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MANORITE NEWSLETTER March 2014
St. Georges
College & St.
Fidelis’ High
School
SNOWFALL AT MANOR HOUSE
MARCH 2014
Dear Friends,
I do apologise for not getting
this email out earlier. As I have
mentioned before, I am completely
computer illiterate and I have been
having serious trouble with all my
computer systems. Whenever they do
something new on IT, supposedly to
make it more efficient, it makes it more
difficult for people such as me. Anyway
as I have started this newsletter on St.
Patrick’s Day, may I wish all my friends
a very Happy but belated Happy St
Patrick’s Day.
The 2013 London Reunion went
off very well. Though we were down on
numbers we all had a very enjoyable day
and many thanks to Narinder Sawhney
for arranging this event.
I have also been told that the
October Meet at St. George’s was a very
successful event and congratulations to
the Alumni Committee, especially Indejit
Bedi, Rajdeep Gill and Brother
Christopher for this successful event.
The Winter Banquet has recently taken
place in Delhi but, so far, I have not had
many details of it.
Friends, I ask you please to send
me information for this newsletter. I
need your input so that it can continue. I
do have two or three regular
correspondents but I need more. You
will see from this edition that I have very
little news of current affairs, so please!!!
Bill
In our thoughts With regret I have to announce the death
of Stanley (Cesar) Rogers 9th
December
2013. In the last newsletter there was an
email from Cesar to Deepak Chopra
May Stanley (Cesar) Rest in Peace and
may we offer our deepest sympathy to his
family & friends.
William James (Bill) Celand
(Oak Grove) died 23rd
November 2013 Our condolences to his family and friends
and all Oak Grovians. May he rest in
peace
Manorite Newsletter March 2014 by William Lethorn
Guess Who!! Guess the artist.
ST. GEORGES COLLEGE & ST. FIDELIS’ HIGH SCHOOL | Issue 1 2
In Memory
STANLEY “CAESAR” ROGERS
8th October 1924, died 9
th December 2013
aged 89.
Stanley Rogers was born in
Ajmer, India, on the 8th October 1924.
His grandfather, from Hitchin in
Hertfordshire, had gone to India in the
1860s with the Bengal Lancers and
stayed there after retirement. His father,
Stanley Ignatius Rogers was Chief Fuel
Office for the B.B. & C.I Railway Co.
His mother Stella was a teacher and they
lived on the outskirts of the Thar Desert,
in Phalera, North West India.
His early childhood was that of
living in a large house with a large
garden. He was a daredevil with lots of
pets. He went to boarding school at St
George’s in Mussoorie. Mussoorie is one
of the hill stations in the foothills of the
Himalayas with a wonderful year round
climate, ideal for schools but was 500
miles from home and the school term
lasted 9 months. He enjoyed his time
there, becoming a very accomplished
sportsman, winning trophies for boxing
and running and he won the Barnet
Memorial Medal, of which he was very
proud.
During the Second World War,
Stanley was in the Chindits and was
engaged in reconnaissance in the
Burmese jungle. The Chindits were
involved in some of the worst fighting of
the war and had to survive for long
periods with little food in a hostile
jungle; on his first mission his best friend
was killed by a Japanese bomb. He didn’t
often talk about those times.
He loved India and believed it
was a very special and fascinating
country. He was a wonderful storyteller;
he had a fantastic memory and could
recall the smallest but significant details
of his life with great clarity and then
magically weave them into his story.
Stanley married Pearl
Lissenborough in Gorakhpur in 1949.
Their marriage was a very happy and
successful one. He lived for most of his
married life in India at Rosa,
Shahjahanpur, working at the local sugar
factory. They had four children Carl,
Patricia, Rosemary and David.
The family “returned” to
England in the 1961. In the UK, he joined
Gilbey’s (later International Distillers).
On his retirement he built up a number of
small family-run businesses. Despite
being retired he studied and embraced the
new technology of web-based selling and
moved easily into that world of Google
ad-words, Java, HTML scripting, and so
on and with his daughter Rosemary
transformed his mail-order business into
an internet-based business selling
sporting goods.
He was kind and generous to all
and as a result drew people to him. He
never said a bad word about anyone. He
dearly loved his wife and family,
children, grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
William James (Bill) Celand
Bill was a good friend to the
Manorites and regularly used to attend
the Manorite Reunions with his friend
from Allen Memorial, Lionel Connor
and also Paul Dickson and I am pleased
to insert this Obituary sent me by Lionel:
When Bill’s dear wife,
Margaret, passed away in August 2010,
he found it difficult to cope, and he
moved into Queens Court Care Home in
Windsor in 2011. As time progressed Bill
deteriorated, both physically and
mentally, and he passed away peacefully
on 23 November 2013. His funeral took
place in the Slough Crematorium on
Thursday 5 December 2013. It was a very
emotional service attended by many
members of family and friends.
Bill attended Oak Grove School,
and was well-known to all of us in the
Mussoorie schools in the 1940s. He was a
brilliant sportsman, and particularly
excelled at boxing..I understand that Bill
was, at one time, the All-India boxing
champion in his weight.
Bill was held in high esteem by
all who knew him, and it was always a
pleasure being in his company. He did a
tremendous amount of work for his
school ex-pupils’ association, The Oak
Grove Association, as a committee
member, and Editor of the school
newsletter.
In India Bill and his family
lived, at various times, in Meerut and
Lahore, where his father was a senior
official on the North Western Railway.
He will be sadly missed. May he rest in
Peace.
Contributed by Lionel Connor
(Allen Memorial School)
*********************************
ST. GEORGES COLLEGE & ST. FIDELIS’ HIGH SCHOOL | Issue 1 3
Events
Upcoming:
Himalayan Hill Schools’
Reunion.
Wednesday 28th May.
The Clay Oven Banqueting
Suites, 197 Ealing Rd, Wembley
London, HA0 4LW.
£29.50 per person. Cheques
made payable to HSR and sent
to Bill Lethorn.
An early response would be
most helpful. Thank you.
www.theclayoven
Congratulations to Wynberg-Allen
School on their 125th
anniversary.
