Staff Room Archive
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Fr Kuruvila Cherian, Former Principal, Dies at 68
Posted on 7 March 2010 | 40 CommentsFr Kuruvila Cherian SJ, former Principal of Loyola School, died in British Guyana yesterday, confirmed a source at the headquarters of Kerala Jesuits. Born on 18 July 1941, Fr Cherian... -
G. Thrivikraman Thampi, Schoolteacher and Scholar, Dies at 79
Posted on 1 June 2009 | 20 CommentsDr G. Thrivikraman Thampi, who taught Malayalam in various schools including Loyola, died 29 May at his residence in Parvathipuram (in Kanyakumari District), the Mathrubhumi newspaper reported yesterday. Hat tip:... -
Maya Thomas (1916-2009)
Posted on 28 February 2009 | 5 CommentsIn a guest-post, Peter Panicker (1970) writes about his aunt and legendary teacher Maya Thomas, who died this month. The death of Mrs Maya Thomas at the age of 92,... -
25 Years Ago: 1983-84
Posted on 30 December 2008 | 12 CommentsLast year on 30 December, I began the “25 Years Ago” series based on school magazines, by writing about 1982-83. Let’s move a year forward and see what Loyola was... -
To Sir, with Love
Posted on 15 July 2008 | 27 CommentsLoyola School teachers were generous. On a day when we students were supposed to make them feel special, they sportingly entertained us — by agreeing to a round of basketball,... -
Why Lady Teachers are Best When Young
Posted on 30 January 2008 | 15 CommentsOur teachers taught us many things. In the process, they taught me something about school-teachers and school-teaching: lady teachers are best when they are young, gentlemen are best when they... -
Defining Father Pulickal
Posted on 2 November 2007 | 15 CommentsThis article by G. Mahadevan (1987) was originally published in the NOBLES alumni e-newsletter of December 2002. It is republished here as part of the 9th anniversary series of posts... -
Fr Pulickal’s Four-letter Word
Posted on 30 October 2007 | 15 CommentsIf you ask Loyolites “What comes to your mind when you think of Fr Pulickal?”, various students will use different words to describe him. But if you ask Loyolites “What... -
Father Pulickal – 9th Anniversary
Posted on 30 October 2007 | 3 CommentsRev Fr Mathew Pulickal S.J. was one of the most admired, respected and loved priests of Loyola. Even though he never headed the school as Principal, he was the star... -
Loyola’s Nigerian Connection
Posted on 15 September 2007 | 22 CommentsAt school, whenever we mentioned Nigeria it would have been in the context of a “new teacher from Nigeria.” And it would be a male, Christian teacher who dazzled us... -
Deepa Madam Moves On
Posted on 2 June 2007 | 31 CommentsSeek another kingdom, my son, for Macedonia is too small for thee. It was the first school Assembly of the academic year 1991-92. A new teacher walked in late and... -
A Book on Loyola’s Transformation
Posted on 30 May 2007 | 26 CommentsGautam Bhatia’s Laurie Baker: Life, Works and Writings, from which I quoted Baker last month, is not the only book that features Loyola. The school is discussed at length in...