Alumni


The College has a registered Alumni/alumnae association called THE OLD XAVIERITES’ ASSOCIATION, TOXA.  TOXA organizes an annual function to raise funds for the College, called Sheri Garba.  It also finances some of the college functions.  The following are more active members of TOXA:

Prof. Surendrasinh Ravat, Dr. K. I. Patel, Ms. Devyani Nawab, Mr. Donald Marks,
Mr. Shaunak Parikh, Mr. Naved Siddiqui, Mr. Jignesh Visana, Ms. Smriti Dagur,
Ms. Rita Patel.

LIST OF LIFE MEMBERS: 

SOME OF THE PROMINENT ALUMNI/ALUMNAE:

  • Prominent Positions held by alumni (Periodically Updated)

Field of Religious Service:                                            

  • Dr. Godfrey de Rozario, SJ, Bishop of Baroda,
  • Fr. Jerry Sequeira, Former Provincial Superior, Gujarat Jesuits,
  • Fr. Keith Abranches, Provincial Superior, Gujarat Jesuits,
  • Tejendra Prasadji Maharaj, Head of the Swaminarayan Sect,
  • Swami Tadrupanand Saraswati, Chinmayanand Ashram,
  • Sr. Anna Joseph, former Provincial Superior, Vedruna Sisters, currently
    General Assistant
  • Sr. Bonita Philips, former Provincial Superior, Vedruna Sisters,
  • Sr. Romania D'Souza, Provincial Superior, Vedruna Sisters,
  • Sr. Monteiro

Field of Literature and Education:

  • Mr. Raghuvir Chaudhary, Renowned Gujarati author,
  • Dr. Chinu Modi, Renowned Gujarati Author, Poet
  • Dr. Bholabhai Patel, Renowned Gujarati Author
  • Dr. Sarup Dhruv, Renowned Poet, Activist
  • Dr. Chandrakant Mehta, ex-Pro VC, Acting VC, Guj. Uni.
  • Dr. Sudarshan Iyengar, VC, Gujarat Vidyapeeth

The Principal and both the Vice Principals of the College are alumni
of the College.

Field of Administrative Service:

  • Ms. Jayshree Mehta, Steering Committee Member, UNESCO; President, Guj.
    Chamber of Commerce, Ladies' wing.
  • Mr. Kuldeep Sharma, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Surat,
  • Mr. Pradeep Sharma, deemed IAS, Narmada Rehabilitation,
  • Ms. Vijaya Sheth, IAS, ISRO
  • Ms Nirupama Chauhan, IAS,
  • Mr. Kirit Shelat, ex-Collector, A'bad, Industrial Secretary, Guj. Govt.
  • Mr. Pinakin Dixit, Dy. Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad,
  • Justice K.A. Puj, Judge, Gujarat High Court
  • Mr. R. P. Vaghela, Jt Dt. Judge, Bhavnagar,
  • Mr. Viram Rabari, IPS
  • Ms. Nirupama Chauhan-Toravane, IPS, 1st lady IPS, Gujarat

Field of Politics:

  • Mr. Himmatsinh Mulani, Ex-Speaker, Gujarat State Assembly
  • Mr. Pravinsinh Jadeja, ex-Minister, Gujarat State,
  • Mr. J. V. Momin, Ex-MLA,
  • Mr. Mahendrasinh Vaghela, Prexident, Dt. Panchayat, G'ngr
  • Mr. Ganpat Vasava, MLA

Armed Forces:

  • Major General Nauzer Chinoy,
  • Charles Rodrigues, Army
  • Major Abhay Sinh,
  • Major Aditya, Galantry Award Winner,
  • Brigadier Jehangir Anklesaria, Army
  • Benor Desai, First Lady Commissioned Officer from Gujarat,
  • Ajay Chauhan, Commando to the President of India,
  • Dy. Commandant Devesh Trivedi, Coast Guard

Field of Science and Technology:

  • Dr. Abhijeet Sen, Director, Plasma Research Institute, Ahmedabad,
  • Nimish Shah, TIFR, Young Scientist Award Winner,
  • Riddhi Shah, TIFR, Youngh Scientist Award Winner,
  • Dr. Pramod Gupta, NASA,
  • Dr. Smita Vaidya, Dean, Bio-Engineering, U. Texas
  • Ms. Devangi Pandya (BT) awarded Research Assistaneship of $ 37, 423 for MS
    & one of three Indian students awarded scholarship of $ 209, 730 for PhD.