Wynberg-Allen School, Mussoorie:
The 125th
anniversary of the Founding of
the School was celebrated on 9th
,
10th
,11th
, and 12th
October 2013. Many
past members of staff, past pupils, friends
and relatives, joined present Staff, pupils,
and parents in a memorable celebration
lasting four days. The Principal, Mr.
Leslie Tindale, members of the Board of
Management, and Staff, extended a warm
welcome to all visitors, and their
hospitality was much appreciated by all
of us.
The Opening Ceremony
included a welcoming address by the
Principal and a prayer delivered by the
Retd. Bishop of Bombay, old boy Stanley
Downes, followed by the hoisting of the
House flags, and the
Quasquicentennial Flag.
During the four days of
celebrations there were Special
Assemblies, including the Founders’ Day
Service, in the magnificent Sir Kirby
Laing Auditorium. The programme
included concerts and numerous cultural
and sporting events, in which
pupils, teachers, parents, and visitors
participated. Hundreds of people had
come from far and wide to join in the
celebrations – from the UK, Australia,
Tasmania, Canada, Bangkok, USA,etc.
etc., and.of course, from all over India.
During their fateful meeting in Cawnpore
all those years ago little did Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Foy, Brigade Surgeon J.H.Condon
MD, and Mr. Alfred Powell realise that
they were about to create an Educational
Institution, in 1888, which would stand
the test of time, and would become one
of the most prestigious schools in India –
and on our school crest is a flag with one
profound word, EXCELSIOR.
Thanks, Lionel
GET WELL SOON
I have been informed of the following
Manorites who are ill:
Guetty Kuala who is awaiting (at the
time of writing) an operation in India.
Man Singh Panwar who is ill in the
U.S.A
Frank Turner who is awaiting an
operation in Perth, Western Australia.
We pray that they and all sick Manorites
and friends make a full and speedy
recovery.
Contact me with content:
Editor: Bill Lethorn, KHS,
29 Claremont Park, Finchley, London, N3
1TG
Telephone (Home): 00 44 020 83499691
Telephone (Office Tuesdays & Thursdays
10am – 3pm) 00 44 020 7204 3652
Email: [email protected]
ST. GEORGES COLLEGE & ST. FIDELIS’ HIGH SCHOOL | Issue 1 4
Tales of Mussoorie
By Ruskin Bond
The Savoy Hotel had opened 18 years
earlier, in 1902. Massive furniture, grand
pianos, billiard tables, barrels of cider
and crates of champagne, had all come up
the hill in lumbering bullock-carts. In
1909 the hotel was suddenly ablaze with
light, for it was in that year that
electricity came to Mussoorie. Before
that the vast ballroom and dining room
had been hung with chandeliers, the
rooms lit by candlelight, the kitchen with
spirit lamps.
It was after World War 1, in the
“gay Twenties” that the Savoy entered
its most popular era – an era when it was
to be as well-known as Raffles in
Singapore or the Imperial in Tokyo.
Wealthy Indian Princes and their families
and staff occupied entire wings of the
hotel. The orchestra played every night
and the ballroom was full of couples
doing the fox trot, then the latest dancing
craze.
After India’s Independence in
1947, Mussoorie went through s difficult
period. The British had gone, and the
wealthy Princes and landowners were
also finding times difficult. Hotels and
boarding houses began to close down.
Then, in the early sixties, the prosperous
Indian middle classes became hill station
conscious, and once again crowds
thronged the Mall on summer evenings.
Now, in the Eighties, the foreign tourists
are discovering the delights of the lower
Himalayas.
Those who wish to move further
into the mountains, either on foot or by
road, have a wealth of flora and fauna to
discover and enjoy. One of the
remarkable features of the Himalayas is
the abruptness with which they rise from
the plains, and this gives them a verdure
that is totally different from that of the
plains.
None of the common trees of the
plains is to be found on the hills. At
elevations of 1,200 metres the long
leaved pine appears. From 1,500 metres
there are several kinds of evergreen oak,
and above 1,800 metres you find
rhododendron, deodar, maple, the hill
cypress, and the beautiful horse-chest-
nut. Still higher up, the silver fir is
common, but at 3,600 metres the firs
become stunted and dwarfed and the
birch and junipers replace them. At this
height raspberries grow wild, amongst
the yellow colt’s foot, dandelion, blue
gentian, purple columbine, anemone and
edelweiss.
Not every hillside is covered
with foliage. Many hills are bare and
rugged, too precipitous for cultivation.
Sometimes there are masses of quartz,
limestone or granite.
Just as the trees of the plains,
differ from those of the hills, so do the
animals and birds. The bear, the goral (a
goat like animal), the marten, the civet
cat, the snow leopard and the musk deer,
all belong to the Himalayas. The caw of
the house crow is replaced by the deeper
note of the corby. The melodious green
hill-pigeon takes the place of the small
brown dove.
You do not always see the birds,
but you can hear them. As you trek in
the interior or wander along a quiet road
in the hill station, the sound of birds is
always with you, just as the sound of
water in the valleys, the singing of the
hill people, the smell of the pines and the
blue smoke arising from the villages.
Over the years the Mussoorie
range has lost much of its verdure, but in
front of the Savoy, stand two giant
deodars which are older than the hill
station. They must have grown there
long before anyone came to live on the
mountain. Their message; while men
may come and go and leave their little
scars upon the face of the earth, the
mountains remain forever.
Many thanks to Ruskin Bond for
allowing me to use his very interesting
views on Mussoorie
http://ruskinbond.tripod.com/letsmeetr
uskin.htm
U’khand boys shine in
National Aquatic Meet
Tribune News Service Mussoorie, October 7
Students from St. George's College of
Mussoorie made the school and the
state proud by winning 3 gold medals
in the recently concluded 17th
National Aquatic Meet-2013.
The championship meet was
organised by Association of Schools
for the Indian School
Certificate(ASISC) on October 6 and
7 at Atul Vidyalaya, Valsad
(Gujarat).
Around 260 participants from 10
regions all over India participated in
the prestigious event. Kartikeya
Pratap Singh and Chitipat were
among the 15 members who
represented the states of Uttarakhand
and UP in the meet and brought
laurels to the states by winning the
overall championship in the senior
the prestigious event. Kartikeya
Pratap Singh and Chitipat were
among the 15 members who
represented the states of Uttarakhand
and UP in the meet and brought
laurels to the states by winning the
overall championship in the senior
boys' division.
