The Old Boys Association was founded in the year 1949 by the Principal Rev Msgr Patrick Aranjo. The OBA fund was opened by him with a contribution of Rs. 100/- and the first Constitution was drawn up with the help of Mr. D’Cruz a member of the staff. On its first OBA day celebrations, Fr. Pat as he was affectionately called explained the primary function of the OBA and said that the association was to be a forum to promote interaction amongst the Germainite family. He emphasised the pride of a sense of belonging to this family and said that as old boys we must try to reach and branch out far and wide. He asked the old boys to keep in touch with their school, with a sense of gratitude. It is with this humble beginning that the OBA has grown from strength to strength over the years, never forgetting or deviating from its motto, “REDDITURI PIETAS- Give Back with Gratitude”, and to keep old boys informed of each other thereby trying to grow helping each other.
OBA DAY AUGUST 1952
The growth of the Association was rather slow, as expected in its infant years. The activities of the OBA were restricted to an annual gathering each year, and the funds were provided by the School for such occasion. It was all along difficult to meet expenses for this single event, and this situation continued for many years. Even during the Silver Jubilee, in 1974 the event was only celebrated with an extended OBA Day culminating with Dinner. In spite of all these difficulties, the OBA Day each year was an event looked forward to by many a dedicated old boy who had the will and gratitude towards their Alma mater. Over the years the Constitution of the Association has been improved and revised. The Ruby (40 years) anniversary of the Association in 1989 was celebrated with some extra fun and games and was used as the launch pad to prepare for the Golden Jubilee year. The OBA saw a resurgence in the early 80’s under the then Principal Rev. Fr. Hilary Pereira. He and a small group of old boys went about enrolling new members and adding a sense of direction to the association. The monthly Managing Committee meetings became more meaningful, and events were planned meticulously. From this point, the Association grew from strength to strength and began to take an active part in the affairs of the School. Along with the PTA and School they organised and conducted many fund raising activities for the Golden Jubilee Hall etc.
List of OBA Presidents:
| Name | Batch | Tenture |
|---|
| From | To | ||
| B.K.Gajaraj | 1949 | 1967-68 | 1970-71 |
| B.M. Suares | 1971-72 | 1974-75 | |
| B.K.Anand | 1975-76 | 1977-78 | |
| B.M.Ramprasad | 1978-79 | 1981-82 | |
| A.C.Suares | 1982-83 | 1982-83 | |
| Prabhu Prasad | 1983-84 | 1984-85 | |
| Liaquat Ali Khan | 1985-86 | 1987-88 | |
| Leo Anthony Devadoss | 1970 | 1988-89 | 1993-94 |
| Cyril Don Bosco | 1970 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 |
| Leo Anthony Devadoss | 1970 | 1996-97 | 1998-99 |
| C.N. Abraham | 1969 | 1999-00 | 1999-00 |
| Harsha Sreedhran | 2000-01 | 2000-01 | |
| Samuel Jayarajan | 2001-02 | 2003-04 | |
| Vinay Bhat | 1980 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Harold Vaz | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | |
| Vinay Bhat | 1980 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 |
| E. Sinnas | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | |
| Henry Dayal | 2010-11 | >2010-11 | |
| Alfred Santamaria | 2011-12 | 2011-12 | |
| Manimaran | 1983 | 2012-13 | 2016-17 |
| S Govindarajan | 2017-18 | 2017-18 | |
| Rohit Pereira | 2018-23 | 2023-24 | |
| Subhash Pereira | 2023-24 | 2023-24 | |
| Manimaran | 2024-25 |
The affairs of the association are looked after by a Managing Committee and up to the year 1967 the Principal of the school was the Ex-Officio President. The first old boy who donned the mantle of President ship was Mr. B.K.Gajaraj a role he continued to perform till 1971. It was during this period that the first OBA Scholarship “THE ARANJO SCHOLARSHIP” for a deserving PUC student was started.
Mr. Bruce M Suares an old student and then member of the teaching staff took over as President in 1971 and served the association in office as President for four years till 1975. It was during his term that the association inaugurated the Inter School English debate for the OBA Shield in 1972 and followed it up with the Inter School English Hindi debate for the Sri Nanjundappa Memorial Rolling Trophy in 1973. Mr. Suares also added a few more awards to the OBA list by starting in 1973 the Mr. D’Cruz Prize for an all-round student, the Mr. Mulley Prize for English Literature and the Ms. Cobble Prize for Dramatics.
Mr. B K Anand fondly known as ‘Champu’ to his friends took over from Mr. Suares as the third President in 1975 and held office for three years till 1978. He was the brother of our first ‘Old Boy’ President Mr. B K Gajaraj and it was during his tenure that the first TEACHERS BENEFIT FUND was formed primarily to give medical aid to a former staff member Mr. L A Brown. This effort was well responded to and a grand success. The INTER SCHOOL QUIZ for the REV FR BENITO D’SOUZA ROLLING TROPHY was inaugurated in the year 1976 during the tenure of Mr. B K Anand.
