Raghavendra Rao

Profile Updated: September 7, 2014
Class Year: 1962
Residing In: Secunderabad India
Current Occupation or Job Title Retired but teaching as a Professor in an Engineer
Military Service: EME  
Yes! Attending Reunion
School(s)attended before SXS:

Other (name school) De Nobili School, Jelgora

Class, Month & Yr Joined Xavier's:

Class 3 ,1954 till class 5, and again in class 7 in 1958

Locker or Roll No:

163

Boarder or Day Scholar?

Boarder

Class, Month & Yr Left(leaving) Xavier's:

Class 10, May 1962

Boards:

Senior Cambridge

Sports and Games participated in:

Cricket and football

House:

Xavier

Extra-curricular Activities:

Boy Scout

Awards & Honors at School

Prefect,

School Nicknames

Raghu

Favorite School Memories:

Canary Hill picnics, Putting Hydrogen Sulphide gas in teacher's desk, Asking for double cutlets in Barakhana, Sleeping with uniform under the night dress, so that I could get ready early in the morning, Fr Grogan shooting a dog on Top Oval, Fr Mulhearn teaching us biology rather strictly, Fr Jones telling us that he was a convict in Australia, Richi Benaud's team visiting the school, going home during the breaks in a bus.

Least Favorite School Memories

Losing all eats on the first day of a new term (stolen), Locker being picked, Losing a football game to Loyola House,

Favorite Teacher(s)

Mr Verma (Chemistry), Fr Jones (Maths), Fr Slattery (History), Fr Moore (Literature), Peter Shave (Drawing)- every one draws the same picture even now (Hills, clouds, Birds, Road winding up to the mountains, Lake and a house with a fence and its reflection in the water)

Colleges/Universities attended:

National Defence Academy

Qualifications:

B.Tech, M.Tech (IIT Delhi)

Previous Jobs/Positions held(if different)

Brigadier in Army, Director in a PSU(Bharat Dynamics Ltd), Principal of Engineering College

Awards & Honors during Career:

VSM in Army

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Hi Ashok, Happy Birthday. It's been so long, I wonder if you can remember me. You were that tall lanky guy who always maxed the maths subjects along with SomShekhar. Regards

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Whenever you post something in this space,kindly include a photo of yourself. It helps a lot. Thanks. Raghu

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Dec 26, 2017 at 11:55 AM

Happy Birthday Kajal. Happen to be in your hometown on a teaching assignment.

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Oct 14, 2016 at 11:30 PM

Happy Birthday Ram. How are things. When do we see you in India? Raghu

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Sep 07, 2014 at 7:20 PM

Dear Father, thanks for all the sacrifices you made so that we could grow up to be good men. Happy Teacher's Day". Brig Raghavendra Rao (Retd) - 1962 Batch

Sep 07, 2014 at 7:13 PM

How are you Father. I am from the 1962 batch. I remember the tall handsome figure - the type I wanted to be (never got that tall though). Happy Teacher's Day. Brig Raghavendra Rao (Retd)

Sep 07, 2014 at 7:06 PM

Dear Father Donnelly - I am from the 1962 batch.Happy "Teacher's Day" - though a little late. Met you on our visit to Hazaribag in 2012. Regards