Kartikeya Pratap Singh
contested in the 100 m breaststroke
event for senior boys and stood 4th in
the competition. Chitipat contested in
three events, 100 m free style, 100 m
backstroke and 100 m butterfly and
stood first, and won gold medals in
these events. Chitipat was declared
the best swimmer of the meet in the
sr. boys' division. Both students are
presently studying in class 12 in St
George’s College, Mussoorie.
The guest of honour on the
occasion was Miss Arunima Sinha the
first female amputee to climb Mt.
Everest. After she was pushed out of
the running train near Lucknow, she
was run over by another train in
which she lost one of her leg. But Ms
Sinha took the incident in her own
stride and reached the summit of Mt.
Everest on May 21, 2013.
Principal, St George’s College,
Christopher Dawes, and Vice
Principal, Naveen Francis
congratulated the students for
excelling in the National Aquatic
Meet and praised the sports secretary
Christu and the swimming coach S.K.
Ale for training the students. Can I
offer congratulations to the boys and
all concerned.
ST. GEORGES COLLEGE & ST. FIDELIS’ HIGH SCHOOL | Issue 1 5
HALL OF FAME
MUMTAZ ALI KHAN
BHUTTO (Cousin of late Zulfiqar Ali Khan
Bhutto, P.M. of Pakistan)
Born: 28 November 1933
School: St. George’s College,
Mussoorie:- Up to 1947
Member National Assembly of
Pakistan:- 5/3/1965
Founder Member of Pakistan Peoples
Party:- 30/3/1967
Governor of Sindh Provence
(Pakistan):- 1970 – 71
Chief Minister of Sindh Province
(Pakistan):- 1971-72
Member of National Assembly and
Federal Minister of Pakistan:- to 1977
Chief Minister of Sindh Province
(Pakistan): 1996 – 97
BRIGADIER VIKRAM DEV
DOGRA
S.G.C. Class of 1977
SWORD OF HONOUR Winner 1981
Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun
For being Best All Round Tranee.
***
BRIGADIER (Retd.) RAJENDER
SINGH RAWAT S.G.C. Class of 1968
SWORD OF HONOUR Winner 1968
Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun
For being Best All Round Trainee
Just a quick note regarding Mumtaz Ali
Khan Bhutto, his two elder brothers
Ashuq Ali & Mushaq Ali Bhutto were in
my class. V1 Standard under Mr. Francis
in 1947. I remember having Ashuq
bowling at me in cricket. He was about
four years older than me and about 18
inch taller and he was considered a fast
bowler. As he ran up to bowl I left the
crease and he had a bowl at the vacant
stumps. I remember that he missed them
much to my dismay as I then had to face
him again. The three brothers had to
leave S.G.C immediately after
independence. Has anyone got any
information on Ashuq or Mushaq, I heard
that they were in the U.K. some time ago.
An early history of
St. Fidelis’ school
St. Fidelis’ School was
established at Simla in the year 1863.
Four four years the school remained at
Simla and in December 1866 changed
its abode and came to Mussoorie,
where for the last 75 years hundreds of
boys have been educated. On the 21st
of May 1943 the School will be 80 years
of age. Its students are scattered over
the length and breadth of India and
even beyond its shores. Its tradition
and culture have made deep
impressions and have an abiding place
in the hearts of European and Anglo
Indian boys who lived here during the
most impressionable years of their
lives.
The First Register is a volume with
leaves much larger than the foolscap
paper that is now in use. The paper is
not white but has a pink tint. There
must be something in the pulp which
insects do not relish for there is not a
single worm-hole in leaf or cover. The
slightly worn condition of the cover
reveals the age of the volume. The
thick boarded cover has a white label
on which is written in bold, clear and
neat penmanship “Register of the
Children Admitted into the Simla
Military Catholic Asylum 1863,” and
in another hand on the same label,
“Removed to Mussoorie during
December 1866.”
In 1863 there were 25 boys in the
School. Pride of place is given to
Francis Chocheran who is No 1 on
Page 1, and the date of entrance is the
21st of May. Chocheran had 12
companions and the School began with
13 on the roll. Francis Chocheran
came to Mussoorie when the school
moved and in December 1868 he “left
for England by order of the
Commander-in Chief.” No 10 on the
list, Thomas Manning, of T. Manning
of His Majesty’s 35th
Regiment, “I had
to enlist as a Private on the 29th
October 1871.” This is the first
recorded instance of one of the School
to enlist, James McCarthy son of Pte.
McCarthy 1/7th
Royal Fusiliers is the
first scholarship holder and “left for
the 2nd
Department in the Thomason
College at Roorkeen on the 29th
October 1871.” With McCarthy went
Christopher Hammel, son of C.
Hammel of His Majesty’s 71st
Highlanders. But Hammel and John
Collins came to School in 1864,
whereas McCarthy, Burke and O’Dea
were admitted in 1863. John Collins
was awarded a scholarship in 1872,
James Burke received a scholarship in
1873. Patrick O’Dea in 1874 and
began their studies in Roorkee.
Thomas Kildea “left for workshops in
1869,” and was first in railway
employment. He was followed by
George Sullivan who “joined the
Railway in 1874,” and the next year his
brother Cornelius also became a
railway man.
At the end of 1864 there were Ere 40
boys in the School and in December
1865 the number had increased to 46.
Prior to transferring the establishment
to Mussoorie in 1866 there were 51
boys on the roll. From among these
students John O’Brien “left for the
Medical Department in 1866” as did
John Waldon in 1870 and Thomas
Trainer in 1871. William Kelly joined
the G. T. Survey in 1872 and Patrick
Prunty in 1874. These Fidelians are
the pioneers in the different services
they joined and after them there has
been a constant and steady following of
young men who have been recruited
into the Army, the Railway, the
Thomason College at Roorkee, the
Survey of India, and the Military
Medical Department.
To the Capuchin Fathers of this
Archdiocese belongs the credit of
foundling this Institution and
nurturing it during its early years.
Rev. Bro. Aloysius Hogan, the
Provincial, and a small Community of
the Brothers of St. Patrick came to
Mussoorie on the 8th
December 1893,
and were placed in charge of the school
in 1894. The first Principal was Bro.
