married to Manisha and has two children - Manvi,8, and Aditya,4. He is interested in getting in touch with doscos in Chennai. He can be reached at ravi@magnumclothing.com

October 29, 2006

Manmeet Singh (45-OA '96) marries Munmun Gupta

Manmeet Singh (45-OA '96) completed his MBA from the Melbourne Business School in 2004. He had earlier completed his undergrad from Central Queensland University in 2000. He is currently a brand/marketing manager for all Hasbro/Megabloks/Newboy lines in Indonesia and is getting married on November 5th, 2006 his fiancee Munmun Gupta. Manmeet can be reached at mnm.singh@gmail.com.

October 15, 2006

Karan Singh (2-JA '96) at Fidelity Investments

He is working for Fidelity Investments as an Associate – Fixed Income Research, in the Asset Allocation Division. He has recently moved to Fidelity’s Fixed Income Campus in Merrimack, New Hampshire. He can be reached at karansingh@gmail.com or 1-603-424-8100 and is currently residing at the following address Marriot Residence Inn, 246, Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, NH 03054, USA.

October 3, 2006

Rajat Khanna (141-TA '97) at Credit Suisse in London

After finishing his MBA from INSEAD in July 2006, Rajat Khanna moved to London permanently. He is now working with Credit Suisse as a trader on the Equity Derivatives desk. Doscos can reach him at rkhanna85@yahoo.com.

October 1, 2006

Attending a Dosco Friday in London

I had the opportunity to attend a Dosco Friday in London two days ago. Hats of to Rishab Sharma (553-JA '94), Premjit Chopra (440-TB '93), Vivek Thadani (532-OB '95) and the rest of the crew for organizing these. They are highly enjoyable evenings growing with each month and are made all the more interesting by the presence of wives, girlfriends and Welhamites!

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September 30, 2006

Anirudh Reddy (62-KA '90) to run hotel in New Zealand

Anirudh Reddy (62-KA '90) along with his wife Deepika have moved to Christchurch, New Zealand. They have taken over a 5 Star Boutique Hotel by the name of “The Charlotte Jane” (named after one of the first few ships that arrived in NZ). The hotel has 12 suites and a fine dining restaurant .

The couple shall be running and managing the hotel. They had gone on vacation to NZ in May ‘06, loved the country so much that they decided to move there. Prior to this they were based in the US for 4 years. Anirudh can be reached at anirudh_reddy@usa.net.

June 15, 2006

Gaurav Kishore Bahri (258-OB '98) at American Express

Gaurav Kishore Bahri (258-OB '98) has been working with American Express for the past four years. He is currently working at their Gurgaon office as Manager - Analytics for Asia Servicing. He can be reached at gaurav.k.bahri@gmail.com

June 10, 2006

Shantanu Sood (108-JA '96) at Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck in Washington DC

Shantanu Sood finished a Master's In Law (LL.M) from Georgetown University in Washington DC and passed the New York Bar exam in July 2005. He is currently an Associate with Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, an Intellectual Property Law Firm in Washington DC. Shantanu can be reached at shantanusood@gmail.com.

Karthik Jayashankar (285-OA '98) moves to Seattle

Karthik Jayashankar has recently moved to the US for 4-5 months. He is advising some clients on IPR issues and patents. He will also be doing a month's course on IPR at University of Washington, Seattle and is interested in meeting friends in the Seattle / Washington State area. He can be reached at karthik@alcindia.com.

June 4, 2006

Kapil Bansal (403-TB '99) at Inter Public Group

Kapil Bansal (403-TB '99) is currently working with Inter Public Group (www.interpublic.com) in New York, USA. He can be reached at 651-399-1540 or via email at kapil403@hotmail.com.

