NEWSLETTER 2015
Dear CMC Vellore Medical Alumni, lives, work, and friendship we honor and cherish. The new Alumni website carries As 2015 draws to a close and we careen towards obituaries for some of these alumni. We will be the New Year, the Alumni Office here at Vellore grateful if any of you could write up obituaries wishes you and your loved ones a Blessed and provide us a photograph for those of our Christmas and a Peaceful and Fulfilling 2016. In alumni where we have not be able to provide this Alumni Newsletter we summarize key these. events of 2015 and provide information about key future alumni events. In particular, we It has been a privilege to work with the Office provide details of the new Alumni Website Bearers of the Alumni Association over 2015. (www.cmcvellorealumni.org) that has a host of Dr. Vinod Abraham, our energetic and capable interesting features, including a new online, Secretary, has been absolutely fabulous in searchable Alumni directory that will replace the keeping everything together and I are sure he earlier alumni page and directory. We urge those will return from his Senior Training Fellowship undergraduate and post-graduate alumni who stint at Johns Hopkins refreshed and eager to have not done so already to access this new site contribute to the new initiatives we have planned and create your personal login and password so for 2016. We shall update you on these that you can access all the new features of this initiatives shortly. I especially thank Dr Pippa website. Please also help us update the Alumni Pavamani (nee Deodhar), our talented website directory by filling in the form online or editor, who compiled and edited this newsletter. requesting from the Alumni office, and We are also grateful to Vasanth and Keerthi in returning, a completed digital or print version of the Alumni Office for all their hard work. We this form. Read on for more details of the new look forward to your suggestions on how the website and how you can help us make this a Alumni Association and the Alumni Office can vibrant and interactive portal to connect alumni be more relevant and useful to you in with each other and with their Alma Mater. connecting, facilitating collaboration, and strengthening bonds between alumni and with This newsletter also provides a digest of CMC; and in furthering the mission and vision accolades won by our alumni over 2015. It is of your Alma Mater. May the “Silver and Blue” possible that there were many more accolades continue to illumine your life through 2016, and and events involving our Alumni that we are not remind you of the warmth and goodwill that this aware of. We hope to capture more such global family has for you. moments in the future and we request you to send in relevant details so that we can share With warm regards and best wishes, them online and through other dissemination portals. The newsletter also provides a list of Prathap Tharyan (1974) alumni who passed away in 2015 and whose President, Alumni Association
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Alumni Website:
This year, the Alumni Association was very happy to launch the new alumni website (www.cmcvellorealumni.org). This new website will shortly replace the existing Alumni page that can currently be accessed via the Alumni link on the CMC Home Page (www.cmch-vellore.edu/). Over the coming months we hope to redirect anyone clicking the link to the earlier webpage to the new website.
Since this an entirely new website, it requires all alumni to create a fresh login and password and update their contact and other details in the new website We are grateful to the many alumni who have registered themselves and filled the profile form in the new website. This is an earnest appeal to all alumni (undergraduate AND post-graduate) who have not done this so far- please do create a login id and fill the profile form online. It is an easy and simple process and the Alumni Office will be happy to help you in this regard. Please email the Alumni Office ([email protected]) if you have not received a link and login id, or if you have any difficulties in creating a login id or in filling the form. You can also upload your photograph (so that there is a face to a name!) as well as details of your professional work through your CV and list of publications. The latter details are optional, but making details of your career, academic and clinical interests and activities available to fellow alumni will facilitate collaboration among alumni and strengthen common bonds. It will also provide, in one place, a measure of the combined global accomplishments of the medical alumni of CMC Vellore, and thus of the influence and impact that our alma mater has had in India and around the world.
We hope the new website will serve as a vibrant forum to promote the Association’s objective of promoting and fostering an enduring relationship between alumni and our alma mater. Among its many features, is the online Alumni Directory that is accessible only to alumni who have created a personal login and password. In addition, the website has other features such as Citations of the various awards (e.g. Paul Harrison, Motto Award, and Meritorious Service Award etc), Minutes of Alumni Association Meetings, and „In Memoriam‟ pays a tribute to our alumni who have passed on. The website also enables alumni to book rooms in the Alumni Guest House. Many of these facilities are also only be available to alumni who have created a personal login id and password.