Augustine Stapleton. In his staff was
included Bro. Jerome Byrne who was
appointed Principal in 1897 and
remained in office till 1905. Bro.
Byrne did magnificent work at St.
Fidelis’ and students who had the
happiness of being guided by this
Grand Old Man will be pleased to
know that he is still going strong in
Ireland.
By H. J. Enwright
ST. GEORGES COLLEGE & ST. FIDELIS’ HIGH SCHOOL | Issue 1 6
There you are you Fidlers, please let me
have some information about your
experiences at School and after.
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th
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Recently I mentioned that I found the
grave of Sammy Harris at the Hendon
Cemetery in London, about 200 yards
from my home. Sammy was in my class
in 1947 with, I believe, his brother. Here
is a photo of the grave:
Latest News Dear Manorite,
We are sorry to inform about the Sad Demise of Mrs.Harbans Kaur Ji mother of Manorite Kanwarjit (Raja) S Sidhu (1967) Grandmother of Manorite Deep . S . Sidhu (1995) and Ravi . S . Sidhu (1997).
May the Almighty give everlasting peace to the departed soul and Strength to all his family and relatives to bear this unfortunate loss.
Regards,
I.S.Bedi
NOTICES
Around Mussoorie
ST. GEORGES COLLEGE & ST. FIDELIS’ HIGH SCHOOL | Issue 1 7
“I can still remember after 60 years, the
opening day of classes in 1951. There
were j ust twelve of us boys left in the
Senior Cambridge. A few years ago in
1948, in the 7th
std. there were about 30
of us. Then next year in the Junior
Cambridge we still had about 20 boys.
Then in 1950 in the 9th
we had lost a few
more. The Anglo Indian boys were
migrating to greener pastures at a very
fast pace, so by the time we reached the
10th
, we had a small class of just 12.
Considering the strength of the whole
school was at that time less than 200
boys, our class strength was about
normal. Our classroom was on top of the
science labs in the grey building across
the big flat. I read somewhere that this
building will be demolished, for me it
will be a sad moment, since when I
joined SGC in 1946 in the 3rd
Std. that
was the same classroom we were in. We
have to put sentiments aside to make way
for progress.
Anyway we all assembled in our
classroom awaiting in anticipation the
arrival of our class master who we
already knew was to be Bro. C.J.Bergin.
Rumors were floating around that he
belonged to one of Ireland’s most
aristocratic families before joining the
Patrician Brothers. By coincidence he
was also our new principal in 1951. Just
as the clock tower struck 0900, in walked
Bro. Bergin. He was all smiles, as we
introduced ourselves to him. Our first
period was to be algebra followed by
geometry. Later on we learned that
except for Hindi, Chemistry and Physics
he was to be our teacher for all, yes all
other subjects.
He was a wonderful teacher. Since it was
a small class, he gave each one of us his
individual attention. We shall always
remember him for this. Alas it was not to
last. His duties as Principal were taking
away time from his teaching us, and
many times he could not make it; we had
a substitute teacher to fill in. Sometime
after half the term, he decided this could
not carry on. So the Brothers decided to
import a new brother to take over our
class. I say imported, since Brother
Henderson came all the way from their
school in Pakistan to take over our class
from Bro. Bergin. By then Bro. Bergin
had already finished the Senior
Cambridge syllabus and all Bro.
Henderson had to do is revision and
guide us all the way to the finals, and as I
said in an earlier article, four of us made
the All India Senior Cambridge Merit
List. The foundation was laid by Bro.
Bergin to be carried on by Bro.
Henderson, leaving Bro. Bergin to
continue his duties as a full time
Principal.
Now we come to the incident that
showed us his mettle. On one last
Saturday of the month, when we were all
allowed to go up to Mussoorie, some of
our youngsters indulged in a boyish, yet
wanton act of destruction. Somewhere
between Barlowgunj and the Picture
Palace in Kulri, on the footpath to
Mussoorie, they took out their catapults,
and shot out the lights on a few of the
lamp posts. Someone must have seen
them, and reported them to the Mussoorie
Municipality Chief. I don’t remember
how they ever figured out they were our
boys, but a very strong letter arrived at
the Principal’s office complaining about
it, and asking us to pay damages for all
the lights that they claimed our boys had
shot out. This very naturally infuriated
Bro. Bergin. He called a few of us seniors
together and told us to investigate if our
boys had done this, and if so to find the
culprits.
Well we were not Scotland Yard, but had
our own ways and means to look into the
whole matter. It took us just about 3 days
to find the perpetrators. Let us just say
that Manorites don’t tell lies, so our job
was made easier. There were five boys in
all, three with catapults, and two just
along for the ride. As ammunition they
had used glass marbles, which used to
cost about a dozen for one anna. We gave
the names to Bro. Bergin. He called all of
them together, and we were surprised that
the cane did not come out. Instead he
gave them a pep talk, and a much lighter
punishment, which was probably harder
to swallow than the cane. Confined to the
school premises for the next two Last
Saturdays, and no games for one week.
Instead they would have to write 100
lines each day during the game times
against this act of theirs. Oh yes and of
course their catapults were confiscated. I
can’t remember if they also had to hand
over their unused marbles. The two boys
who did not have any catapults tried to
appeal, but Bro. Bergin would not hear of
it, since they did nothing to prevent the
others to stop this.
We all thought that this incident was at
last over. Far from it. What infuriated
Bro. Bergin the most, was that it was on
his watch, that our school which was one
of the best in India, had been accused of
vandalism. He had to wipe the slate
clean. He set up a meeting with the
Municipality Chief. What transpired at
this meeting we were never told. I can
well imagine how tough Bro. Bergin was
with them. They had no evidence that our
boys had done this deed. Anyway after
the meeting next morning, he called up
all the seniors, and with his large smile,
showed us an official letter from the
Municipal Authority, in which they
offered their apologies to our Principal,
and said they were sorry they even
suspected our boys. To us this was a real
stroke of genius. On one hand, he
punished the boys, on the other hand he
had protected the school’s proud
reputation. That was the “stuff” he was
made of.”
