Sardar Dastur Hoshang Boys' High School

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School Main Gate

Play Ground

Staff Room

Connecting Passage

Assembly Point

Main Building Main Building

Laboratory Gym Hall

Management Office

Class Rooms Canteen Class Rooms

Lunch Shed

Drinking Water Taps

 

The Great Teachers and non teaching staff ... Love them all

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These are exclusive pictures of my school, wanted to take them long back, and got a chance in my last vacation to India. Big thanks to the School Supervisor Mrs. Tarannum Shaikh who helped me in taking the snaps. School days were fun, good friends & very kind teachers. Still have the same friends till now, really miss those days. Dedicating this post to all my school friends.

History:

To perpetuate the memory of Shams-ul-Ulema Sardar Khan Bahadur Dr. Hoshang Jamasp Dastur, M.A., Ph.D., C.I.E., a great scholar, the Sardar Dastur Hoshang Boys' High School was inaugurated on the 8th January 1912.

Some Female Teachers:-

Farnandis - ( All time Fav )As she enters the class, she was like *** & company calendars on my table. People use to call her Bhundi (now that’s mean), One more big thing was ( Kallu Margaya )and she use to ask who is this Kallu. But anyway she was very supportive.

Erol - Come on get up from the chairI wish she could get up and see how many students just go to sleep and how many of them are eating their lunch dabba in her period.

Sayeed - Geometry genus (lol)I and Dinesh were row monitors for this one. I wish some one would check our homework also.

Shotri - No CommentsShe and her family stories, Mera yee aisaa aur wisaaa.

Zacharias – Is this a classroom or a ZOOAs she entered the class room, all are like OOOOOO, UUUUUMMMM. She use to pinch very bad. Homework not done, go & stand out side Princes office .

Ramchandran – SpicyKhadus num 1, she thought no one dares to copy when she is supervising. But 75 % of the class did it anyway. Some one blew a rassi bomb in her class and full calls were detained.

Ramani – Cool
Very good French teacher .

Deshpande – Down to earthVery good Hindi Marathi Teacher.

Sethi – EnglishWe always had a pity on her bajaj scooter.

Amolik – Eat & Eat

The remarks specialist, she dint knew nearly all in our class would sign the remarks by them self’s.

Some Male Teachers:-

Dasturji – PresidentAll use to call him Safed Haathi

G F Engineer – The Principle (Nick name Prince)He had made me School Prefect , He was a good man

Vinse – (Nick name Takklu)He was the oldest teacher working there, Very help full. He also appeared in some films

Thipse – Operation successful but patient died
He and his Japan stories

Wafa – You fooools don’t do Cheery & Marry look in your books, GajpatiHe was the oldest & most experienced teacher

Farroukh – Jump out you DUFFER!!! You will sell bhajiyas and vada pav when u grow up , you foolish, you will be driving a Rickshaw after School.As he entered the class, all students start ….Quizzzzzzz

Palaskar – The Gem
The cool one, we use to take extra classes from him. (Prakesh Classes)

Daundkar – funnyChalo apni apni nikalo … kitab , bhagwan tera Bada kare.... TERI GALTI NAI. HAI…

Gurav – NCCHe was a nice teacher and very good NCC head

Joshi – DarlingHe use hit very badly when got in a bad mood, but was nice.

Gandevia - French Mastro (lol)All knew exam paper was set from Guide. I remember many of them use to spill ink from pen on his back as he use to pass by the class room lanes. He always dressed in white clothes.

Jawale - Ayiii… What rrrrrr u doing. Savvdhan … Vishraammm.We got the 1st prize for RSP interschool March-past at police ground. Some times he use to order cane juice for us from the cane yard opp our school.

Ghanjat - Dont eat in classHe used to hit with duster on Elbow, it was not much but the students use to do AAAAHHHHH, so he use to enjoy doing it.

Allath - Bolo Sir Ayee not AayaHe use to ware Dark Ray ban glass and come for supervising during exam times, the next best thing was he took up job of Hajjam , he use to come with scissors and cut long hair of students.

Auntiya – The SingerYaha Homework karne ko time nahi , Gana kaha se yaad kare , The he use to give gram papad on back, all students use to ware 2 shorts inside pants for his class.

Belliappa – Sports ManHe was a good Ring Hockey coach,

The Peons:-
Moti - The senior most very helpful

Rao - Lab Asst, He use to help us a lot in practical

Our Houses:-
Green–TATA(Mine)-VIOLET–BHABHA-YELLOW–DASTUR-RED–WADIA

I remember the slogans during assembly - "WE WANT HALF DAY, WE WANT HALF DAY" & in any occasion all of them clapping together. I still remember the zero period, It was fun we use to have a blast for one hour, all sports and practices, more than half class use to bunk. We use put some washing neel into a half lemon slice. It used to smell very bad, and put that stuff under the platform. Then all class use to start SSSSSHHHEEEEE….!!!!

And who will forget Narshiya – The Goli wala, out side the school. All use to trouble him a lot and he use to give bad words. He also had a scheme; if you give 5 empty bags of sweets you get one sweet free. The best seller was churan ki goli. Some book seller was also there who had a good business. The best selling small book was KARAMCHAND weekly issue. haaaaaaaaaa. It was bought and read loudly in all the classes.

Best Bunking places were - Toilet, Library, tank near the Hostel, Our Toilet was full of good stories and nice very artistic drawings. The Empire Theater opp the school use to be full after school on friday as Posters were changed for the new coming up English movies. The table tennis at Gym Hall was fun, there was only one TT table and huge crowd in break, all use play rounders with books instead of a TT racket.

We had sports at sub area ground for 5 days, that five days were fun. Naaaa not because of sports, do I need to tell … ok there was Liberty Theater just next to the ground.

I remember Uncle & Aunty's ka Vada Pav,Samosa's & Chutni Sandwich at the School Canteen... All use to kick the canteen window when he was not around.

The School Prayer Every Morning:-
Dear God,

Help us to do the things we should to be to others kind and good In All we do at work or play,

Oh my god. We look upon you At the beginning of this day, As our lord and father, So that you may Guide us away from all sinsGuide us, oh lord we praySo that we may, always be blessed

With good thoughts, good words,And good deedsBless our school, our homesParents, guardians, and teachersBless the souls, Of all the foundersAnd patrons, Of this schoolGuide the leaders, Of our nation And preserve and strengthen The union of our countryPS: I wonder if any one in the Boys school followed it.

The best thing was unity among all the Dastur Guys. They use to stand united againts all odds. I miss Dastur a lot, what to say. The Boys school masti, I wish we could rewind the time.

As a Ghazal of Jajit Singh says:

Ye Daulat Bhi Le Lo, Ye Shohrat Bhi Le Lo

Bhale Cheen Lo Mujhse Meri Jawaani

Magar Mujhko Lauta Do Bachchpan Ka Saawan

Wo Kaagaz Ki Kasthi Wo Baarish Ka Paani......

If any of the Dasturians cross by my bolg page, pls leave your details in the comments section.

Some Friends:-
Dinesh , Smeer , Vaibhav, Jay Sharma, Chikku , Santosh Nair, Handa brothers, The Pillay brothers, Madhur, Kamlaseh, Balchandra, Shabbir, Curush, Kamble, Sunil balani, Nik.

Yes After all Dastur boys are Dastur boys

The only thing that remains when we look back
are memories frozen in time....