How can you contribute?
A section called „A Day in the Life of‟ attempts to showcase the diversity of fields that alumni work in. So far, this section has interesting accounts from Dr. Bobby Cherayil (MBBS batch of 1974), Dr. Emmanuel Lazarus (2007) and Dr. Anil Henry (1984). We welcome contributions from UG and PG alumni to this section that will give other alumni a glimpse of your life and work- please send it to [email protected] or you can use the tab „Contribute‟ on the Alumni Website. The Editorial Board will go through the write-ups before they are featured on the website. If you have any other news which you think is of interest to alumni worldwide, please use the „Contribute‟ tab to do so. This could be a write up about the work or lives of other alumni that you think ought to be made more widely known. The Alumni website has links to Reunion notices as well as Reunion photographs. Please do send pictures of Alumni reunions or Class get-togethers that invariably happen where two or three CMC alumni meet!
If you have any other ideas on how the alumni website can be more relevant to your needs, do send in your suggestions to the alumni office. With your help we hope the new website can become an interactive and exciting portal for alumni all over the world.
Alumni Directory: This year the Alumni Association brought out the Eighth edition of the print version of the Alumni Directory, featuring the details of medical alumni from the batches of 1942 to 2009. An innovative feature of this Directory is batch photos, providing a rendezvous with your past and yester years. Sincere thanks to all the alumni who helped by sending their priceless batch photos! We hope this Directory, with its condensed information, will serve as a companion to the more detailed online Alumni Directory.
You can obtain a copy of the print version of the Directory either by sending a cheque or demand draft to the Alumni Office, or by making the payment online at http://clin.cmcvellore.ac.in/PAYALUMNI/ . The Directory will be sent by Speed Post within India and by Registered Post outside India.
The following CMC faculty retired in 2015 after years of dedicated service to the institution:
Dr. Achamma Balraj (nee Jacob) MBBS Batch of 1973 Read more…
Dr. Sarada David (nee Devi) MBBS Batch of 1972 Read more…
Dr. Mary Korula PG alumnus Anaes., -1983 Read more…
Dr. Mary Kurien PG alumnus ENT - 1984 Read more…
Dr. Anand Job MBBS Batch of 1972 Read more…
Dr. Vernon Neville Lee MBBS Batch of 1973 Re-employed
Dr. Jacob Jose PG alumnus Cardio., - 1985 Read more…
Congratulations to:
Extramural Alumni:
Dr. Alexander Thomas, PG alumnus (Orthopaedics) – 1981, received the Emeritus Teacher Award from the National Board of Examinations.
Dr. Anindya Dutta, MBBS batch of 1975, was honoured with the „Distinguished University of Virgina Scientist Award‟ and the „2015 American Society for Investigative Pathology Outstanding Investigator Award.‟
Dr. Asha Devanesen, MBBS batch of 1962, has been conferred the Life Membership from the College of Family Physicians for outstanding service to the community and profession.
Dr. Benjamin Perakath, MBBS batch of 1976, delivered the Dr. Khubchandani Oration at the 74th Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India held at Hyderabad.
Dr. J. Gnanaraj, MBBS batch of 1977, was awarded the Antia Finseth Innovations Award for the Single incision Gas-less surgeries by the Association of Rural Surgeons of India.
Dr. Gita Mathai, MBBS batch of 1969, reigned supreme in the pool, winning a host of medals in various aquatic events.
A third book on HIV by Dr. Rajshekhar Uzgare, MBBS batch of 1965, titled „HIV-A New Beginning‟ was released in Mumbai by Dr. Kirit Somaia, Hon’bl Member of Parliament
Dr. Shirin Ruth Gergan, MBBS batch of 1989, has been appointed Vice-chair of the Oregon Medical Board.
Dr. Sudi Devanesen, MBBS batch of 1962 has been conferred the Life Membership from the College of Family Physicians for outstanding service to the community and profession.
Intramural Alumni:
Dr. Abraham Peedicayil, MBBS batch of 1975, has been elected President of the Association of Gynaecologic Oncologists of India (AGOI).
