From a spark of nostalgia to a registered Trust

The initiative

Even after leaving school years ago, a message from a school friend brings a spark to the eyes and a smile to the face. Schoolday memories are the most treasured assets anyone has. To relive these memories and remain connected to their roots, a few members made an effort to create an alumni association of Shree Daulatram Nopany Vidyalaya.

Since its inception, many efforts had been made to form an association spanning the batches, but they had not succeeded. A WhatsApp group was formed with members from different batches.

On 17th March 2019, an initiative meeting was called, attended by 26 students from 11 different batches (1973 to 2010), to discuss forming a platform for all past students. It was chaired by the senior-most ex-student present that day, Shri Nirmal Daga, from the 1973 batch.

The foundation

NAA was officially registered as a Trust on 20th July 2019. An initial fund of approximately ₹50,500 was contributed by all the members present. A few members were entrusted with exploring the legal formalities to create a trust, and enthusiasm and passion for reliving memories led to the formation of the Nopany Alumni Trust, formally registered in Kolkata.

We thank the "Special-26" for taking the initiative to form this association, and our past presidents and office bearers for laying a solid foundation for the institution.

The start

From the batch of 1973, Shri Nirmal Daga became the first President of the Nopany Alumni Association; Shri Binode Mohata (Batch 1987) the first Secretary; and Dr. Rakesh Agarwal (Batch 1991) the first Treasurer.

Starting from a handful of members, the alumni has grown to a strong family of more than 1,300 members — spread across batches from 1960 to 2015 — and is still growing. The association formed many specialised WhatsApp groups such as Doctors, Business, Investors, Travel and Foodie, apart from the general groups.