Colorado School of Mines Professor Brajendra Mishra (1970181) has been chosen to lead a major study focused on materials that can transform developing energy technologies into clean, affordable and widespread options supporting new manufacturing opportunities and job creation.

As per news, Sushil Kr Choudhary (1964191) has taken over as Chief Secretary, Jharkhand. We congratulate him as well as request him to take more interest in Netarhat School improvements.

Anand Sinha, who is currently an executive director of the Reserve Bank of India, has finally been elevated as the deputy governor of the central bank. The finance ministry notified Sinha's appointment on Tuesday. Sinha, 59, who would have retired as ED after reaching 60 by February-end, has been given a two-year extension as the Deputy Governor.

Start: Sunil Singh and Rakesh Niraj boarded Patna-Hatia Express of Nov. 13th from Patna and Sunil Jha started by car with a driver from Jamshedpur on the morning of Nov. 14th. The whole group finally met in front of the erstwhile Uphaar Cinema on Ratu Road just before 12 noon on Nov. 14th and started for Netarhat in the car brought by Sunil Jha. We have been corresponding for months and it was heartening to finally see everybody ready to go. Rakesh Niraj and Sunil Jha have been meeting off and on over the years but Sunil Jha and Sunil Singh met after 27 years and Rakesh Niraj and Sunil Singh were meeting after almost 10 years. Sunil Singh has changed the least, while both Rakesh Niraj and Sunil Jha have gained distinguished looks on account of different hair issues!

(This article is written by Mrs Deepa Mishra, wife of Brajendra (1970181), after our batch visited Netarhat recently as part of our 40th-year reunion on Nov 4, 2010. Please share this with your spouse to make a visit to the hat again! - PR)

When we were making the reservations for our trip to Netarhat, I must admit that I had some reservations of my own… What if these ‘Old Boys’ notorious for communicating in a cryptic numerological language (181, 212, 167 etc.) make me feel completely out of place? What if there are too many of their ‘inside jokes’? What if I don’t click with the spouses? I took my chances and it paid off handsomely. These old boys were after all not old at heart. We had a wonderful peek into the past, made promises for the future and renewed the bonds that will last a lifetime. We had the time of our lives!!!