Man Singh Panwar
1946 -52
From left to right:
Seated: John Fitzpatrick; Alphonsus
Carr; Unidentified; Sebastian Darcy;
Ignatius O’Brien,
Standing: James Foley; Timothy Dunne;
Frigidian Byrne; Macartan Duffy &
Fergus Fleming.
Brother Bergin, The two sides.
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My Country My People
This is a real story of an Indian
soldier when he faced one of the most
feared Military Leaders of the modern
world.
15 Aug 1936 was not the
Independence Day for India. Nonetheless
the date is significant as it figures in the
pages of world history and is worth
sharing with our countrymen.
It was the Berlin Olympics and India was
to play the mighty Germany in the Finals
of the Hockey tournament. Just before
the commencement of the encounter the
Indian Coach, Pankaj Gupta, got the
Congress Flag (Tri colour with charka)
into the team’s dressing room.
All the players saluted the Flag
and sang Vande Mataram, the then
acknowledged National Anthem of India.
When India had reached the hockey
finals, it was presumed that Germany
would emerge the winner. It was
assumed that another gold medal was just
a matter of time for the Germans. To
boost the morale of his team, the Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler decided to attend and
witness the match.
By half time India was leading 1-0. The
playing conditions were not conducive
for India in the second half. Fearing
defeat the German ground staff
deliberately drenched and rendered the
outfield wet to slow the fast dribbling
Indians in their sub-standard canvas
shoes. Dhyan Chand the captain of the
Indian team was facing acute difficulty in
running on the wet ground in his canvas
shoes. Dhyan Chand calmly took off his
shoes and started playing barefoot. India
won the Final match and the Gold medal
by 8-1, of which 6 Goals were scored by
Dhyan Chand himself. Hitler left the
stadium halfway through the match, as he
could not bear to see his team lose.
Later, when Hitler came to know
about the magic of Dhyan Chand, he
expressed his desire to meet Dhyan
Chand. On being informed by the
German Chancery, Dhyan Chand could
not sleep the entire night. Dhyan Chand
was numb with fear as were every
member of the team, wondering what
would happen in the lion's den.
The next morning Dhyan Chand
found himself, before Hitler. Hitler took
a look at the sub-standard canvas shoes
of Dhyan Chand and enquired "what else
you do, when not playing hockey ?"
Dhyan Chand: I am in Army.
Hitler: What is your rank? Dhyan
Chand: I am Lance Nayak
Hitler: Come over to Germany and I will
make you a Field Marshal.
Dhyan Chand was in flutter, not
understanding whether it was an
instruction to him by the Supreme
Commander of the mighty German Army
or an offer. Breaking his silence after a
few seconds, Dhyan Chand replied in
chaste Hindi, "India is my Country, and I
am fine there".
None of the Generals accompanying
Hitler could respond to the patriotic
rebuff rendered by the plucky Indian
Soldier. Hitler is said to have taken his
eyes off Dhyan Chand's canvas shoes
briefly and retorted," As you like it " and
stomped away in a huff.
We should be proud of the
humble Lance Nayak of the Indian Army
who did the Indians (then under the yoke
of Britain) proud. Indian Hockey is in
very bad shape today. But Dhyan Chand
who was later granted a Commission in
the Indian Army and ultimately retired as
a Major is immortal in the annals of
Indian Hockey.
JP O’ Sullivan, my wife Ellen’s nephew, helped me to piece together this edition of the newsletter. JP has spent the past 8 years working with The Hope Foundation, an organisation which works for the street & slum children in Calcutta. He has recently been appointed as The Director of their UK operations and I share some information on the organisation for your reading. The Hope Foundation was set up in 1999, to help restore basic human rights to the street children of Calcutta (Kolkata). Today, HOPE is the largest and most recognized NGO in Kolkata and has a Head Office in Ireland, an implementation office in Kolkata, and since 2007, a branch in the UK.The focus in the UK is on awareness raising, reaching a wider audience and also to raise funds for the projects in Kolkata. There are 4 employees in the UK, two paid and two volunteers; we operate out of a small office with support from dedicated trustees and volunteers. In Kolkata HOPE partner with 16 Indian local voluntary organisations, and support them by providing expertise, guidance and staff training. There are now over 700 Indian staff working on the projects across the city. The projects are rigorously monitored and evaluated and our achievements have been recognised by a number of awards. In 2007 Hope was the first internationally founded charity to receive the prestigious Bharat Nirman Award. For more information visit
www.thehopefoundation.org.uk
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TRAVAILS OF A CRICKET FAN.
Part 1
I started following cricket in 1946, as a young boy, when I was at school in St.George’s College, Barlowgunj, Mussoorie. The best
Indian team ever, had just sailed from Bombay, to rendezvous with England. I say the best, because the team had the cream of stalwarts,
in the likes of VIJAY MERCHANT, VIJAY HAZARE, VINOO MANKAD, MUSHTAQ ALI, captained by the Senior NAWAB OF
PATAUDI. The Indian Team in those days was called “All India” and the English Team was always referred to as “The M.C.C.” We did
not have a radio. There was no local paper in either Mussoorie or Dehra Dun. All the cricket news we were able to get was from the
Hindustan Times published in Delhi. It came two days late to Barlowgunj, so by the time we scanned the sports page for the latest score,
in all probability the match in England was over.
We did not win a single Test Match but we did very extremely well in the county matches. Against Sussex all four who went in
scored centuries, and who can forget SARWATE & BANNERJEE scoring centuries at 10 & 11, for the 10th
wicket, a record that stood for
many years. MERCHANT made over 2000 runs on the tour and MANKAD has been the only Indian to attain the double on a tour, 1000
runs and 100 wickets. As young boys we did not even glance at the rest of the paper, just the sports page would do for us.
Then in 1948 our team with LALA AMARNATH as the captain headed down under to challenge the GREAT DON and his team
in five test matches. Getting any fresh news about that tour was impossible. Again we had no radio, and the papers from Delhi always
came late. I started a subscription to the only sports publication in India in those days the “Sports & Pastime” published in Madras. It was
a weekly and my only source of cricket information. We lost to the Aussies 4-0. The only highlight of that tour was VIJAY HAZARE
scoring a century in each innings in one of the tests, which was a great achievement for any test batsman. HAZARE was our new hero.