Mr. B M Ramprasad a well know and popular ‘figure’ at all OBA functions took over as President in 1978 and continued to hold the post till 1982. It was in the early 80’s that the Association was given a new direction and fresh impetus. Mr. Ramprasad has been associated with the OBA for well over two decades and has made a sizeable contribution towards its growth. The INTER SCHOOL KANNADA DEBATE for the B R MANICKAM MEMORIAL ROLLING TROPHY was inaugurated during his term in 1980. Mr. Ramprasad along with a few committee members made sincere efforts to enrol new Life members so as to build the funds of the association. He was involved in conducting many a fund raising project. Even after stepping down in 1982, he continued to be a part of the association and helped in getting new scholarships instituted.
Mr. A C Suares popularly known as “Johnny” took over the terms of president for 1 year 1982 – 83. He was a very senior old boy from the early fifties batch and can be credited with having attended every single OBA day function till he migrated to Australia in early 90’s. Mr. Suares was a popular figure at all OBA functions and his help and guidance will be treasured for long.
Mr. Prabhu Prasad took over as President in 1983-84 and continued for 2 years till 1984-85. He also has been associated with the OBA for well over two decades and during the early 80’s he was a part of the committee which re-activated the association through the Life membership drive. During his tenure plans for starting an OBA Newsletter were made. He is also credited with having started the practice of honouring Staff members on the completion of 25 years (Silver Jubilee) of service by giving them a purse and Citation. An updated and revised Constitution was brought out during his term in June 1985.
Mr. L Ali Khan became the president during 1985-86 and served in this capacity for 3 years up to 1987-88. He was instrumental in bringing out the first issue of the GERMAINITE which was to become the Newsletter of the OBA. Mr. Ali Khan too had been an active member of the association for many years. During his 3 years he added the Mr and Mrs Joseph H Lobo Scholarship for 2 needy students, the OBA ICSE Fee Scholarship for 2 needy students and the V B Vijaykumar Annual Scholarship for a needy student. He was always ready to assist in various fund raising activities. Mr. Ali Khan was also the president of the Parent Teacher Association of the School and was a member of the School Local managing Committee.
Leo Anthony Devadoss, was at he helm of affairs for a decade from 1988 till 1999, barring two years when Cyril Don Bosco was the President for two years from 94-96. Leo gave the OBA stability ensuring all the programmes were conducted year after year. He started the Table Tennis Tournament for schools , and the Annual Germainte Ball in 1991. During his tenure more than 15 Scholarships were instituted as annual OBA Prizes. He ensured that the OBA had its own office in the school premises, with its own computer, got the Hockey Academy registered with KSHA, he handled the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the OBA in a very befitting manner, honouring all the Past Principals, starting the Golden Jubilee Hockey Tournament. He handed over the reins to CN Abraham in 1999 after the close of the Golden Jubilee. One must give Leo Devadoss credit for the pace at which the Association grew and his tenure was indeed a landmark period.
Vision 2000 - was the Document released by C N Abraham who became the President in November 1999, the key success factor of his tenure was the Coaching Camp which he introduced with the help of Rev Fr John Rose in April 2000, followed it with the very popular Germainite Challenge Cup for schools, and with Charles Rogers, Krishnan, Joy Francis and other batch mates of ’79, the launch of the first ever WEBSITE, all this was done in 10 months.
Harsha Sridharan took over as President in October 2000 for a year, when he introduced the Fr Stan Night School, he was followed by Samuel Jayarajan for three terms 2001-2004. Samuel Jayarajan, was a perfectionist and he ensured that all the events that the OBA traditionally carried out were conducted. Fr John Rose then Chairman, had this to say about him when he passed away and was present at his month’s mind mass- “I found Samuel Jayarajan, a very dedicated person, who would come every day to the OBA room at about 6.30 pm , stayed for an hour and he ensured that he worked for the OBA in a very meticulous manner”
Vinay Bhat was President for two terms, followed by Herold Vaz for a term, Ettienne Sinnas for two terms and Henry Dayal was President for a term.
“OBA REVIVAL- REACHING OUT” was the theme proposed by the new team of the OBA elected in September 2011 for the year-2011/12, and was headed by Alfred Santamaria. He and his team members ensured that 2011/12 would be a path breaking year for the OBA - the Debates and the Challenge Cup were back, so also the OBA Golden Jubilee Hockey Tournament. An Audit was done for the accounts of the three previous years which was mooted by the Chairman and approved by the AGM in 2011. This was put in place by the then Treasurer- C N Abraham, the financial matters were streamlined, the Constitution was amended, the Permanent Standing Committee for Scholarships was put in place, and all pending Scholarships were paid out for the preceding three years. The Deposits were doubled in the bank. It was definitely a Trendsetting Year for the OBA.
N.Manimaran took over as President in September 2012 once again with a blend of experience and youth. This team again ensured ll the activities of the OBA were conducted meticulously and ensuring there is a continuity and consolidation of the gains in the last two years.