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DELEGATES TO THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE - LONDON 1930
Sir Cawasji Jehangir
Sir Phiroz Sethna
Sir M. R. Jayakar
Mr. Akbar Hydari
Mr. Homi. P. Mody
MEMBER OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
Dr. Joseph Alban D‟Souza 3 terms Member of Standing Committee and its
Chairman. Chairman of Public Health Commission
GOVERNORS
Sir Homi P. Mody Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Mr. Habib Rahimtoola Governor of Sind, Pakistan
AMBASSADORS
Mr. Vinod Khanna (IFS) Ambassador to Cuba and Indonesia.
Mr. Vijay Nambiar (IFS) Ambassador to China, Malaysia and Afghanistan.
Member National Security Council. Under Secretary to
Secretary General Kofi Annan, UN.
Mr. A. G. Menezes Ambassador to Cambodia and to Ireland
Mr. M.C. Chagla Ambassador to the U.S.A.; High Commissioner, Great
Britain.
Mr. Badruddin Tyabji Ambassador to Indonesia, West Germany, Iran, Japan.
Mr. A. A. A. Fyzee Ambassador to Egypt.
Mr. Nani Palkhivala Ambassador to the U.S.A.
IN PUBLIC LIFE
Mr. S. K. Patil Union Minister for Transport and Railways.
Mr. DinkerraoDesai Minister for Education, Government of Bombay
Mr. C. H. Bhabha Minister for Commerce, Government of India
Dr. M. D. Gilder Minister for Health, Bombay Presidency
Mr. P. G. Kher Minister for Urban Development, Maharashtra
Mr. John Msonthi Minister for Trade and Industry, Malawi
Mr. Tyeb Saifuddin Pirzada Foreign Minister, Pakistan
Mr. Alfredo Bruto da Costa Minister for Social Affairs & Social Coord., Portugal
Ms. Chandrika Kenia Minister for Education, Maharashtra.
Mrs. Violet Alva Deputy Chairperson, Rajya Sabha
Mr. Ratansingh Rajda Member of Parliament
Mr. Erasmo de Sequeira Member of Parliament
Mr. Kamal Morarka Member of Parliament
Ms. Shabana Azmi Member of Parliament
Ms. Anu Aga Member of Parliament
Dr. J. Leon D‟Souza Mayor of Bombay
Dr. R. N. Kulkarni Mayor of Bombay
Mr. S. K. Patil Mayor of Bombay (elected thrice)
Mr. Narsingrao C Pupala Mayor of Bombay
Dr. M. U. Mascarenhas Mayor of Bombay
Dr. Simon C Fernandes Mayor of Bombay
Dr. B. K. Boman Behram Mayor of Bombay
Dr. J. A. Colaco Mayor of Bombay
Dr. Victor Castellino Mayor of Bombay
Mrs. Gulestan BillimoriaSheriff of Bombay
Mr. Y. A. Fazalbhoy Sheriff of Bombay
Sir Fazal I Rahimtoola Sheriff of Bombay
Mr. Sunil Gavaskar Sheriff of Bombay
Mr. N. A. Dhabolkar Sheriff of Bombay
Mr. Jimmy Heredia Sheriff of Bombay
Mr. Jehangir Nicholson Sheriff of Bombay
Mr. Akbar Hydari Founder of Modern Hyderabad and Osmania University
Dr. Karni Singh Maharaja of Bikaner
Dr. R. K. HazareDy. Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Mr. Manuel Menezes Chairman, Railway Board. Secretary, GOI, Ministry of
Defense Production
Mr. Joseph B D‟Souza (IAS) Chief Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra. Municipal
Commissioner of BMC, Managing Director – CIDCO.
Mr. L. G. Rajwade (IAS) Chief Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra
Mr. Ajit Nimbalkar IAS Chief Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra
Mr. A. D. Gorwalla, ICS Officer
Mr. John Lobo, IPS Director of CBI
Mr. M. Chudasama Inspector General of Police, Bombay
Mr. C. J. V. Miranda, IPS Dy. Inspector General of Police
Mr. S. E. Sukhtankar Municipal Commissioner, B.M.C.