Ashish Desai (538-JA '94) pursuing Masters Degree

Ashish Desai is pursuing his Masters Degree in Finance at Boston College, Boston, MA. This is a one year program that he started in January 2006. He can be reached at ashish_103@hotmail.com

May 16, 2006

Sachin Goel (307-OA '98) at the Indian School of Business

Sachin Goel is currently studying at the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad. Prior to joining ISB he was working for i-flex Solutions in New York. He can be reached at Sachin_Goel@pgp2007.isb.edu

Raghav Nayar (443-TB '93) moves to Delhi

Raghav Nayar has relocated to India from Australia and am based out of New Delhi. He can be contacted on 9810878286 or at ravnayar@yahoo.com.au.

Kartik Bajoria (311-OA '98) joining Film Program

After finishing a stint with Zoom TV as 'segment director' for its show Maximum Style, Kartik Bajoria is shifting to Oxford, England, to take a one year film-making program at the New York Film Academy (Oxford Campus). He will be in London between 29th May - 2nd June, and in Oxford thereafter for a year. He would like to get in touch with Doscos in and around London. He can be reached at kartikbajoria@gmail.com

April 11, 2006

Chandrashekhar Singh (666 KA '95) passes away

Chandrashekhar Singh (Ex-666 KA '95 Batch) paased away on the 22nd of March in a tragic car accident. He was known as Chandu by those who knew him well in Doon.

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February 27, 2006

Mint, Indian Gourmet awaits you in Brisbane, Australia

The next time you find yourself hungry in Brisbane, Australia pay a visit to Mint, the Indian restaurant founded by Varun Khanna (481-TA '93). The restaurant was recently featured on OurBrisbane.com who said, " Mint Indian Gourmet takes a fresh new look at Indian dining with authentic cuisine and modern décor. The menu brings a new interpretation of north Indian cuisine to the city's discerning diners."

Karan Singh (2-JA '96) at ICRA in New Delhi

He is working with the credit ratings agency ICRA Limited (an associate of Moody's Investors Service) as a consultant in their Banking and Finance division based in New Delhi. He can be reached at karansingh@gmail.com or 9810850517.

February 5, 2006

Rohit Lall (339-HA '99) at Deloitte in Hyderabad

He has recently taken up an opportunity with Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd and is currently based in Hyderabad. He would like to get in touch with all dosco's in and around the area and can be reached at rohit_lall@hotmail.com or +91-9885013060.

Ankit Manglik (75-HB '95) in Palo Alto

He has just moved to Palo Alto, California, USA. He is looking to get in touch with Doscos in the area and can be reached at ankit_manglik@yahoo.com

January 20, 2006

Malvinder Singh (136-JB '90) CEO of Ranbaxy Laboratories

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd on Wednesday announced a major rejig in the top management with Malvinder Mohan Singh taking charge as the CEO and Managing Director in place of Brian Tempest who has been promoted as the Chief Mentor and Executive Vice Chairman.

January 14, 2006

Batch of 1992 Get-together

Of late, batches have been organizing small get-togethers in different cities. One of the most recent examples, was a 1992 get-together organized by Bhupi Mann (367-TB '92). We happened to be in the neighborhood at the time and were able to get some photographs.


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January 10, 2006

Baptism by fire

For Shivinder Mohan Singh, joint managing director of Fortis Healthcare and younger son of the late Dr Parvinder Singh of Ranbaxy Laboratories, the recent acquisition of Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre (EHIRC) for Rs 585 crore was a refreshing turning point in career. From the Financial Express

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January 1, 2006

Tejas Mehta (310-TB '98) recently married

He got married on October 1st, 2005 to Emily Stenken. Tejas is currently working with Bank of America as a senior information professional in Chicago, USA. He can be reached at tejasmehta@yahoo.com

Gautam Kapoor (269-KB '98) in Muscat, Oman

He has joint KPMG Oman as a senior consultant and is based in Muscat, Oman. He can be reached at +968 9277 9062.

Amit Gupta (547 OB '94) Signs with Artist International

Award-winning director Amit Gupta has signed with Artist International's Literary Division, as announced today by Artist International/Doc Hollywood Studios (Other OTC:DHWS.PK - News) CEO Steven Saxton. Gupta is an award-winning director of commercials, music videos, and narrative films. His regional spot for Lori's Diner won a Telly Award in 2004, airing on ESPN, TNT, TBS and Sci- Fi. His commercials for the San Francisco Public Library won directing awards at the 2005 Academy of Art Annual Spring Show for best commercial and best sound design. Read the press release to learn more. Amit can be reached at Amit@refuge.tv

Umung Varma (508-HA '99) attorney in San Francisco

He graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center, and is now an attorney in San Francisco, California. Umung can be reached at udv2@cornell.edu.

