Mumbai’s extended winter weather inspired an impromptu bar night at TAP! The event had a smaller group of attendees ranging from 1975 to 2010, which proved to be conducive to interaction between alum from different decades!

BIS Talks has evolved into a more sophisticated format, providing a platform to share exciting ideas. It went beyond the fascinating story of our friends to their thought provoking ideas and innovations with 5 speakers. The event took place at the new campus, BIS Junior!

• Shveta Raina (2001) – The Pressure To Be Perfect
• Banoo Batliboi (1974) – The New Life Of Old Books
• Mekhala Krishnamurthy (1996) – Who Is The Indian State?
• Shimul Javeri Kadri (1978) – A Staircase In A City
• Yuki Ellias (1996) – Embody

The Annual Bar Night for 2018 was hosted at the multi-level Bar Stock Exchange at Lower Parel. We had a fantastic turn out of 150 alumni from different decades! The event was packed by 9 pm and a lively and energetic evening continued!

The BIS Alumni Committee organised its first reunion in New York City.
It was a fun evening of “ Wine-n-Cheese” hosted by a few current BIS parents including a member of the B.I.S.A. Board of Governors.

The sixth edition had an internist and a professor of medicine and critical care, the founder of a fast-fashion jewelry brand, lead product manager of Google India, a filmmaker and the founder of a Grip services company of global repute, share their exciting journeys into their respective fields.

• Sanjay Sami (1987) – Grippery – Translating an Idea into a Shot
• Dr. Pratit Samdani (1990) – From Passion to Compassion
• Muzammil Esmail (1990) – Driving Change in the World Around You – Building Products that Matter
• Shuchi Pandya (1999) – How Brands Tell Stories
• Amritpal Singh Bindra (2002) – The Power of A Story

The Back-To-School lunch is always a very popular event for alumni! It was a day of nostalgia, with alumni enjoying the all time favourite Sindhi curry and aloo Tuks, Bhel and Dave samosas.

Alumni meet-up: A casual alumni meet was organized at ‘Ghetto’ Mahalaxmi,which was promoted through social media and email. It was a fun night of snack, drinks and of course some Pool!!!

Alumni meet-up: A casual alumni meet was organized at ‘Doollaly’ Kemps Corner, which was promoted through social media and email. Turnout at the event was higher than expected, with over 55 alumni circulating through the venue over the course of the evening, and representing batches across the years over a pint of beer!

5th Edition of BIS TALKS

Our line-up included a fund manager, a creative educationist, a performer-cum-sports presenter, an orthopaedic surgeon and a karate expert with a 3rd degree black belt – and they each shared their ideas with a packed house!

• Chirag Setalvad (1990) – Investing: why smart people often fail
• Aneesha Shah (2006) – In the spotlight – is passion enough?
• Alisha Mashruwala (2004) – Building future leaders – bridging the gaps in the education industry in India
• Dnyanesh Lad (1999)- Medical marvels in the tesserae of my mind
• Anurag Toshniwal (1990) – Martial arts is not for fighting!

The annual BIS alumni dinner was held at Indigo

Our line-up this year includes a stage manager, an architect-cum-activist, a pediatrician, a film producer-author, and a veterinarian – and they are each looking forward to sharing their ideas with a packed house of students and alumni!

• Nishita Patwardhan (1989) – The show must go on
• Jagdeep Desai (1974) – The architecture of things
• Gauri Divan (1981) – Play – small steps towards a fairer world
• Fahad Samar (1985) – Media, mayhem and the paparazzi
• Tina Rustomjee (1981) – A walk on the wild side

BIS Talks second edition!
BIS Talks featured an equestrian Olympian, an art historian, a leading fund manager, an author-cum-activist and a high court judge. They each had a wonderful story to tell!

It was a fun evening of special BIS experiences with the alumni reliving old memories in the classrooms, labs etc with their old classmates and teachers. They dined on some uniquely BIS fare. There was also a host of games to enjoy and relive the nostalgia.

The BIS Alumni Network initiated the “BIS Talks” in 2012.A few speakers were chosen to speak on varying topics related to their work, their experiences and to describe a particular facet of their field which they are passionate about – an idea which they felt was worth sharing!

• Anaita Shroff Adajania (1988): Styling – Finding and chasing the nonexistent career, and letting it develop and grow
• Riva Pocha (1985) – The Innocence Project
• Shyam Divan (1978) – Plastic Cows, Travelling Lions and Bellary Ore: Three Legal Riddles
• Suneeta Rao (1983) – Music as a Profession
• Roy Wadia (1978) – Sex and the City: HIV in Bombay and beyond
• Rahul Akerkar(1975) – Experimenting with food & inventing new dishes
• Dr. Nupur Kapoor Nerurkar (1983) – Voice Surgery – What we can and cannot do
• Dhanashree Pandit Rai (1974) – What makes a tune sound Indian!
• Sanjna Kapoor(1984) – The Fire in my Belly — have you found yours?

The Alumni celebrated 50 years of BIS in their own special way.
It was an evening of Cocktails, Dinner and Merriment.

The event was held at the Gilbert Building and gave ex-students an opportunity to walk through the halls of the school and see how it had transformed over the years. Alumni walked into classes and discussed how they had spent their time there and the evening was filled with laughter and excitement at being ‘back home’!

To change things up, in 2007 the Alumni Committee organised a Brunch at Starters & More! The event was attended by a large number of students. And there was a brunch at Starters & More on 7th Jan 2007.

The first ever BIS Alumni dinner was hosted at ‘The Terrace’, NSCI. It was a great opportunity for students from different decades to interact with each other and meet people who have