History

'ST. XAVIERS COLLEGIATE SCHOOL was established in 16th January 1860. In 1927 when there was the question of starting anew the old boys association - the ever-dying and never dead association - the leaders of the movement kept saying:get Rabindranath to top the list of old boys and every Xaverian will join up in Uttarayana the poet gave to the secretary his signed photo and with tears in his eyes, broke into the words he had dedicated in his memoirs to father A.de Penaranda, his ideal teacher. The ST. XAVIERS SCHOOL OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION was first started in 1932 by Rabindranath Tagore.

In 1976 The ST. XAVIERS SCHOOL OLD BOYS was REBORN 1978 ALSOC registers as a Charitable Trust. 1979 ALSOC 1st REUNION 1985 ALSOC spearheads 125 YEAR Celebrations ( 13.2.1985 ) Release of commemorative Stamp Visit of The President of India Giani Zail Singh 1986: The Pope Visit 1987: The Alsoc Office starts functioning in a more regular manner ( 1.8.1987 )

Alsoc Organised The South Asian Convention Of Jesuit Alumni Association 1988: The ALSOC Award to Fr.A.Wavreil Fr. C. Bouche Mr.Tuhin Das retired as Secretary Mr. Siddharth Ghosh becomes the new secretary ALSOC 10th Reunion 2nd NEW ALSOC free medical clinic is on Park Street (18.4.1988) Patrons : 15.2.1988 Mr. Sidhartha Sankar Ray Mr. Jyoti Basu Mr. Aveek Kumar Sarkar Mr. P.K.Kaul Mr. Keshub Mahindra 1989 The ALSOC Award To Fr. A. Verstraeten Mrs. M. F. Godfrey 1st Distinguished Lecture Series By Russi Modi ( 12.4.1989) The Adopt� A � Boy Scheme First Started on ( 5.3.1989 ) 1990: 1st Alumni Family Reunion ( 7.1.1990 ) The Alsoc Award To Fr. P. Y. Gillson, Mr. D. Subramaniam The Growing Grass on The Primary School Field The Water Filtration Plants For The Senior / Junior School Felicitation To Fr. C. Bouche ( 17.3.1990 ) President-Emeritus Fr. C. Bouche ( 25.7.1990 ) The First Patron Of The Societas: Fr. V. Desbruslais ( 4.11.1990) Alsoc Helps Organise The 500th Birth Celebration Of St. Ignatious Of Loyola ( 3.12.1990 ) 1991: 2nd Distinguised Lecture Series By Mr. Satyen ( Sam ) Pitroda (January-1991) The 13th Alumni Family Reunion ( 13.1.1991 ) The Alsoc Award To Fr. Desbruslais Mrs.C. Bateman Alsoc Organises A Seminar On Education, Viz. Education The Pattern That Connects ( 22.1.1991 ) 1992:XV Annual Reunion ( 30.1.1992 )