Karthik Jayashankar (285-OA '98) practing law

He is currently practicing in Supreme Court and running his law firm, viz., Associated Law Chambers, with its head office in New Delhi. He is interested in catching up with old friends.

December 3, 2005

Not sure what movie to see next? A Dosco can help

We hear about some Doscos via the press, some through their friends and in other cases from themselves directly. Pratik Basu (442-TB '93) is one dosco that we hear from regularly. Why? Because as a film major and someone with a continued keen interest in movies, he publishes witty reviews of movies that are showing in the theatres. Anyone can subscribe to receive them. Just email him at basu@pratikbasu.com. Below is a sampling.

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November 30, 2005

Karam Puri (655-KB '95) in NY Play

He recently acted in an off broadway play titled, "Stumps" which was shown at the Pelican Studio Theatre in New York, (USA). The play was about two handicapped Vietnam veterans who want to make a high class movie. Visit Karam's website to learn more about his acting career.

November 28, 2005

Rahul Chaudhuri (309-OB '98) at Sony BMG

He is working for Sony BMG Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. as an Assistant Manager - Alliances and Promotions in Mumbai. He can be reached at rahul.chaudhuri@sonybmg.com.

Faiz Tajuddin (418-TB '99) at Supreme Court

He graduated from The National Law School of India University, Bangalore, in August this year and is now working with Justice Y.K. Sabharwal, Chief Justice of India, as his Law Clerk and Research Assistant in Delhi. He can be reached at faiz.tajuddin@gmail.com.

Amit Goel (281-HB '91) recently married

He was married to Garima Shau on November 26th 2004. Amit can be reached at h281@yahoo.com.

November 27, 2005

Mrinal Madhav (73-OB '98) at Supreme Court

He has started practicing law at the Supreme Court of India. Prior to this he was working for Wipro as a law associate.

November 25, 2005

Saurabh Saklani (378- K '92) publishes book

He has recently written a book titled, 'What Teens Need But Can't Quite Say' which was published by Rupa Books and launched by Ruskin Bond. Ex-Tata Housemaster Mr. Arun Kapur wrote the foreward. The book is a perspective written for teachers and parents using the 'teen's side of the story.' Saurabh can be reached at ssaklani@hotmail.com

November 19, 2005

Satyadeep Misra (278-OB '91) at SUN Group

He has joined the SUN Group as corporate counsel in their New Delhi office. The SUN Group is an international investment firm with business interests in India, Russia/CIS, the United Kingdom and the US and invests in a variety of private equity situations. He was earlier a senior associate at Trilegal, a law firm based out of Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. His contact details are available on Dosco Finder.

November 13, 2005

Rahul Goenka (555-HA '94) blessed with a baby boy

Rahul and his wife have been blessed with a baby boy on October 29th, 2005. The boy has been named Yuvan. Rahul can be reached at mrinal.guharoy@gmail.com.

November 8, 2005

Abhijit Shankar Singh (651-OB '96) in Singapore

He is working in Singapore for Mirae Asset Management as an investment analyst and can be reached at abhijit@miraeasset.com.sg

November 4, 2005

Ajmal Khan Gauhar (354-HA '94) at Honda Scooters

Ajmal Khan Gauhar (354-HA '92) is currently working for Honda Scooters and Motorcycles at Gurgaon in their logistics department.

October 23, 2005

‘Family moments are very sacred to me’ by Somashukla Walunjkar, The Financial Express

AT 31, executive director and chief operating office of the Escorts Group, Nikhil Nanda has a tough task ahead of him. Nanda’s new job profile, which includes looking after the tractor, construction and auto component business, means “three CEOs are reporting to me.”