In 1951 the MCC team was touring India. Their itinerary called for a friendly one day match against the Indian Military
Academy, as it was called then, in Dehra Dun. A few of us senior boys were talking about this, and decided this was our only chance to
see them play. So we got together and went to ask Bro. Bergin for permission. Since the match was on a Sunday, we would not miss a
single class day. Bro. Bergin listened to us patiently, and gave us permission quite willingly. He was as much a cricket fan as we were. So
on the chosen Sunday about ten of us boys made our way to Dehra Dun and to the IMA.
They had a large playing field with lush green grass, and it was a real thrill for us to watch the match and mingle with the touring
team. The match itself was pretty one sided. The visitors scored freely and got our boys out very cheaply. I was sure our boys in khaki
would someday become high ranking military officers leading troops on the battlefield, but here on the cricket field they lost miserably.
We decided then and there that we would write to the Indian Cricket Board, that if they wanted any overseas team to visit our neck of the
woods again, they should play against us and not the IMA. We would give them a better run for their money. I am sure the boys from
Doon School who were also there in large numbers, had a similar thought.
We now come to 1952 my last year at St. George’s. At last we had a radio. It was an old US Army surplus Halicrafters war issue,
which our seniors had left for us. We could now listen to BBC to find how our team under VIJAY HAZARE was doing. Not too good.
Just the opposite to the ‘46 team. In one of the Test matches we were 0 for 4. Yes the first four batsmen that went in, all were out for
ducks. Another world record! Our old Halicrafters was very temperamental, sometimes it worked mostly all we got was static. We blamed
it on the monsoon weather, and had to fall back on the Delhi papers that arrived late
The school holidays from Barlowgunj, we spent in our hometown Narendra Nagar in Garhwal. We did have a radio, but it did
not help at all as we did not have any electricity during the day. There was always a tour of a foreign country going on from October to
January, with five Test Matches. The only bus that brought the mail to N.N. arrived at about 10.00 AM. Yogi my younger brother and
myself, would walk down about a mile, to the local newspaper dealer in the bazaar, and get my copy of the Hindustan Times to get the
latest scores. Sometimes, and this happened quite often, the paper did not arrive, and that was a great disappointment to us. Somewhere in
India a Test Match was being played, and I could not get any news about it. All this changed when we got electricity and could listen to
the radio.
One winter 1948/49 my sister who was married and settled in Jodhpur invited me to spend a month with her. The Windies were
in India under JOHN GODDARD with the great “W’s” WEEKES & WALCOTT. Worrell could not make it. For some reason, I can’t
remember why, my sister did not have a radio at home. The Delhi papers came by the morning Dakota flight, but by the time, we got our
delivery at home it was past noon. Just too late for me. Their home was quite close to the airport. So every morning I would walk about
half a mile to the airport to await the Delhi flight. As soon as the newspapers were unloaded, I would purchase one from the vendor for
one and a half annas and engross myself in the sports page. The heroes of our home team were again VIJAY HAZARE AND RUSI
MODI. We still did not win a Test Match, but we did give them a good fight. These 5 test series were the best thing that ever happened to
Indian Cricket as against 2 match series which we now play!!
My elder brother BALENDU SHAH was a wicket keeper who played for U.P. in the Ranji Trophy and even captained them one
year. He was selected to play a ceremonial match in Bombay against the Windies for the Governor’s eleven. Naturally he invited me to
come along. It was at that time the most thrilling moment of my young life. Here I was at the Brabourne Stadium, which I had never seen,
and in the dressing room of the Windies. I got out my souvenir book and took all their autographs on their pictures. I also got many Indian
players. I still have this book, safely in my home town Dehra Dun.
Then during the winter holidays in 1952 a VERY GREAT event took place. After almost two decades, out in the cold, our team came
home. Yes we won our first test match. Under VIJAY HAZARE, our team beat England in the Madras Test, and by an innings no less. In
our small town in Garhwal, we had no one to celebrate this event with us, except my younger brothers Yogi and Niranjan. The papers told
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another story. All over India there was great joy and bursting of fireworks. Our new hero was POLLY UMRIGAR who scored a
magnificent century.
Now let us fast forward to 1953. I was selected as an officer cadet on the T.S. “DUFFERIN” training to become a naval officer .
We had the best and most modern Naval Equipment to learn and train with. Yet in our junior common room we had no radio, which was
for me the most basic item we should have had. Never figured that out. We had a whole lot of reading matter, mainly military & naval
magazines, and yes a daily newspaper. Our boys under Vijay Hazare were touring the West Indies. As soon as our busy schedule was
over, we would rush to the common room to read the latest cricket scores. It was our only source. We did not win a single test but lost
only one and 4 ended in an honorable draw. We now had a new hero. His name was MADHAV APTE, and he was our new opener. He
scored well in most of the matches, and recorded the highest score of 163 not out in one of the test matches.
In the 60’s I lived and worked in Delhi. The first Test Match of any touring team was usually at the Kotla. We used to sit in the
2nd
enclosure, which did not have numbered seats, but large
steps with grass growing on them, where we could spread out for 5 days. My Boss was very kind enough to give me 5 days off to see the
Test Match. Two of us would get up early, make our way to the Kotla, and spread our blankets across 4 seats and wait for our wives to
arrive later with food and other survival items. Year after year we followed this ritual, and made friends with the same people sitting on
the left and right. One year we arrived a bit late, and saw someone had already spread their rug in our spot. We felt frustrated but not for
long. The family next to us, told us, that they did not see us, so to prevent someone taking our spot they had “reserved” it for us. Where do
we find such good friends? We did enjoy all the matches in Delhi but were missing something. During work, we did not have any access
to a radio to get the latest scores in the Test Matches at other centers. Three of the local papers had set up huge score boards outside their
offices which they updated quite often. We would find some excuse to drive past their offices and read the scores. Of course the many tea
stalls in any part of Delhi, would always have a radio going full blast with the commentary, and we would stand around listening to
VIZZY and other commentators giving us a vivid picture of the match. Great fun it was as we just forgot that we had to go back to our
jobs.
