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L-R; Amit Agarwal (Scindia 1984), Rohit Modwel (Scindia
1971) and Arun Kanodia (Scindia 1965)
Group Picture
Magnificent old boys in a frame (L-R; Tarun Bakshi,
GS Bakshi, Vinay Kumar Modi, Justice Sanjay Mishra
and Arun Kanodia)
The Scindia School Old Boy’s Association Invitational
Golf tournament
Hosted by Gurugram Chapter
by Vivek Talwar
L-R; Brijniti Prasad Singh (Scindia 1970), Lt. Gen SPS
Dhillon (Scindia 1965), Arun Kanodia (Scindia 1965)
and Tarun Bakshi (Scindia 1965).
L-R; Mohnish Jain (Scindia 2003), Vivek Talwar
(Scindia 1992), Karhun Nanda (Scindia 1992),
Deshant Kaila (Scindia 1992)
L-R; Ravi Singh (Scindia 1965), Vijay Vatal (Scindia
1965), Balaji Verma (Scindia 1965) and Rear
Admiral Sanjiv Kapoor (Scindia 1966)
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ounded in 1897 by the Late H.H. Maharaja Madhavrao Scindia I, the CBSE
af¿ liated ‘Scindia School” is Gwalior’s unique gift to modern India.This
residential school for boys is acknowledged today as one of the ¿ nest public
schools in India. Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, MP is currently the
president of the Board of Governors and continues to strengthen the Scindia
family’s long-standing commitment to the school.
The school attracts students not only from different parts of the country but also from
overseas because of its emphasis on the overall development of the child. Some of the
illustrious alumni of the prestigious school are Padma Shri Ameen Sayani, Natwar Singh,
Vinay Kumar Modi, Madhavrao Scindia, Field Marshal Manekshaw, Lt. Gen SPS Dhillon,
Shiv Shankar Menon, Padma Bhushan Rajendra Pawar, Dr. Abhay Firodia, Air Vice Marshal
Souvik Roy, Film Director Anurag Kashyap, Actor Salman Khan and Justice Sanjay Mishra
to name a few. The school has a central alumni body known as “The Scindia Old Boys
Association” with 30 regional chapters spread pan India. The Gurugram Chapter of the
Scindia Old Boys Association hosted and organized a golf tournament & lunch on Saturday
the 24th of March 2018 at the Classic Golf & Country Club, Gurugram.
The golf tournament was followed by a lunch at the Grand Bharat where many ex-
students (fondly known as Scindians) joined the celebrations to commemorate 121 glorious
years of the school. The lunch saw an attendance of over 140 guests and the Chief Guest
was Shri PM Khar an erstwhile teacher of the school who had taught many old boys that
were present in the room ranging from the batches of 1960s to 1990s. Shri PM Khar has
been associated with the school for over 4 decades. Industrialist Mr. Vinay Kumar Modi
an old boy and erstwhile member of the board of governors of the school was the guest
of honor along-with Mr. GS Bakshi text as follows; Mr. GS Bakshi (Director - Alumni
Relations, The Scindia School).
Lt. Gen SPS Dhillon an old boy from the batch of 1965 and a member of the alumni
advisory board of the Gurugram chapter shared that “it is always a pleasure to play at this
beautiful golf course and I congratulate Mr. Hariharan and his team lead by Keshav Kumar
from Classic Golf Resort who have really worked wonders to present such magni¿ cent
playing conditions and make the entire day enjoyable and memorable for so many Scindians
present”. Mr. Arun Kanodia also an old boy from the batch of 1965 and a member of the
alumni advisory board of the Gurugram chapter shared that there are two fourballs in the
¿ eld today comprising of Scindians from the batch of 1965 and to be able to spend such
quality time with your childhood friends and also witness such a wide band-with of old
boys ranging from batches of 1965 to 2007 brings back many fond memories of school and