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October 19, 2005

Amit Shekhar Singh (156-TB'95) blessed with a girl

Amit Shekhar Singh (156-TB'95) and his wife Supriya were blessed with a girl Ananya Singh on September 16th, 2005. Doon Online extends its congratulations to the new parents.

October 8, 2005

Utsav Baijal (620-HB '95) joins Bain Capital

Utsav Baijal (620-HB '95) has joined Bain Capital in Boston, MA. He can be contacted at 617 692 0313.

October 7, 2005

Ajmal Khan Gauhar (354-HA '94) at Honda Scotters

Ajmal Khan Gauhar (354-HA '94) is currently working in the logistics department of Honda Scooters and Motorcycles in Gurgaon.

August 18, 2005

Anant Atal ( 001-JB '96) joins McKinsey

He has completed his MBA from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad and has joined Mckinsey & Co's India office. Anant can be reached at anantatal@gmail.com.

August 8, 2005

Amit Khandelwal (382-TA '92) blessed with boy

Amit Khandelwal (382-TA '92) and his wife Anjali were blessed with a baby boy recently. The boy has been named Aadit.

Nimai Swaroop (11-HA '96) has joined Shell

Nimai Swaroop (11-HA '96) has joined Shell as the EMEA Marketing Manager and is looking after all Attraction & Recruitment activity for Shell in those regions. He is interested in meeting Doscos based in Europe.

Devpreet Das joins Moody's Investor Service

Devpreet Das (330-KA '90) has joined Moody's Investor Service as a Credit Analyst covering the North American Media and Telecommunications industry. He is based out of Toronto, Canada but will also work out of their New York office. Devpreet was earlier at RBC Capital Markets in New York working in their Telecom/Media Investment Banking division.

July 20, 2005

Anirudh Reddy (62-KA '90) working for REMY

Anirudh Reddy (62-KA '90) is based in Indianapolis, working for REMY International Inc. He is incharge of all their India Operations. The company manufacuture starters and Alternators for heavy/ light duty vehicles. He can be contacted at 317-842-0666 or via email at anirudh_reddy@usa.net

July 14, 2005

Rohit Rana (657-OA '95) organizes Chess Championship

Rohit Rana (657-OA '95) is organizing 'The Commonwealth Chess Championship' in Mumbai in August under the auspicious of the Maharashtra & All India Chess Federations. Over 50 international masters will be participating. Rohit is looking for corporate sponsorships and can be reached at 91-9820409409

May 17, 2005

Abhishek Saxena (222-JB '91) working recently partner at Trilegal an Indian law firm. in delhi Offices.

Abhishek Saxena (222-JB '91) was recently made a partner at Trilegal, an Indian law firm. Abishek works in their Delhi offices.

May 15, 2005

Shayon Chatterjee (520-KB '94) Working at Oak Capital Management, NY to Tudor Investments in London.

Shayon Chatterjee (520-KB '94)has moved from Oaktree Capital Management, NY (a $28billion hedge fund) to Tudor Investments in London. He will be looking at emerging market opportunities across all sectors.His email address shayon.chatterjee@gmail.com.

May 11, 2005

Saurabh Kapoor (349-KB '99) finished post-graduate work in computer applications frompune University.

Saurabh Kapoor (349-KB '99) has just finished his post-graduate work in computer applications from Pune University. He is now working with Microsoft at their India Development Center in Hyderabad.His email address is saurabh.kapoor@gmail.com.

May 5, 2005

Sanjeev Singh (521-KB '91) Left Star News In Lucknow to join Times Global Broadcast Ltd. Company as a principal correspondent in their Delhi offices.ow to join

Sanjeev Singh (521-KB '91) has left STAR News in Lucknow to join Times Global Broadcast Ltd. Company as a principal correspondent in their Delhi offices.His email address is sanjeevrsingh@yahoo.com.

Rohit Rana (657-OA '95) with Lionbridge

Rohit Rana (657-OA '95) is Head-Corporate Communications, India for Lionbridge a Massachusetts computer services company. On a more personal note, he acheived an International FIDE chess rating in 2002.

