
Vijay Bagaria studied as a “hostel boy” in St. Xavier’s, Jaipur from 1955 when he joined in the Kindergarten to 1966 when he passed his ISC Examination. He moved to Tinsukia, Assam where he completed his B. Com. with Honours in Business Management from Tinsukia College (affiliated to Dibrugarh University). Simultaneously, he worked in his family business of tea processing machinery production. Later, he moved to Tezpur, Assam, and then to Kolkata looking after his company T & I Pvt Ltd as its Executive Chairman.
In my school, I was watching a hockey match on the “lower field” as part of a large bunch of spectators. Suddenly, I felt someone tapping my shoulder from the back. It was none other than our Hostel Superintendent Rev. Fr. J. Willmes. I could sense that something was seriously wrong. Else, why would Father call me aside in the middle of a hockey match?