Industrialist Adi Godrej (1957 batch) enjoys a quiet moment in a classroom at St Xavier’s School, Fort, on Saturday after being presented the Xavier Ratna. The other alumni felicitated were ex-CM Ashok Chavan, HDFC’s Deepak Parekh, cricketer Sunil Gavaskar and cardiologist Dr Eric Borges
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| Industrialist Adi Godrej (1957 batch) enjoys a quiet moment in a classroom at St Xavier’s School |
Education for all, irrespective of race, caste at Xavier’s: Guv
Padmesh Bagrecha
Mumbai:
St Xavier’s High School, Fort, on Saturday conferred the Xavier Ratna on four of its alumni, to mark its 150th year. Recipients of the award, constituted by the school’s alumni association in 2011, were former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan, industrialist Adi Godrej, Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar and HDFC chairperson Deepak Parekh. Cardiologist, Dr Eric Borges, was specially felicitated for service to his alma mater. Maharashtra governor C Vidyasagar Rao presented the awards at a ceremony at the school on Saturday.
“Since its establishment in 1869 by Jesuits in this wonderful neo-Gothic building, St Xavier School has provided modern education and values to several generations of students. The school transformed students into men of character and integrity. These students, in turn, enriched the city, the state and nation with multifarious contributions to various walks of life. At a time when good education is becoming exclusive, St Xavier’s School stands out as an inclusive institution which has imparted education to every member of society, irrespective of considerations of race, religion, sex, caste or financial status,” he said.
Reminiscing his days at the institute, Godrej said, “It’s really a proud day for me to be conferred with this honor when the school celebrates its 150 years. It has always been a great school and promises a great future for students who study here now.” A student of the 1961 batch, Parekh said, “They say home is not a place, it is a feeling. Returning to school has always felt like coming home. One is very secure when one comes to school. We were well cared for when we were in school and it was a safe haven for us.” On the school’s contribution to nation-building, Chavan said that 150 years was a big span of time which St Xavier’s had achieved graciously, year after year, bringing out eminent personalities, shaping their lives and shaping the future of generations.
School manager Fr Francis Swamy said the event gave the staff a sense of fulfillment.
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| Governor Vidyasagar Rao presenting the Xavier Ratna to alumnus of St Xavier’s School, Fort, former chief minister Ashok Chavan. The Xavier Ratna was also presented to HDFC chairperson Deepak Parekh (from left), H C Agarwal, chief postmaster general of Maharashtra, industrialist Adi Godrej and cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, who could not make it. Cardiologist Dr Eric Borges (extreme right) was specially felicitated |
Governor Vidyasagar Rao presenting the Xavier Ratna to alumnus of St Xavier’s School, Fort, former chief minister Ashok Chavan. The Xavier Ratna was also presented to HDFC chairperson Deepak Parekh (from left), H C Agarwal, chief postmaster general of Maharashtra, industrialist Adi Godrej and cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, who could not make it. Cardiologist Dr Eric Borges (extreme right) was specially felicitated
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