April 22, 2005

Karam Puri (655-KB'95) acting in SWAN

Karam Puri (655-KB'95) is acting in a new production called the SWAN in New York, NY. Read a review of the play by NY Theatre and buy tickets to watch the production.

Malvinder Singh (136-JB '90) joins Young Global Leaders

Malvinder Singh (136-JB '90) was nominated to join a group called the Young Global Leaders which has been constituted by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Malvinder is currently a Director at Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals.

April 10, 2005

IndUS Business Journal features Doscos

Bharat Talwar (452-HA '93) and Deep Deshpande (500-HA '94) were recently featured in IndUS Business Journal. Read the article in the Press Coverage area.

Ashvin Kumar's (271-OB '91) nominated for Oscar

Ashvin Kumar's (271-OB '91) film Little Terrorist was recently nominated for an Oscar in the "Short" film category. Download the movie. Also read Ashvin's exclusive Doon Online interview. While Ashvin did not win an oscar, we congratulate him for being nominated.

March 17, 2005

Saurabh Naithani (220-KB '97) Liaison

Saurabh Naithani (220-KB '97) is working for the UN Non-Government Liaison Service (UN-NGLS/Geneva) in Washington DC. He is looking to contact doscos currently working in the International Affairs field in New Delhi. | | Comments (0)

March 15, 2005

Rohit Radhakrishnan (402-TA '99) General Manaer in Statesville, North Caroline.

Rohit Radhakrishnan (402-TA '99) is a General Manaer at Best Western in Statesville, North Carolina. | | Comments (0)

March 13, 2005

Imran Khan Afridi (265-KA '98) working for the Pan Arab Research Center,

Imran Khan Afridi (265-KA '98) is working for the Pan Arab Research Center, a market research company. He is based in Dub | | Comments (0)

March 11, 2005

Sunjay J. Kapur (147-H '90)and his wife Karisma were blessed with a baby girl on 11th March, 2005. The girl has been named Samaira.

Sunjay J. Kapur (147-H '90)and his wife Karisma were blessed with a baby girl on 11th March, 2005. The girl has been named Samaira.

March 10, 2005

Nikhil Nanda (183-TB-'90) and his wife Shweta were blessed with a son on recently. The boy has been named Uddhav.

Nikhil Nanda (183-TB-'90) and his wife Shweta were blessed with a son on recently. The boy has been named Uddhav. | | Comments (0)

March 9, 2005

Jatin Bery (233-KA '91) and his wife Rachna were blessed with a son April 26th, 2005. He has been named Yuvaan.

Jatin Bery (233-KA '91) and his wife Rachna were blessed with a son April 26th, 2005. He has been named Yuvaan. | | Comments (0)

March 6, 2005

Teacher eyes House seat, The Calcutta Telegraph

Ranchi, March 5: Among the names doing the rounds for the nominated MLA is B.J. Rodrigues, a former Doon School teacher and principal of Vikas Vidyalaya.

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February 15, 2005

Trio of founders has talent to burst IT company forward By Naomi Grossman, IndUS Business Journal

Two years ago, TalentBurst Inc. co-founders Brad Talwar, Deep Deshpande and Baljit Gill were all working for the same large software management company - they all wanted out.

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February 14, 2005

The Rediff Interview/Saurabh Narayan Singh

He is 29, studied at Doon School and Delhi University and did his MBA from Australia. He speaks English with an accent and looks like one of those bespectacled bookworms often seen in toppers lists in student magazines.

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December 29, 2004

Utsav Baijal (620-HB '95) working with Dean's Office at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad


Utsav Baijal (620-HB '95) is currently on a secondment from Mckinsey & Company and is working with the Dean's Office at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. He can be contacted | | Comments (0)

Amit Chojar (208-HB '90) is working with tree top kids.

