Adieu Putu Da alias Shambhu Burman… Memory flashes back to Chakradharpur where my Father was posted in SE Rly...
My Story Of Oak Grove Days: Gaurav Mathur
| EXPRESSIONS, FEATURED POSTS, 1960s, Gaurav Mathur, Poetry | 0A puny six year kid being packed to school without consent Was the beginning of life’s best years that...
These photographs are from the collection of Subroto Rakshit, Oak Grove School (1971 batch). These were shared by him on...
The Peace That Was: Shri Krishan Tanwar
| OG STORIES, 1960s, 1970s, Halfway House, Lily Gupta, Ms. Bhaskar, Shri Krishan Tanwar | 0In march 1967 it was beginning of spring in Jharipani, parents would return home on the very same day...
Ever since we joined the Junior School we would we watching, with great envy from the boundary walls, the...
My memories of 1968: Sanyog
| OG STORIES, 1960s, Aayaji, Chicken Pox, Hospital, Kalawati, Mrs. Mathur, Sanyog | 0The year 1968. Joined OG junior school. From the HM, Mrs.L.K.Gupta’s office was sent to Class One ‘A’ along...
Jayashree, as most of what you wrote about is about “my” era, I can really empathise. As I’m fond...
My Memories of OG: Jayashree Banerjjee
| OG STORIES, 1960s, 1970s, Dehradun, Elvis, Jayashree Banerjjee, Maulabux, Stick Jaw, Tuck | 0I first heard about Oak Grove School from a neighbour of mine in a place called Chakradharpur. They were...
Oak Grove – The Alma Mater: Virender Gupta
| OG STORIES, 1950s, 1960s, Dehradun, Hospital, Kulukhet, Virender Gupta | 0The other day an unusual thing happened. I grilled some food outside and decided to eat it inside, where...
When I joined OG in 1959, in the 8th standard, the school was undergoing a painful transition to Indianisation...
Carolyn, your memories brought back memories for me. The tuck boxes – wow – I remember that they were...
Carolyn Martin’s Account
| FEATURED POSTS, OG STORIES, 1960s, Carolyn Martin, Dehradun, Elvis, Hospital, Maulabux, Tuck | 0I was not in Oak Grove for very long – however, my short time with the school was one...
The bit about the “learning” stage as in 1995 reminded me of what kids we were in 1970 –...
On our way to school I was part of what was called the school batch. The train from Howrah...
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