Notes from the boys: I am sorry for not inserting this message from Indejit Bedi (Manorite Alumni Secretary) about the good
work that the Alumni, together with the school have been doing. Well done to all.
Dear Manorite, Our project, “Operation Relief Camp”’ got cracking on 27
th Aug 2013. Bro Christopher along with members of his social club and four
senior students along with the Alumni team of around twenty strong took the road at 8 a.m, after a tea session organized by Bro. Christopher. Our President H.P.S Ahluwalia flew in a team of Doctors from Delhi a day prior to the operation. The Mussoorie Chapter chipped in by putting forth a Dental Camp alongside, the Health Camp organized by Spinal Injuries Centre Delhi.
This being our first visit to Ground Zero at Parori Village, as this was not accessible earlier and all the credit goes to ASHA Workers and the Angan Wari Ladies who trekked from village to village to ear mark this particular village. Our visit down to the village on foot was an eye-opener for each one of us. Not a single sigh of any relief was visible. The village lies buried under heavy rubble with all their belongings and animals still buried beneath this 12 - 18 feet layer of rubble. The task seems to be herculean one and a lot need to be done here. A village that was once judged and declared the most hygienic and self sustaining in the whole region by “The President of India”, is today stretching its hands for help. Bro. Christopher along with the Alumni has promised to do more and help them gain their lost spirits. He has offered to give free education to 10 deserving students at Nirmala High School, the Boarding and Lodging needs to be taken care of and worked out by the Alumni. Bro. Christopher’s words of wisdom are, ”Let’s not Serve them Fish on their Plates but instead teach them how to Fish”. We the Manorite Alumni along with St. George’s College have promised to go back to them by mid-October to equip them for the coming winter. We have also promised to put up a big shed for the young girls at the village to help them learn trades to sustain themselves. It was surprising not to notice any young boys, perhaps they have all moved out looking for greener pastures. It’s the young girls, the aged and the children that require serious attention. Hence we have decided to get some NGO’s to come forward and teach these girls to fetch for themselves. Mr. Bhuvan Gandhi (Manorite) has offered to take the lead in this direction. We shall do our level best to carry on with this social cause as we now know that “YES” we are on the right track at Ground Zero. We do need your Support to help us fulfill our dreams and I am confident that together we shall overcome this tragedy. Regards and God Bless!! I.S.Bedi
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Secretary Manorite Alumni
Dear Bill, The PS to your latest email reminds me to mention how much I enjoyed the last issue of the newsletter, especially the articles by Man Singh and the other by Rajdeep Singh Gill. Man Singh’s reminiscences of games and activities brought back fond memories of the way we used to pass the time and amuse ourselves at St Fids, much as the guys at SGC did. One special memory that his narrative helped recall is the end of year banter aimed at the Cambridge classes. In November each year, at close of Mass, which was always attended by both schools, it was customary to sing the ‘Holiday hymn’ in which the line ‘Smile on the days we are passing now’ was sung lustily by the non-Cambridge classes and the next line ‘Smile on the years to come’ was belted out by the Cambridge wallahs. With regard to Rajdeep’s article on Brother Keegan, I sent a copy to my long-time friend Trevor Vanderputt in Perth, Western Australia, who is the author of the book Hockey’s Odyssey – from Dhyan Chand to Charlesworth and is also a well-known hockey coach in Australia. He was a member of the Glebe Hockey Club in Sydney started by Bro. Keegan. In India, he played for the Ranger’s Club in Calcutta. This was his note acknowledging receipt of the copy I sent him: “Thanks for the cutting you sent. I’ve passed it on to my old Sydney Club, Glebe ... who will be thrilled to read how their 71-year old club was formed. l’ll send you a copy of what they have to say if they put it in their monthly ‘Red Rag’ Hockey newsletter.” I’m sure Rajdeep will be happy to know this. It was good to read about OG too. I had many friends from there with whom I kept in touch long after we left our respective alma maters. Kind regards Des Tellis (St Fids and SGC 1937 – 1945) I was pleased to hear from Andrea Hastilbow, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs Wood, that her Mother, Ma’am Wood, who I heard earlier had not been too well, is now recovering from a cold and is due to visit the U.K. with her other daughter, Angela, sometime in April. Hopefully we can arrange a small gathering. If we do manage to arrange a lunch, or something, to meet them, can you let me know and I will give you details. Many thanks. “Last December, I may have told most of you that my Doctors had detected early symptoms of prostate cancer in me. Due to my age, they could not remove it by surgery, and my only option was Radiation Therapy. Starting in mid January I had to have 47 sessions Mon to Fri, 5 times a week. My family was very supportive specially Madhav and Manoj, both of whom came over during the heavy snow storms to drive me to the center and back. I thank most of you who sent your best wishes to me for a speedy recovery. It was a difficult period. Well I am happy to report that today I have completed the full course. The Doctor who was supervising this treatment told me that preliminary results show that I have done quite well, and should be cured of it. They have to do a PSA blood test every month for 3 months to confirm that the cells are no longer in me. Other than that I feel fine, a bit weak and exhausted due to radiation which is normal. The Doc says it will wear out in about 3 weeks to a month. Best wishes, Man Singh Man Singh Panwar 288 Cherry Lane Teaneck, NJ 07666 U.S.A. [email protected] Glad to hear the good news Man Singh and may your health continue to improve – God Bless. “Luis, I would like to add something further to this as an old Manorite. By now we all know SGC produced 4 great hockey players that represented India at the Olympics. Our 4th standard teacher Mr. Bill Norris was a very great hockey player, and the only reason he did
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not play for India was his position as centre forward was taken by the legendary Dhyan Chand. I don’t remember the exact year, it had to be 1946 or 1947. Mr. Norris invited Dhyan Chand to SGC to talk to us. I was a junior boy but we all formed a circle on the big flat around the great man while he talked to us. He had a stick and ball while he talked to us and answered questions from our seniors. The some one noticed that while he was talking to us, he was rotating the stick & ball around his person, passing it from his left hand to his right hand, around his front and back, he did not look down even once, the ball was just like it was attached to his stick. It never left the stick. We were amazed. We had never seen anything like this. When we came back to school in 1948, we were very sad to see that Mr. Norris did not return. Man Singh” ================================================================================= Gentlemen, I would like to even add further from my side. My dad the late Brigadier Zora Singh PVSM, had the privilege of serving with Maj Dhyan Chand in the 2nd Punjab Regiment in Meerut in 1947/48. Dad had come back from the Burma War (he was with The Frontier Forces Regiments which went to Pakistan & was posted in Meerut for a short period with the 2nd Punjab Regiment) the next time I go home I will try & locate the pictures which are in the Family album. They are a treasure. Cheers AP Singh (Tarzan)
I always knew that 15 August was a famous day:
1) Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2) India win Gold Medal in Olympic Hockey. 3) End of war with Japan 4) Independence Day 5) Wait for it – I was born on that day
Last December, I may have told most of you that my Doctors had detected early symptoms of prostrate cancer in me. Due to my age, they could not remove it by surgery, and my only option was Radiation Therapy. Starting in mid January I had to have 47 sessions Mon to Fri, 5 times a week. My family was very supportive specially Madhav and Manoj, both of whom came over during the heavy snow storms to drive me to the center and back. I thank most of you who sent your best wishes to me for a speedy recovery. It was a difficult period.