Amit Chojar (208-HB '90) is working with Tree Top Kids, Inc. as a Senior Vice President for Finance and Information Technology. He is based in Washington DC. | | Comments (0)

December 28, 2004

Abishek Singh (329-JA '99) working an International lawyer

Abishek Singh (329-JA '99) is working as an international lawyer with the firm of Drew & Napier LLC in Sin | | Comments (0)

Amit Chojar (208-HB '90) Senior Vice President for Finance and Information Technology.

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December 27, 2004

Mohit Verma (366-HB '99) HSBC as an Associate Vice President.

Mohit Verma (366-HB '99) has joint HSBC as an Associate Vice President, looking after Direct Banking Channels. He is based in Mumbai. | | Comments (0)

Akash Dua (43-HB '96) working with Fair Issac,

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December 26, 2004

Rishi Saluja (303-JA '98) Working with Citibank N.A in Mumbai

Rishi Saluja (303-JA '98) is working with Citibank N.A in Mumbai as a Relationship Manager. Prior to this he completed his management degree and worked with Kotak Life Insuranc | | Comments (0)

Akash Dua (43-HB '96)with Fair Isaac,

Akash Dua (43-HB '96) working with Fair Isaac, India in Risk Consultancy in Bangalore. | | Comments (0)

December 25, 2004

Sajal Mathar (243-KA '91) and his wife Priyanka were blessed with a baby boy on August 4th, 2004.

Sajal Mathar (243-KA '91) and his wife Priyanka were blessed with a baby boy on August 4th, 2004.sajalmathur@hotmail.com

December 24, 2004

Vivek Pandit (595-HB '91) McKinsey & Company

Vivek Pandit (595-HB '91) was recently made a partner in McKinsey & Company's New York office. | | Comments (0)

December 23, 2004

Amortya Sinha (362-OB '99) is working with The Boston Consulting Group(BCG) in Mumbai after having spent the past six years in the USA

Amortya Sinha (362-OB '99) is working with The Boston Consulting Group(BCG) in Mumbai after having spent the past six years in the USA.

Vivek Pandit (595-HB '91) McKinsey & Company

Vivek Pandit (595-HB '91) was recently made a partner in McKinsey & Company's New York office | | Comments (0)

December 22, 2004

Shantanu Mishra (589-HB '94) his wife Pallavi.

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Jatin Bobb (411-TA '93) Senior Brand Manager in Bangalore.

Jatin Bobb (411-TA '93) has joined McDowells Spirits Division as Senior Brand Manager in Ba | | Comments (0)

Amortya Sinha (362-OB '99) is working with The Boston Consulting Group(BCG) in Mumbai after having spent the past six years in the USA

Amortya Sinha (362-OB '99) is working with The Boston Consulting Group(BCG) in Mumbai after having spent the past six years in the USA. He is looking for accomodation and woul | | Comments (0)

December 21, 2004

Gaurav Ghosh (345-OA '99) is pursuing a PhD in Environmental and Agricultural Economics at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State).


Gaurav Ghosh (345-OA '99) is pursuing a PhD in Environmental and Agricultural Economics at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State).
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Jatin Bobb (411-TA '93) Senior Brand Manager in Bangalore.

Jatin Bobb (411-TA '93) has joined McDowells Spirits Division as Senior Brand Manager in Bangalore. | | Comments (0)

April 29, 2004

Shiv Sahgal (167-KB '90) Vice PResident of Marketing South Asia.

Shiv Sahgal (167-KB '90) has joint Sara Lee Household & Bodycare as their Vice President of Marketing South Asia. He is | | Comments (1)

Anuj Bhargava (395-HA '99) has finished his MSc. in Economics from the London

Anuj Bhargava (395-HA '99) has finished his MSc. in Economics from the London School of Economics and will be joining Merrill Lynch as an analyst in the Investment Banking Division in London. | | Comments (0)

April 25, 2004

Ankit Manglik (75-HB '95) has joined HP in their internal audit department and has moved to Bangalore.

Ankit Manglik (75-HB '95) has joined HP in their internal audit department and has moved to Bangalore.

