ST.

PAUL’S SCHOOL ROURKELA

Diamond Jubilee – Rourkela Paulines’ Meeting
6 August 2023
The Principal, Fr. Joseph had sent an open invitation to all Paulines in Rourkela to gather on
Sunday, 6th August 2023 at 5 pm for a short meeting to deliberate on the Jubilee program. The
following alumni were present –

1973 – J K Nambiar
1974 – Rajesh C Malhotra, Satyajit Pati
1980 – Surender Dua,
1982 – Anupam Guta,
1983 – Suneet Mathur,
1984 – Pinaki Choudhury, Sanjay Ghosh,
1986 – Raj Kumar Behera,
1987 – A V Pradeep,
1989 – Vivek Lall, Vincent Das, Jagdeep Singh, Rajat Behera, Sanjay K Tiwari
1991 – Amit Agarwal, Niraj Gossain, Chandan Maity, Shibu J Zacharia,
1995 – Vicky Chawla,
2002 – Anuranjan Ekka,
2004 – Asutosh Nayak, Chandra Killa, Umang Sanghvi, Manish Kumar, Himanshu Behera,
Sidharth Das, Robinder Singh Chhabra, Ashish F Tirkey,
2006 – Anand Tirkey,
2010 – Biren Kumar Oram
2011 – Prasanjit Bara,
2016 – Pranay Chatterjee,
2017 – Manan Agarwal, Vedant Pani,
2019 – Soumyakanta Mathan, Abhijit Sahoo, Prateek Kumar Sahu

The meeting began with a warm welcome extended to the alumni, Vice Principal, Bursar, and
teachers at the School. At the outset all were asked to introduce themselves so that each one is
familiar with those present for the meeting.

A. Alumni Gathering in October – The Principal briefed the alumni about the two-day
program in October. 28th will be a registration day cum visit to the school for all alumni.
Fun games will be organised for those interested. The formal program will be on 29th
October with an assembly beginning at 9.30 am followed by an inauguration of the event
with cultural program by students of the school. There will be a coffee break that will be
followed by the Keynote address by a speaker. We are looking for any expert / speaker for
deliberation on climate sustainability / clean energy / renewable energy. If anyone has some
connections, one needs to connect with the school.

B. Registrations for the gathering – 15th September will be the last date for all registrations
to be completed. The Principal had requested all those who were present to expedite the
registration process with their batchmates. It was affirmed that without getting the number
of participants, it would be a herculean task to plan. Further, a clarification was given by the
Principal about the logic behind the registration fee – (i) that it’s for two events, (ii) that the
junior alumni’s fee is subsidised as they are still studying, (iii) that we need to meet the
expenses of two days snacks with coffee / tea, one lunch and one dinner with music, (iv)
 that we need to extend hospitality to teachers who come from outstation for the event and
(v) that we need to give a welcome kit / memorabilia for all those who come for the event.

C. Committees for the event – The following committees were finalised for the event. Them
members of these committees were asked to meet and activate the process in all earnestness.
1. Publicity. Contacts & Registration – Suneet Mathur (1983), Anupam Gupta (1982),
Manish Kumar (2004), Vivek Lall (1989), Gour Hari Ghosh (1988), Representatives all
batches
2. Programme – Ms. Suprita Choudhury, Ms. Rachita Padhi, Ms. Anjana Panigrahi, Ms.
Tuhina Sarkar, Ms, Chaitali Mohanty, Ms. Rudrani Dash, Ms. Ravinder Rawalley, Biren
Oram (2010), Ashish Tirkey (2004), Anuranjan (2002),
3. Hospitality / guests / visitors – Mr. PK Tripathy, Mr. BC Samal, Amit Agarwal (1991),
Navin Chawla (1988), J K Nambiar 91973),
4. Funds / Finance / Accounts – Fr. Tomi, Mr. Prasanna P Singh, Mr. S N Nanda, Uday
Pater (1976), Vedant Pani (2017), Pratik Sahoo (2019)
5. Souvenir – AK Sabat (1982), Chandan Maity (1991), Niraj Gossain (1991), Vincent
Das (1989),
6. Refreshments & Catering – Fr. Tomi, Mr. S C Bhal, Abhijit Sahoo (2019), Vicky
Chawla (1995), Satyajit Pati (1974), Surendra Dua (1980)
7. Games – Mr. Rajiv Mohanty, Ms. Sasmita, Mr. Ashish Samad, Prasanjit Bara (2011),
Sanjay K Tiwari (1989), Sidharth Das (2004),

D. Diamond Jubilee building – The Principal impressed upon the alumni to generously
contribute towards the school extension building or take up some renovation projects at
school. He informed all that some alumni have been very generous.
Naming of Library (25 lakhs) by a group of 5 Paulines from a family
School building (10 lakhs) by a group of 3 Paulines from a family
School building (5 lakhs) by a Pauline
Airconditioning of School Auditorium by a family
Scholarships (20 lakhs) by a Pauline
The School has played a pivotal role in steering many Paulines towards the positive
side of life. A generous contribution is expected from those who are doing very well in
life towards infrastructure development of school during the diamond jubilee of the
School.

E. Any other
1. Subcommittees were asked to meet quickly and plan their roles in making the event a
great success.
2. A request was made for contacts with choreographers for cultural program.
3. Kindly visit the website of the school for registrations www.stpaulsrourkela.org

Fr. Joseph
Principal, St. Paul’s School Rourkela