Dr. Anish Jacob Cherian, MBBS batch of 1996, was awarded the Padmashri Prof. S. Vittal Best paper award in the Indian Association of Endocrine Surgeons section at the Association of Surgeons of India National Conference held in Hyderabad. He was also awarded the TN Dr MGR Medical University Medal for outstanding performance in the M.Ch. (Endocrine Surgery) examination.
Dr. Anity Singh, PG alumnus MD (Anaes.), – Batch of 2007, was awarded the 1st prize in poster and podium presentation at the National Conference of Pain, ISSPCON 2015 held at Chennai.
Dr. Anuradha Chandramohan, MBBS batch of 1998, was awarded the best onsite paper presentation award for the session on Thyroid and Parathyroid at the European Congress of Radiology held at Vienna.
Dr. Ashish Jacob Mathew, MBBS batch of 1996, was granted the Asia Pacific League of Association for Rheumatology (APLAR) research grant 2015. He was also elected as a board member of the International Society for Musculoskeletal Imaging in Rheumatology (ISEMIR).
Dr. Beena Koshy, MBBS batch of 1994, was awarded the Autistica Autism fellowship and MD (Clinical Research) degree by the Newcastle University, UK for her thesis titled 'ASD+studyCo- existing conditions in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder'.
Dr. Bidhun Kuriakose Paulose, MBBS batch of 1999, won the first prize for Poster presentation at the 35th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Nephrology - Southern Chapter held at Calicut, Kerala.
Dr. Binila Chacko, MBBS batch of 1995, has been awarded the Fellowship of the College of Intensive Care Medicine (FCICM) by the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand.
Dr. P.R.J.V.C.Boopalan, MBBS batch of 1993 won the Well Written Grant Award and the Best paper for Podium presentation during the AO Trauma Asia Pacific Grant Writing Workshop and the 5th National Conference of AO Trauma India held at New Delhi
Dr. Dheepak A. Selvaraj, MBBS batch of 1989, has been elected as South Zone Representative of the Executive Committee of the Vascular Society of India for a two year term.
Dr. D.J. Christopher, MBBS batch of 1979-80, has been elected chair of the Indo-US Action Protocol Regional prospective observational Research in Tuberculosis (RePORT) consortium.
Dr. Gagandeep Kang, MBBS batch of 1981 has been awarded the Dr. S.C. Parija Oration Award for the year 2015 by the Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology. She was also elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, India.
Dr. Jebin Roger, PG alumnus (Resp.Med.,) - Batch of 2012, won 'The Best Research Award in Spirometry‟ at NAPCON 2015.
Dr. John Samuel Banerji, MBBS batch of 1994, was awarded Best Poster Award for Renal Transplantation and Vascular Surgery Section at the American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting held in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Dr. John Roshan Jacob, MBBS batch of 1992 passed the certification examination for competency in „Cardiac Rhythm Device Therapy for the Physician‟ and has been awarded the degree „CCDS – Certified Cardiac Device Specialist‟ by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners.
Dr. Jolly Chandran, MBBS batch of 1997, passed the Diploma in Paediatric Critical Care examination (IDPCCM) conducted by the College of Paediatric Critical Care, India.
Dr. Karthik M., PG alumnus – DM (Neuro.) – Batch of 2009, won the second prize in Platform Paper Presentation at the Association of Child Neurology Conference 2015 held at Kolkata.
Dr. Latha Lakshmi, MBBS Batch of 1994, was awarded the „Smt. Bhagawato Devi Yamuna Singh Best Paper Prize‟ in Geriatric Gynaecology at the 58th All India Congress in Obstetrics and Gynaecology held in Chennai.
Dr. D.M. Mahesh, PG alumnus, DM (Endo.,) – Batch of 2011, was awarded the „Best Community Services‟ award for work carried out during the tenure of the study titled „The study of pregnant women with diabetes and screening for a panel of ten MODY genes utilizing next generation sequencing‟ at the 13th A.V. Gandhi Award for Excellence in Endocrinology held at Mumbai.
Dr. Mary John, PG alumnus (ENT) batch of 2001 has been awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree from the University of Melbourne.
Dr. Molly Jacob, MBBS batch of 1979-80 was awarded the Senior Scientist Award for her research presentation on „Dysregulated Iron Homeostasis in Chronic Inflammatory Disorders‟ at the 2nd International Workshop on Micronutrients and Child Health. She has also been enrolled as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences of India.