April 22, 2004

Vikram Sohoni (664-HA '95), Jointed McKinsey's Chicago Office Recently,

Vikram Sohoni (664-HA '95), joined McKinsey's Chicago Office recently, after graduating with an MBA with Honors from The Wharton School of Business | | Comments (0)

April 20, 2004

Anmol Wassan (291-JA '98) Graduated in May From Franklin & Marshall Collage,

Anmol Wassan (291-JA '98) graduated in May from Franklin & Marshall College, PA and has been working since then as a Management Analyst with Virtify in Cambridge, MA. He lives with his father, Anil Wassan (291-J '65), in Framingham, MA | | Comments (0)

April 18, 2004

Arjun Raychaudhuri (381-KB '99) a Financial Consultancy.

Arjun Raychaudhuri (381-KB '99), has joined Merccer Oliver Wyman, a financial consultancy, at their London office. | | Comments (0)

April 17, 2004

Sharan Pasricha (245-HB '98) Recently co-founded RUSH!

Sharan Pasricha (245-HB '98) recently co-founded RUSH!, a VC backed Youth Media and Marketing Agency in London. Having spent 2 years in banking previously, he is keen to get in touch with any Dosco's in the field. | | Comments (0)

Yatish Aron's (242-KB '91) wife Resham gave.

Yatish Aron's (242-KB '91) wife Resham gave birth to a baby boy who they have named Rohan. He was born on 10 March 04 at Matilda Hospital, Hong Kong. yatish2@hotmail.com

April 16, 2004

Aditya Agarwal (421-HB '99) got married to Eishita Priyadarshi,

Aditya Agarwal (421-HB '99) got married to Eishita Priyadarshi, daughter of Shishir Priyadarshi (394-HB '73) on 28th May 2004. He is now headed to do an MBA from INSEAD Business Schaditya421hb@hotmail.com ool in France.

Sarabjit Singh Walia (60-KB '96) working with Discoveri Education.an experiential education company based in New Delhi.

Sarabjit Singh Walia (60-KB '96) is working with iDiscoveri Education, an experiential education company based in New Delhi. iDiscoveri Education conducts. experiential outdoor programs for children between the age of 9 -17. They recently conducted a Teacher Training Program at Doon. | | Comments (0)

April 15, 2004

Mangesh Dhume (39-TA '96) graduated from Oxford University as a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL).


Mangesh Dhume (39-TA '96) graduated from Oxford University as a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL). He is now reading for a Master in Public Affairs (MPA) at Princeton University.
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Gaurav Dhavan (379-OA '92) and his wife,


Gaurav Dhavan (379-OA '92) and his wife, Vandana, were blessed with a baby boy on 23rd August, 2004. The boy has been christened Aryan Raj Dhawan.
gauravdhawan@doononline.net

February 10, 2004

Law Student: Mangesh Dhume (39-TA '96)

" I also remember the Central Dining Hall (CDH). It's amazing - the central importance food occupies in a Dosco's life. Nothing to beat butter chicken from Presi's of course, or bulls from Praddu's, but at the end of a busy day, I remember we'd just eat anything!"

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Lawyer: Satyadeep Misra (278-OB '91)

"Mid terms were something that I had to do at the time, and so I didn’t really enjoy them. I also remember the different ways in which we tried to skip PT, and most of all, I remember rehearsals for plays in the Rose Bowl which carried on late into the night and gave us a couple of classes off the next morning."

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June 21, 2003

Investment Banker Gaurav Seth (562-OA '94)

" My memories of Doon are as fresh as they were on my last day of school. I have so many wonderful recollections of school, and continually share stories with other Doscos, friends from Swarthmore College, colleagues at Goldman Sachs, and my wife who tells me she has had enough already."

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March 24, 2003

Film Director Pratik Basu (442-TB '93)

" I remember almost everything about school, from the day I joined to the day I left. The list would be too long. However, the older I get, the more I remember the calm after Sunday lunches that seemed to pervade the School."

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Film Director Ashvin Kumar (271-OB '91)

" Walia’s hot coffee at the Rosebowl while rehearsing for a founders’ play. The assembly songs. The bees. Founders time – I joint in 1985 – golden jublee. one hell of a founders."

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