Judiciary
Justice D. Y. Chandrachud
Former Chief Justice of India, and one of the most widely cited judges of his generation. The Association shared this message with every Columban when his appointment was announced.
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Columbans who have made their mark — in law, in diplomacy, in journalism and in the classroom. Their achievements are the School’s best argument for itself.
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Honours
Columbans in the news
A few of the old boys whose work has carried the School’s name further than any of us could alone. Each photograph enlarges if you click it.
Diplomacy
Ranjit Rae
Batch of 1972Thirty-six years in the Indian Foreign Service, after two years lecturing in Economics at St Stephen’s College. Rae served as India’s Ambassador to Hungary, Vietnam and Nepal, worked on UN peacekeeping in Kosovo, and was Press Secretary to the President of India. After retiring he joined the Commonwealth High-Level Group on Governance and now advises the UN’s Peace Division. His book, Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India–Nepal Ties, was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
Journalism
Sandeep Bamzai
Batch of 1981Over forty years in Indian journalism, from cricket writer at The Statesman to National Business Editor of Hindustan Times, Executive Editor at TV Today, and Editor-in-Chief of the newswire IANS. He has written four books, including the award-winning Princestan: How Nehru, Patel and Mountbatten Made India.
Academics
Arjit Singh Arora
Batch of 2021School topper of the Class of 2021, with a 99 percentile aggregate in Science on the Board Examinations. Arjit is headed for a career in engineering, and was an active participant in interschool competitions and national Olympiads during his time at the School.
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