Dr. M.J. Paul, MBBS batch of 1987 delivered the Dr. N.D. Jeyasekharan Oration-2015 at the Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India, Nagercoil city branch.
Dr. Myla Yacob, MBBS batch of 1993 has been awarded the best E-poster presentation for his paper titled „Giant fibrovascular polyp of the oesophagus - A case series‟.
Dr. Nihal Thomas, MBBS batch of 1982 was honoured with the M Vishwanathan Oration at the 24th meeting of the Andhra Pradesh Diabetes Foundation (APDF)-2015. He also delivered the Dr Kirubashankar Memorial Lecture 2015 on „Insights into the Pathogenesis of Young Onset Diabetes in India, Perspectives from Vellore‟ at the St John's Research Institute, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore.
Dr. Nitin Kapoor, PG alumnus, DM (Endo.) – Batch of 2011, was awarded the „Best Methodology‟ prize at the 13th A.V. Gandhi Awards for Excellence in Endocrinology held at Mumbai.
Dr. Prathap Tharyan, MBBS batch of 1974, has been nominated member of the Advisory Group to guide and make recommendations to the Department of Health Research under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for developing a suitable framework for setting up the Medical Technology Assessment Board (MTAB).
Dr. Preethi R.N., PG alumnus, MD (OG) – Batch of 2010, was awarded the „Smt. Bhagawato Devi Yamuna Singh Best Paper Award‟ in Geriatric Gynaecology at the 58th All India Congress in Obstetrics and Gynaecology held in Chennai.
Dr. Ravi Kishore, MBBS batch of 1996, won the best eposter award for his poster at the National PESI-IAPSCON 2015 conference held at Jaipur
Dr. Rini Bandyopadhyay, MBBS batch of 1998, has been awarded the FCO Chevening Scholarship for the year 2015-2016 for Masters in Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
Dr. Rupa Vedantam, MBBS batch of 1976, has been nominated to the Board of Directors, International Society of Otitis Media and appointed as Chairman, Education Committee at a meeting held in Washington, D.C. in June 2015.
Dr. Santhosh Kumar G, PG alumnus (Ortho.) - Batch of 2011, was awarded the „TNOA Professor T.S. Xavier Gold Medal in Hand Surgery‟ for his presentation at the 48th Annual Conference of the Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association held at Salem.
Dr. Santosh Varughese, MBBS batch of 1991, was awarded the FRCP by the Royal College of Physicians, London, UK.
Dr. Suceena Alexander, MBBS batch of 1995, has been awarded the Early Career Fellowship of Wellcome UK Trust / DBT India Alliance for her clinical research titled „Glomerular Research and Clinical Experiments-IgA Nephropathy in Indians (GRACE-IgANI)‟.
Dr.Vedantam Rajshekar, MBBS batch of 1975, delivered the Presidential Oration of the Indian Society of Neuro Oncology on completion of his term as President of the Society. He was invited as the first Suraiya Khanum Visting Professor by the Department of Neurosurgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa, during which he delivered the inaugural Suraiya Khanum Public Lecture.
Dr. Vijay Gupta, PG alumnus – DM (Neonat.) – Batch of 2012, won the Gold Medal and the „Dr. T. Rajagopal Award‟ for his paper presentation at the South Pedicon 2015 held at Vellore.
Departments:
Christian Medical College continues to be ranked among the best medical colleges in India - The Week's survey had rated CMC the second best Medical College in India, and the best private Medical College in India.
CMC Vellore received the Association of Health Professionals of India (AHPI) Healthcare Excellence Award for „Excellence in Community Engagement‟, during the AHPI Global Conclave held in Hyderabad.
Christian Medical College, Vellore received the ‘Best Institute in Medical Education 2015‟ in recognition of leadership, development and innovation. The Vijayavani National Education Leadership Award ceremony was held in Bengaluru where the Health Minister of Karnataka was the Chief Guest.
The Community Health Department of Christian Medical College, Vellore was awarded the Public Health Champion Award by the World Health Organisation.
The Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy has been recognized as an IADVL Training Fellowship Centre for Paediatric Dermatology and for continuing the 'Dermatopathology Fellowship'.
The Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism has been awarded the second prize for the Best Brief Communication at the 'Fourth Annual IJEM Awards' for Excellence in Endocrine Writing, 2014 .The Department was also awarded the second prize in the International Diabetes Federation Video Competition - Master Sarath, aged 16 years, won the prize for his video clip on ‘My life with Diabetes’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF-y7jVTe1k
The Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism won the BMJ South Asian Health Care award for the year 2015 as the Diabetes Team of the Year. The Department also published „A Clinical Atlas in Endocrinology and Diabetes, A Case Based Compendium‟ (Jaypee brothers, 2015).
The Department of Haematology received the Department of Biotechnology’s „Centre of Excellence‟ grant for 2015 in recognition for the implementation of the project titled „Centre of Excellence on Evaluation of Biology and Mechanisms of Resistance in Leukemia‟ over a period of 5 years at CMC, Vellore.
The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery won the „Dr. Jamaal Memorial rolling Shield‟ at the state level Plastic Surgery Conference held at Chennai.
Reunion 2015
The Medical Alumni Reunion was held from 6 to 8 August, 2015. Over 190 alumni from various parts of the world gathered in Vellore to take part in the celebrations. The special batches this year were 1945, 1950,1955,1960,1965,1970,1975,1985 and 1990. The celebrations commenced with a CME session on August 7, 2015. The speakers included Dr. Niraj Prasad (1975), Dr. Kanta Subbarao (1975), Dr. Arani Chatterjee (1985) and Dr. Anindita Roy (1990). Following this, representatives of the special reunion batches shared their experiences with the medical students. The alumni who spoke included Dr. Abraham Verghese (1950), Dr. V. I. Mathan (1955), Dr. Jacob Korula (1965), Dr. Susheel K. Tharien (1970), Drs. Ramesh Ardhanari & Suzie Poddar Francis (1975), Dr. Vineeth Philip John (1985), Drs. Sunil Zachariah & Anika Amritanand (1990).
The General Reunion on August 8, 2015 began with the inauguration of the new elevator, a gift from the Batch of 1955, in the Alumni House, and the traditional tree planting and Alumni meeting in Scudder Auditorium. The Director, Dr. Sunil Chandy and the Principal, Dr. Alfred Daniel presented some of the newer developments in CMC to the alumni. The Director also received the first copy of the latest Alumni Directory that has information on the MBBS batches from 1942 to 2009. The President of the Student’s Association, Ms. Catherine Victor welcomed the alumni on behalf of the student body. The Alumni Association presented the Alumni Award of Distinction to Ms. Ann Bothamley, in recognition of her immense contribution to the children and staff at CMC. At the General Body Meeting of the Alumni Association, the new office bearers who were nominated and elected were Dr. Prathap Tharyan (1974) as President, Dr. Ramani Manoj as Vice President- Intramural, Dr. Ajit Butt (1960) as Vice President-Extramural, Dr. Kishore Kumar Pichamuthu (1994) as Editor and Dr. Abhay Gahukamble (1995) as Entertainment Secretary. The services of Dr. Ivan James (1994) and Dr. K P Abhilash (1997) as Entertainment Secretary and Editor respectively were acknowledged. This was followed by the introductions to the special batches and photographs. The special batches were given a grand welcome at the Men’s and Women’s Hostels, where the current students, along with the alumni, entertained the crowd.
At the Thanksgiving Service in the Scudder Auditorium, Dr. Oby Jacob Cherian (1975) shared the message with the special batches. The newest batch of alumni (the present interns), were given the charge to serve and not to seek to be served. Later that evening, Dr. Koshy C. George and Dr. Lydia John (1988) were honoured with the College Motto Award for their life of faith and commitment, effectively translated to one of service in the spirit of our alma mater. This was followed by the informal entertainment, which had the packed Scudder auditorium in splits of laughter. The alumni left with loads of photographs and memories of happy times spent in Vellore.
Ms. Ann Bothamley receiving the Alumni Award of Distinction
The elevator inauguration at Alumni House – the Elevator was gifted by the MBBS batch of 1955.