Ms. Usha Sahani, AS Officer
Mr. Gurudas Bailur, IAS Officer, Retd. Dy. Director in Commonwealth
Mr. A. X. Moraes, Jt. Secretary to Governor, PWD
Mr. A. Saldanha, General Manager, Central Railway
Mr. Jal Bulsara Dy. Municipal Commissioner, Bombay, 1941.
Mr. Jamshed Kanga Municipal Commissioner, Bombay.
Mr. Reginald Joseph D‟Mello Chief Labour Commissioner, Govt. of Maharashtra.
Mr. Hooseini Doctor Founder Chairman, B‟bay Mercantile Co. Bank.
Mr. Harry D‟Penha Principal Information Officer, Govt. of India
Mrs. Kunda Kadam Dy. Municipal Commissioner
Mr. Homi N. SethnaSecretary, Department of Atomic Energy
Mr. Lalit Doshi, Secretary, Industries, Maharashtra
Mr. Rakesh MariaAddl. Director General - ATS
Ms. Marie Lou Fernandes, IPSDCP, Head Office, Mumbai.
Mr. Ashok Kamte, IPS Addl. Commissioner of Mumbai Police
Mr. Himanshu Roy, IPS Joint Commissioner of Police - Mumbai (Crime)
Miss Shanti Parwani First Woman ACP in Maharashtra
Mr. Anthony C.J. de Sa Controller of BARC, Mumbai
Mr. Leonard Freitas Director, RDSO, Lucknow
Mr. Freddie Heredia IAS, Secretary. Gujarat
Mr. Joachim Alva Freedom fighter, MP – Lok Sabha
Ms. Alice Alvares First Lady Corporator in Elections 1952
Dr. Subir Gokarn Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.
Dr. Indraneel Ghose Technical and Science Advisor – European Union
Mr. Swithin Rodrigues Dy. General Manager, Central Railway
Mr. Suresh Kakkar (IPS) Dy. Commissioner of Police (Protection), Mumbai
Mr. Jeevan Virkar Commandant General, Home Guards & Director, Civil
` Defense, State Maharashtra.
Mr. Mark Fernandes Chairman of IMC‟s Shipping & Aviation Committee
Dr. P.J.J. Pinto Economic Advisor, RBI; Alternate Director, IMF/WB
Mr. G.A. Pardiwala Chairman, Regional Council, Institute of C.A.s
Ms. Kalpana Desai Director, Prince of Wales Museum
Mr. Swadeen Kshatriya Municipal Commissioner, Mumbai
Mr. Ashley Tellis Helped the U.S Govt. broker the Nuclear deal with India.
Member of Council on Foreign Relations, the International
Institute for Strategic Studies, U.S.
Mr. Neville Roach Chairman, Advisory Board of Tata Consultancy Services
In Australia & New Zealand
LEGAL LUMINARIES
Justice Sam P. Bharucha Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India
Justice M. C. Chagla Chief Justice, Bombay High Court
Justice S. C. Pratap Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court
Justice Sam Variava Judge Supreme Court of India
Justice Govind Madgavkar (ICS) Actg. Chief Justice
Justice Bomanji Wadia Judge
Justice Faiz Badruddin Tyabji Actg. Chief Justice
Justice Lentin Bakhtawar Judge of Bombay High Court
Justice M. R. Jayakar Judge – Federal Court in Delhi
Justice Keshvrao Wassodev Judge of Bombay High Court
Justice S. S. Rangnekar Actg. Chief Justice
Justice A. A. Kajiji Judge
Justice (Mrs.) K. K. Baam Judge of Bombay High Court
Mr. Tehmtan R. Andhyarujina Advocate General of Maharashtra and
Solicitor General of India
Mr. Soli SorabjeeAttorney General for India, Advocate of the Supreme Court, Padma
Vibhushan
Mr. Goolam Vahanvati Attorney General for India
Mr. Nani Palkhivala Advocate of the Supreme Court, Outstanding jurist.