Alsoc Helps Set Up Computers In Alsoc Cricket Match On December Alsoc Career Information Workshops 1993: Alsoc Felicitation To The Superior General Of The Society Of Jesus To Fr. P. H. Kolvenbach ( 1.3.1993 ) The Alsoc Award To Fr. A. Huart Alsoc Organised A Concert Of Chamber Music At Oberoi Grand By Betty Bruylants ( 18.1.1993 ) 1st Alsoc Invitation Quiz ( 9.10.1993 ) The First Issues of Alsoc News 1994: Reunion En-Duet ( 5.2.1994 ) Alsoc Career Counselling 2nd Alsoc Invitation Quiz Alsoc arranged Mr. Md. Farid as Football Coach To Boys Alsoc donated to The Master Albert Khare Fund 1995: The Alsoc Award To Gen. S. Roychowdhury (12.2.1995 ) Reunion Milestone ( 12.2.1995 ) Mr.Sidharth Ghose retired as Secretary New Alsoc Secretary is Mr. Kalyan Chowdhury (16.2.1995 ) 1st Alsoccer ( 13.8.1995 ) Painting of school building 3rd Alsoc Invitation Quiz Alsoc Drama The Apartment ( September ) 1st National Jesuit Alumni Congress ( Madras ) 1st Student Exchange Programme (13.12.1995 ) 1996: TheDistinguished Lecture Series By Mr. Salman Khurshed The Alsoc Award To Mr. E. P. Rozario Mr. C. E. Rozario (2.2.1996) Reunion En-Duet ( 10.2.1996 ) Alosc First Rabindra Jayanti ( 5.5.1996 ) Alsoc Felicitated Mr. Sourav Ganguly ( 11.8.1996 ) 2nd Alsoccer ( 11.8.1996 ) Mr. T. N. Seshan (24.8.1996 ) Euro Chapter Launched (22.9.1996 ) 2nd Student Exchange Programme ( Nov-21, 5.12.1996 ) 1997: Alsoc XIX Reunion it was dedicated to Fr. C. Bouche (8.2.1997) The Alsoc Award To Mr. C. P. Verma Mrs. Rita Geo 3rd Alsoccer ( 24.8.1997 ) Titli Boys 3rd Student Exchange Programme 1998: Alsoc Annual Reunion Mirror Alsoc Celebrates 50 Years Of India Independence 1st AGM of Alsoc Euro Chapter ( 1.3.1998 ) Resolution old GB Members ( 14.3.1998 ) Mr. Fabion Tobon, (President Of The World Union) visited us New GB Members ( 10.8.1998 ) 4th Alsoccer Fr. Vincent Duminuco, ( Delegate Of The Superior General ) 4th Student Exchange Programme Donation to The Chief Minister Fund for Malda Flood 1999: Alsoc XXI Annual Reunion Memories Alsoc Award To Miss Peterson ( 20.2.1999 ) Alsoc Free Medical Clinic shifted to its own premises ( 11-04-1999 ) Donated to Army Central Welfare Fund ( Kargil ) (3.7.1999) Donated Relief To The Cyclone Affected People Of Orissa Alsoc Quiz ( 14.8.1999 ) Launch Of Alsoc Delhi Chapter Alsoc Drama ( 5.12.1999 ) 5th Alsoccer 5th Student Exchange Programme 2000: Alsoc Millennium Reunion 140th Foundation Day Of Alsoc Award To Mrs. Anuradha Chowdhury Release of New Life Members Directory 1st Passing Out Cenemony For Class X ( Madhyamik ) And Xii (Isc) Boys ( 5.2.2000 ) Launch of Alsoc Mumbai Chapter ( 4.3.2000 ) 1st Six-A-Side Alcricket Tournament ( 12.3.2000 ) Donation for Gujarat Earthquake Victims Alsoclinic-Immunization Of Titli Boys Against Hepatitis B And Health Camp ( 11.4.2000 ) Celebration of Rabindra Jayanti ( 7.5.2000 ) Work Exposure Programme for Senior S Boys Xaverians meet at London ( 2-4.6.2000 ) Donation for Flood affected people of West Bengal (Kalna) Au Revoir And Welcome - Farewell To Fr. A. Bruylants Welcome To Fr. M. Fohshow ( 30.7.2000 ) Launch Of Titli Endowment Fund ( 30.7.2000 ) 6th Alsoccer { Five �A- Side Football Tournament }( 20.8.2000 ) Felicitation to Retired Teachers ( 3.11.2000 ) Workshop on Alsoc Vision Mission ( 5.11.2000 ) Interactive session with Dr. Tarun Das India Vision 2020 ( 8.12.2000 ) Talk on Indian Networking In The Silicon Valley By Dr. Rafiq Dossani ( 30.12.2000 ) 2001: 23rd Alsoc Reunion Odyssey-In Search Of Excellence Alsoc Award To Mr. Balai Gopal Banerjee Ms. Beryl Stephens 2nd Alcricket Alsoc adopts three hearing impaired students of The Oral School For Deaf Children Donation of four Table Football for Primary Boys 2nd Passing Out Ceremony For Class-Xii 1st Debarya Datta Memorial Award for The Complete Xaverian to Mr. Shrawan Singhal 1st Titli Endowment Fund Scholarships given to the Most Promising Boy for completing school education after leaving Titli to Mr. Dulal Mandal Lunch of Alsoc Bangalore Chapter 2002:24th Alsoc Reunion Alsoc Award to Mr. Thomas Vianna 2003: 25th Alsoc Reunion Alsoc Award to Rev. Fr. Andre Bruylants 2004: 26th Alsoc Reunion Alsoc Award to Mr. Paritosh Sarkar 2005: 27th Alsoc Reunion Alsoc Award to Mr. Jim Brown 2006:28th Alsoc Reunion 2007: 29th Alsoc Reunion Enduet Alsoc Award to Mrs. Ursula Bose Mr. Asok Kumar Samajpati 2008: 30th Alsoc Reunion Chrysalis Alsoc Award to Mrs. Mridula Goswami Mr. Aiman Daniel Tyebbhoy Dr. Shashi Tharoor is the Chief Guest Alcricket Alsoccer 1st Challenge Trophy (Soccer) between Alsoc CAA 1st Rev. Fr. Adrien Wavreil Sit n Draw Competition and Essay Competition for school students 31st Alsoc Reunion Xavier's - 149 Alsoc Award to Mr. Desmond Jude Redded Mr. Ryan Chakravarti !!ALSOC PRESIDENTS 1. 1977-1988 Fr.A.Wavreil 2. 1989-2000 Fr.A.Bruylants 3. 2000-2006 Fr.M.Fohshow 4. 2006- Fr. Jerome Francis !!ALSOC SECRETARIES 1. 1976-1988 Mr. Tuhin Das 2. 1988-1995 Mr. Sidharth Ghose 3. 1995-1998 Mr. Kalyan Chowdhury 4. 1998-2002 Mr. Sidharth Dudhoria 5. 2002- Mr. N.D. Mehta !!THE DEBARYA DATTA MEMORIAL AWARD FOR THE COMPLETE XAVERIAN 1. 2000-2001 Mr.Shrawan Singhal 2. 2001-2002 Mr. Richard Knight 3. 2002-2003 4. 2003-2004 Mr. Tony Paul Edwin 5. 2004-2005 Mr. Saikat Raphael Gomes 6. 2005-2006 Mr. Davis Kanjimala 7. 2006-2007 Mr. Akhilesh Gupta 8. 2007-2008 Mr. Aakash Bhotika !!ALSOC SCHOLARSHIP 1. From 2005-2006 Mr. Saikat Raphael Gomes towards higher studies abroad. He has been awarded this scholarship for the full education period of 04 years. The sum is given to him annually.!!TITLI ENDOWMENT FUND Scholarships Given To The Most Promising Boy For Completing School Education After Leaving Titli 1. 2001-2002 Dulal Mandal 2. 2002-2003 Sk. Moinuddin 3. 2003-2004 Md. Selim 4. 2004-2005 Sarban Kumar Nayak 5. 2005-2006 Md. Shakil, Md. Belal, Sk. Sharfraj Khan, Sk. Neyazuddin, Md. Ismail, Imtiyaz Alam.

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