Dr. Koshy C. George and Dr. Lydia John (1988) receiving the College Motto Award - 2015
Batch Group Photos – Reunion 2015
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College Day and Graduation 2015
The following alumni received awards during the College Day and Graduation Ceremonies:
I. Paul Harrison Award:
Drs. Premal and Loretta Das (Batch of 1978)
II. 25 Years Meritorious Service Award:
i) Dr. S.G. Samuel Solomon (Batch of 1970) ii). Dr. Mannam Ebenezer (Batch of 1972)
iii).Dr. Oby Cherian (Batch of 1975) iv).Dr. Sheila Cherian (Batch of 1975)
v). Dr. Sunil Anand (Batch of 1975) vi).Dr. Shyamala Anand (Batch of 1978)
vii). Dr. Shobha C. Moses (batch of 1975)
III. Dr. Emmanuel Sunder Raj Memorial Award:
Dr. Naveen Thomas (Batch of 1982)
IV. Drs. Molly & Thomas Bhanu Best Teacher Award:
Dr. Ivan James Pritishkumar (Batch of 1994).
Upcoming Annual Alumni Reunion Meetings- 2016
1. India: August 11, 12 and 13, 2016 Venue: CMC, Vellore Special Batches: 1946, ’51, ’56, ’61, ’66, ’71, ’76, ’81, ’86 and ’91. For further details, please email: [email protected]
2. North America-USA and Canada (GOTC): June 23, 24, 25 and 26, 2016 Venue: Ontario, S. California For further details, please email Dr. Alex Kuruvilla (1966): [email protected]
3. Australasia: September 9,10 & 11, 2016 Venue: Mildura Golf Club Resort, 287 Twelfth Street, Mildura, Victoria-3500. (Note: The Australian Alumni Association has been renamed as the Australasian Alumni Association to include alumni from New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and other countries in the region) For further details, contact: Drs. Meshach (1961) & Chellam [email protected]; [email protected] Drs. Benjamin(1981) & Lynda D'Souza (1982)[email protected] Drs. Mahiban & Sujatha Thomas (1981)[email protected] Drs. Chandran(1953) & Seshambal Savarirayan(1958)[email protected] Drs. Mohan & Dora Rao (1955) - [email protected]
4. UK: September 9, 10 and 11, 2016 Venue: Holiday Inn, Coventry For further details, please contact: Dr. Dayalan Clarke (1977) [email protected] Dr. Ernest Jehangir (79-80) [email protected]; [email protected]; Mr. Jeb Suresh [email protected] Dr. Jijee Annie Alexander (1983) [email protected]
Condolences and Remembrances Our prayers and condolences to the families of the following alumni who passed away in 2015:
Dr. David Murphy Samuel (1955) on January 21, 2015 - Obituary Dr. Ponnalari Carunia (19610 on February 2, 2015- Obituary Dr. Betty Benjamin (nee Kurien) (1971) on March 2, 2015- Obituary Dr. David Joseph (1952) on March 3, 2015 Dr. Fay Chowfin (1957) on March 22, 2015- Obituary Dr. P. John Prabhakar (1958) on March 22, 2015- Obituary Dr. P.P. George (1958-59) on March 26, 2015 Dr. Elizabeth Molly Timothy (nee Jacob) (1953) on April 1, 2015 Dr. Mary Ramabai Karkada (nee Navaratnam) (1953) on May 2, 2015 Dr. Coutinho Elias Joseph (1954) on June 2, 2015- Obituary Dr. G.D.Sundarraj (1967) on July 4, 2015- Obituary Dr. A.R. Vasudevan (1982) on July 16, 2015 Dr. Ninan T. Matthew (PG alumnus) on July 27, 2015 Dr. P.Kuruvilla Oommen (1965) Dr. Sebastian Pillai Beneta (1952) on August 30, 2015 Dr. Moses D. Christian (1954) on October 2, 2015- Obituary Dr. Surendra Kumar Walter (1959-60) on November 6, 2015- Obituary Dr. Mary Dasgupta (nee Bhonsle) (1949) on November 25, 2015 Rev. A.C. Oommen, former Dean of Chaplaincy on December 5, 2015 Dr. Mong Stephen Chowdhury (1984) on December 23, 2015
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