Mr. Fali Nariman Advocate, Supreme Court
Mr. Philip de Quadros J udge of Small Causes Court
Mr. Frank Oliveira Chief Presidency Magistrate
Mr. Edward Raymond Judicial Commissioner, Sind
Mr. Inder Narayanan Mohanlal Chief Judge, Small Causes Court, Bombay
Mr. Ernest Alvares Judge, Small Causes Court
Mr. Shirish Gupte Solicitor General of India
Mr. Luis Jose CordeiroAddl. Chief Presidency Magistrate in Bombay
Mr. Mahesh Jethmalani Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Mr. Shiraz Rahimtoola Advocate and Solicitor
Mr. Cyrus Mehta Eminent Lawyer in NY
Mr. Elijah Ellis Jhirad Judge Advocate General of the Indian Navy. Senior
Senior advocate of the supreme court. Managing Editor of
the Banking Law Journal, U.S. served with distinction in
the Law Dept, NY
Ms. Kamila Tyabji Lawyer, campaigner and founder of „Women‟s India
Trust. Represented India on the UN Commission on status
of women.
Mr. Aspi Chinoy Senior Advocate, Mumbai High Court
Ms. Vedica Puri Named to the Northern California Super Lawyers 2010
Rising Star Edition
Mr. Gabriel Pillai Barrister and Solicitor at Supreme Court in Canberra
and NSW, Australia and High Court of Australia
Mr. Boman Behram Advocate, Bombay High Court
EDUCATIONISTS
Dr. Mrs. Madhuri Shah Chairperson, University Grants Commission
Dr. Ms. Armaity Desai Chairperson, University Grants Commission
Dr. Niloufer Adil Kazmi Secretary, University Grants Commission
Mr. M. C. Chagla Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University
Justice Bomanji J. Wadia Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University
Dr (Ms.) Mehroo Bengalee Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University,
Member, Minorities Commission.
Mr. Ashok Pradhan Vice Chancellor of Nashik Open University
Mr. W. X. Mascarenhas First Indian Principal of Pune Engineering College
Mother Mary Braganza Principal, Sophia College, Mumbai
Fr. John Correia-Afonso S.J. Principal of St. Xavier‟s College, Mumbai
Fr. John Misquitta S.J. Principal of St. Xavier‟s College, Mumbai
Fr. Lancelot Pereira S.J. Principal of St. Xavier‟s College, Mumbai
Dr. Fabian Fernandes Pro Vice Chancellor Bombay University
Member, UN Commissions Foreign Service
Fr. Edward D‟Cruz S.J. Principal of St. Xavier‟s College, Mumbai & Goa
Mr. Francisco Correia–Afonso Principal, Bhavan‟s College, Andheri
Fr. Joseph Velinkar S.J. Principal, St. Gonsalo Garcia College, Vasai
Mr. Regin D‟Silva Principal, St. Gonsalo Garcia College, Vasai
Sr. Annette Thotakara Principal, St. Andrew‟s College.
Dr. Jeanette Pinto Principal, Sophia College, Mumbai
Fr. Nicolau Pereira Principal, St. Xavier‟s College, Mapusa
Mr. A. Mascarenhas Principal, St. Andrew‟s College, Mumbai.
Fr. Joseph M. Dias S.J. Principal, St. Xavier‟s College, Mumbai
Fr. Frazer Mascarenhas S.J. Principal, St. Xavier‟s College, Mumbai
Sr. Melba Rodrigues Principal, St. Bede‟s College, Shimla, H.P.
Ms. Alice Alvares Founder Principal of St. Aloysius Gonzaga High School
Ms. Paula Bedi Education Trustee, Board Member of Agnes Irwin
School in Suburban Philadelphia
Dr. Abhay Pethe Director, Economics Department, University of
Mumbai and former Dean of the Faculty of Arts
Fr. John Rodrigues Principal of Campion School
Dr. Yvonne Freitas Dean of the Science Faculty, University of Mumbai
INDUSTRY Sir Ratan Tata Chairman, Tata Sons Ltd.
Sir Dorab Tata Industrialist
Mr. Azim Premji Managing Director, WIPRO
Mr. Walter Vieira First Asian Chairman of ICIMCI, Founder President
of MAS (Mktg. Advisory Services)
Mr. Walchand Hirachand Captain of Indian Industry.
