Teachers' Day

Pooja is a Class VIII student at St. Xaviers School, Behror, Rajasthan.

Aniruddha Haikerwal completed his BA, LLB from Banaras Hindu University. From 1975 to 2009 he worked in the areas of textiles, coal and defence production for the Government of India. He retired as the General Manager of an ordnance factory. Today he leads a quiet life of repose at Nagpur along with wife, Kiran.

Atharv and Aadya Kaushik are brother and sister who both attend National Public School, Bengaluru where Atharv is in Class VI and Aadya is in Class IV.

Sunita Mathur did her schooling from Fatima Convent, Kanpur. She taught English and Social Sciences to students of middle level from 6th to 8th standards from 1986 to 2008. She has two children, one son and one daughter, both of whom are married. She lives in Jaipur with her husband, Arun.

Subhash Bhatnagar is an alumnus of Mayo College, Ajmer, IIT Madras (IIT-M) and IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A). In his 30-year tenure at IIM-A he has served as a Chair Professor, Member of Board of Governors, Dean and Adjunct Professor. He was a full time consultant advisor to the World Bank in Washington DC for six years. He has published over a hundred papers and seven books. He is on the board of some NGOs, companies and educational institutions.

Aniruddha Haikerwal completed his BA, LLB from Banaras Hindu University. From 1975 to 2009 he worked in the areas of textiles, coal and defence production for the Government of India. He retired as the General Manager of an ordnance factory. Today he leads a quiet life of repose at Nagpur along with wife, Kiran.

Falguni Ray Choudhury attended St. Xavier’s High School, Mirzapur, Ahmedabad from 1970 to 1980. In 1982 he enrolled at St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad and graduated in 1985. He rounded off his education with M.Sc. in Statistics. He joined the Department of Central Excise in 1987 and is currently working as Superintendent.

R. Meenakshi was brought up in Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu. A graduate in Chemistry from Seethalakshmi Ramaswamy College, she is currently a Superintendent of Central Excise. This story is a tribute to every teacher and epecially to her mother, S. Lakshmi, who was a teacher.

Astha Yadav is a Class VIII student at St. Xaviers School, Behror, Rajasthan.

Smita Dolas is a member of Indian Revenue Service, Customs and Central Excise. She is a fitness freak and a keen long distance runner. She is very fond of cycling and other activities. At present, Smita lives in Mumbai with her family.