In the fields of Film, Classical Music, Dance, Arts in General:

  • Ms. Mallika Sarabhai, Dancer, Actor, Journalist,
  • Ms Parveen Babi, Film actress,
  • Ms. Kavita Bambani, Miss India, 1969,
  • Mr. Anang Desai, Film Actor,
  • Mr. Rohit Roy, Film Actor,
  • Ms. Pratiksha Jhaveri, Film Actress,
  • Mr. Stalin Kurup, Film maker, International, National awards for 'Lesser
    Humans'.
  • Ms. Shweta Zaveri, Classical Vocalist,
  • Ms. Aditi Mangaldas, Kathak Dancer,
  • Ms. Ishira Parikh, Kathak Dancer,
  • Ms. Priti-Pinki, Popular singers,
  • Mr. Bankim Pathak, Popular singer,
  • Mr. Rajeev Khandelwal

Media:

  • Ms. Nikita Singh-Ghiya, CEO, Aaj Tak
  • Mr. Akash Soni, Zee News,
  • Mr. Makrand Shukla, Director, Zee TV serials,
  • Ms. Deepal Trivedi, Bureau Chief, Asian Age, Ahmedabad,
  • Ms. Rita Patel, Owner, Editor, Stree, Sandesh Group, Ahmedabad.
  • Mr. Tushar Shukla, Station Director, AIR, Rajkot

Sports:

  • Mr. Geet Sethi, International Snooker Champion,
  • Mr. Charles Borromeo, Medalist, Asian Games,
  • Mr. KSM Zahid, Member, Indian Cricket Team to South Africa, 1959,
  • Mr. Chintan Patel, Swimming, Represented the country in an international
    event,
  • Mr. Gaurang Mehta, Chess Champion, Coach, Arbiter, Author,
  • Ms. Mansi Kothari, Participant, World Skating Championship, Youngest
    skater, 1st among Indian Participants at Asian Skating Championship

Social Activists & NGO Sector:

  • Mr. Martin C. Macwan, Social Activist, Winner of Robert Kennedy Human
    Rights' Award, 2000,
  • Mr. Hycinth Vaz, Executive Director, Indo-German Social Service Society,
    New Delhi.
  • Dr. Sudarshan Iyenger, Social Activist, JP Movement, Director, Guj.
    Research Institute, Ahmedabad,
  • Dr. Franco Fernando Fernandes, SJ, Director of Research, Indian Social
    Institute, New Delhi, now International Secretary for Social Apostolate, Rome
  • Ms. Ketki Shah, 1st Centurion lady blood donor

Field of Industry & Trade:

  • Mr. Janmejay Vyas, Industrialist, MD, Dishman Pharmaceuticals,
  • Mr. Chintan Parikh, MD, Ashima Group of Industries,
  • Mr. Sanjay Lalbhai, MD, Lalbhai Group,
  • Mr. Arvind Mehta, MD, Rohit Mills,
  • Mr. Rajesh Jaikrishna, Industrialist,
  • Mr. Mrugesh Jaikrishna, Industrialist,
  • Ms. Beena Handa, MBA, industrialist,
  • Mr. Apurva Shah, Owner, Gujarat Steel Tubes,
  • Mr. Pankaj Patel, MD, Zydus-Cadila,
  • Mr. Piruz Khambhata, MD, Rasna,
  • Mr. Naishadh Parikh, MD, Amtrex,
  • Ms. Sonia Carvalho, World Bank,
  • Ms. Smriti Dagur, IIT Graduate, IT Entrepreneur,
  • Ms. Ruzan Khambhata, IT Entrepreneur
  • Mr. Shaunak Parikh, Owner, Pharmaceutical Company

 

  • A large number of Drs, Lawyers, business persons both in India and abroad,
    specially USA.

Prominent Staff Members:

Bishop F.L. Braganza, SJ, Rtd Bp of Baroda,

Late Mr. Chimanbhai Patel, Ex-Chief Minister, Gujarat,

Mr. Niranjan Bhagat, Noted Gujarati Poet,

Fr. Carlos Valles, Noted Gujarati, English, Spanish Author, Mathematician,

Dr. Chimanbhai Trivedi, Noted Gujarati Literary Critic,

Principal K. N. Shah, Ex-Vice Chancellor of S. P. Uni & Saurastra Uni.

Mr. V. H. Alvi, Noted Urdu Author, Director, Urdu Sahitya Academy, Gujarat,

Dr. Gautam Patel, Chair-person, Sanskrit Sahitya Academy, Gujarat,

Fr. Joseph Arroyo, SJ, Associate Dean, St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia,

Principals C. L. Shastri (Rtd), J.P. Trivedi (Rtd), D.M.
Sikh (Rtd), Dr. J.D. Acharya, Dr. C.G. Dave etc. have gone to other Colleges as
Principals. 



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