Mr. W. R. Correa First Indian Managing Director of Union Carbide
Mr. Mukesh Ambani Chairman & Managing Director, Reliance Industries
Mr. Auduth Timblo Managing Director, Formento Resorts and Hotels Ltd.
Mr. Dattaraj Salgaonkar President, Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
CEO of V.M. Salgaocar & Brothers Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Jehangir Ghandy First Indian to hold the post of General Manager at Tatas
Jamshedpur.
Mr. A. H. Tobaccowala Chairman of Voltas
Mr. S. P. Lathia Chairman, Lathia Rubber
Mr. S. P. Godrej Chairman, Godrej Group
Mr. Adi Godrej Chairman, Godrej Group
Mr. Nadir Godrej Managing Director of Godrej Industries
Dr. Freddie Mehta Industrialist
Mr. Madhur Bajaj Vice Chairman, Bajaj Auto
Mr. Ajit Gulabchand Chairman, Hindustan Construction Co.
Ms. Shilpa Shah Director – Garden Silk Mills.
Mr. Michael Mascarenhas Managing Director, Air India
Mr. Atul/Ms. Gayatri Ruia Director, High Street Phoenix
Mr. Russi Lala Director, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust
Mr. Rajiv Dewan Saigal Chairman, Ardee Saigal Group
Mr. F. T. Khorakhivala Head, Akbarallys
Mr. Blaise Fernandes Managing Director of Warner Bros. India.
Mr. Kamal Morarka Chairman, Gannon Dunkerley,
Mr. Mukul Singhal Director, Lipi Data Systems Ltd
Dr. Swati Piramal Director, Piramal Healthcare
Ms. Anu Aga Director, Thermax India Ltd
Dr. Zimra R. Israel Assoc. Director, Clinical Research, Wyeth Vaccines
Dr. Indraneel Ghose Technical and Science Advisor to the European Union
Mr. Lloyd Mathias Head of marketing activities for Motorola India
Mr. Roger Pereira Fmr.CEO and Managing Dir. of R&PM:Edelman
Mr. Meraj Manal C&MD, The Himalaya Global Holdings
Mr. Gracias Saldanha Founder of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
Mr. Glenn Saldanha Managing Director and CEO of Glenmark Pharma
Mr. Sabbas Joseph CEO of Wizcraft – event management company
Mr. Chandrakant (Chuck) Gupta A successful „India Hand Arts‟ business in USA.
Established the Gupta Family Fund at the
Philadelphia Foundation.
Mr. Jeevan J. D‟Mello Chairman and Managing Director of Netventures
Ltd. Constructed the first website for Xavier‟s.
Dr. Purnima Mane President & CEO, Pathfinder – Global advocacy on
Health
SCIENTISTS
Dr. Homi Sethna Director, BARC
Dr. Cecil Saldanha S.J. Director, Centre for Taxonomic Studies, Bangalore
Consultant, Ministry of Environment, New Delhi.
Dr. Khorshed Pavri Director, National Institute of Virology
Dr. H. D. Sankalia Director, Archaeology Department, Deccan College
Dr. Edgar da Silva Director, Division of Life Sciences, UNESCO-Paris
Dr. Spenta Wadia TIFR: Award by the Academy of Sciences, Trieste.
Mr. Pravin Varaiya Member of National Academy of Engineering, USA.
ARMED FORCES
Air Vice Marshal Elric Pinto PVSM
Lt. Gen. Naveen Chand. Rawley PVSM, MC
Maj. Gen. Eustace D‟Souza PVSM. Gold Medal of Polish Army.
Honorary Life Membership of the Royal United
Service Institution, Australia
Air Marshal H. Moolgavkar PVSM, Ch. of Airstaff of IAF
Air Marshal Terence De Sa Director of Training and Director of Operations at Air
Force Headquarters.