Well I am happy to report that today I have completed the full course. The Doctor who was supervising this treatment told me that preliminary results show that I have done quite well, and should be cured of it. They have to do a PSA blood test every month for 3 months to confirm that the cells are no longer in me. Other than that I feel fine, a bit weak and exhausted due to radiation which is normal. The Doc says it will wear out in about 3 weeks to a month.
Best wishes,
Man Singh
Douglas James sent me a list of Rules of St. George’s College C.1853. Unfortunately I cannot print all of it but a couple of points interested me:
1. There was a ten month School term – 1st
February to 30th
November . We had it easy – only 9 months.
2. Rule 11 – All attention will be paid to the Morals of the Pupils. They will be assisted in improving their minds, refreshing their
manners, and forming their Character, that they may become good and useful Members of Society. The principal spring at
work to the attainment of such a noble end will be not flogging but kindness…….
Makes interesting reading. How many of us Seniors never got the cane. It did me good. I was always bottom of the Class in Maths, till I went to Mr. Francis’ Class – 6
th Standard in 1947. After three months in an exam I came top in Maths and Mr. Francis could not believe
it till he found out who I was sitting next to for the exam. The boy came near the bottom of the Class. Was it a coincidence that something clicked or was it the cane that Mr. Francis always carried under his arm and used it for any mistakes that we made. I have
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always said that he was the best teacher for me. With or without the cane. (no flogging). ================================================================================================= I received this email from Cmde (Retd) Ranjit Bhawnani Rai some time ago and am pleased to include it. “The Rai was added on board INS Mysore at Kandla in 1961, when as a Sub Lt I had attended five meals by local Sindhis in a programme to see Navy makes friends with locals As the only Sindhi on board, they made sure I was invited by the local Sindhi’s who were looking for good match for their daughters, and they thought Sindhi food was the best way to get me. I revolted, and Capt St Cameron said if I was not a Bhawnani no one would know, so we looked at Queens Regulations (Navy) we had copied from the Brits and under Captain’s powers I became a Rai .....and lost touch with all who were looking for classmate Bhawnani. At times I too forget I am a Bhawnani and realize Asaram is a Sindhi ..former .Assoomal Harplani a Tonga Driver in Ajmer turned Godman. I met a lovey girl in Cochin in 1966 ( from there itself) and we courted for 15 days and I proposed ..........Only then she realised I was a SINDHI........and thank God I had changed my name .....It was too late for her to change her mind, and now it’s been 45 years of wonderful life together, but I lost contact with friends who knew me as Bhawnani. I am 1954 Senior Cambridge with David Jhirad, Niru Alva, Weston , Errol Duke, Benny Gamal , Ranjit Singh Toor, and such.......so if anyone in class of 53-54-56 is in Delhi a Noggin Awaits at C 377 Defence Colony, ...just call 9810066172 and anybody from abroad needing help on tourism my wife is in the biz as a passion not the money. Many of my Brit colleagues from Greenwich and HMS Dryad keep coming, so do seek help of Realms and Destinations ......The Pound is now Rs 102. So come. The Government under Sonia and Manmohan is clever .......She has family dollars in Italy and the other earns World Bank pension in dollars. It seems they do not want Indians to travel abroad but want foreigners to come to India. So the Rupee is devalued and I wrote a lot about Indians in my book cover attached....... We can be Self-Destructive .......700 years under Muslims rule and 300 under Brits .........Indians thrive on that. www.iduanalysis.com will have Radio soon. Rgds Ranjit B Rai
A reply from the Nawab – Surinder Chand
Hi Bill, Although eloquently put and beautifully written, being such a sensitive and serious topic it still makes for a good read, at the same time gets the message across but I don’t feel it has a place in the newsletter. Just my two cents worth. sp
Baggu / Sandup, Thank you ! For the article, good the shake our society conscience. Space permitting this could be included in the newsletter to wake up our social responsibility to decry such horrific acts. Thank you Bill to let the democratic will to prevail. Best ... Capt.Deepak Saigwal.
As mentioned it is not up to me to agree or disagree with the statement. I will be democratic and unless the news is blasphemous, threatening to others, obscene or speaking badly about other Manorites I will publish it, even if I disagree with the content.
Many Manorites will remember Brother Tom Muldownay. He is currently on contract at South Sudan. In an email he says that since he arrived in South Sudan in early September 2012 he has been lucky on a few counts. He has not had any crashes on land or in the air or on the River Nile, despite travelling on rough roads or despite 14 airplane trips. His 15 air journeys have only taken 15 hours approximately. Maybe less than anyone CL or DCL’s single trip!!! He has worked with all nationalities and congregations represented in SSS from all continents. He was lucky to be away from Malakal, his official base, during the worse of the troubles. He is also lucky that he can keep in touch with the Brothers, family and friend in India, Ireland and Kenya etc. as he has an improved computer as SSS has no postal service. From what he says, Bro. Tom does not do any cooking but is well fed. He hopes to visit Kenya/Ghana in 2015 on the way back to Dubai/Doha prior to the way back to India in October 2015. Nice to hear all about you Bro.Tom (Did you hear the result of QPR v Leeds).
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