Admiral R. H. Tahiliani, Chief of Naval Staff
Rear Admiral Faust Pinto PVSM
Group Captain Allan D‟Costa MVC
Commodore Vernon Valladares Indian Navy
Brigadier A.I. Sahukar, AVSM
Lt. Gen Satish Nambiar PVSM, AVSM, VRC. Headed the 36,000 strong UN
Security Forces Yugoslavia. Adviser to Kofi Annan
on UN Peacekeeping Forces
Brigadier Mark Valladares, Engineers and Mountaineer
Brigadier Ransom Lobo
Dr. Deepak Rao Consultant in Counter Terrorism for QRT Training
Lt. Gen. Francis Dias PVSM, AVSM, VRC
MEDIA
Mr. Armando MenezesProlific writer Mr. Frank Moraes Editor, The Indian Express
Mr. Behram Contractor Editor, The Afternoon, Wrote „Best of 36 years‟.
Ms. Farzana Contractor Editor, The Afternoon
Mr. Khalid Mohammed DNA
Mr. Khalid Ansari MD of Midday. Padmabhushan
Mr. Ashwin Tombat Editor, The Gomantak Times
Mr. Lambert Mascarenhas Founder Editor, Goa Today, Editor, The Navhind
Times
Ms. Patricia Sethi First Asian Bureau Chief of „Newsweek‟ at the UN
Mr. Sitanshu Mehta Winner, Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Jatanyu
Mr. Rajesh Jain CEO of “India World”
Mr. George Menezes A writer/ novelist with a lot of wit and humour
Ms. Shobhaa De Journalist, novelist, scriptwriter
Mr. Vikram Chandra Novelist (Commonwealth Book Prize) Published
Love & Longing in Bombay‟
Ms. Armin Wandrewala Author of „Alone in the Valley of Gods‟
Ms. Tara Deshpande Writer and actress
Mr. Claude Alvares Environmentalist. Director, Goa Foundation
Dr. Teresa Albuquerque Author of „Santacruz that Was‟
Mr. Victor Rangel – Ribeiro Author of „Loving Ayesha and other Stories‟
Dr. (Mrs.) Satyavati Sirsat Death in a Hospice‟, „Death – the Final Freedom‟
Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN, Owner of CNBC TV 18
Mr. Mohammed Mujeeb Rahman „Betrayal of Intellect in Higher Education‟
Mr. Ervelle Menezes News editor & foreign films reviewer of Indian Express
Mr. Leyland D‟Souza An authority on hockey. Covered many Olympics.
Star writer of Times of India sports desk.
Mr. Arun Katiyar Founder & Promoter of India Today group
Ms. Meenakshi Shedde Columnist
Mr. Pradeep Guha Executive Director, Times of India. Moving spirit
behind the Filmfare awards, Femina Miss India and
the Femina Look of the Year contests
Mr Pradeep Vijaykar Sports Editor of TOI
Ms. Saumya Balsari Author of „The Cambridge Curry Club‟. Has written
for „The Deccan Chronicle‟ and „The Asia Age‟
Ms. Sharda Ugra Senior Editor of „India Today‟
Mr. Rohinton Mistry Awarded Canada‟s Gillers Prize for „A Fine Balance‟
Mr. Jehangir Nicholson Art collector and philanthropist
Mr. Russi M. Lala Prolific writer „The Thread of God in my Life‟
Ms. Meher Pestonji Famous for her novel „Pervez‟
Maj. Gen. Ian Cardozo Author of „Param Vir‟ Mr. T.N. Shanbag Proprietor of Strand Book Stall. Padma Shree
DOCTORS
Dr. Accasio C. Viegas Discovered a strain of the Bubonic Plague
Dr. Ernest Borges Cancer Specialist
Dr. Arthur De Sa Surgeon
Dr. Joe De Sa ENT specialist
Dr. Minocher Mody Physician
Dr. Chicot Vas Neurologist
Dr. Rajesh Parikh Leading Neuro Psychiatrist.
Prof. Girish N. Vyas School of Medicine, Univ of California, San Francisco
Dr. K. T. Dholakia Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Kaustubh Patankar Invasive Cardiologist. Riverside California Dr. Ivan Pinto Cardiologist
Dr. Keki Turel Neurophysician
Dr. Menino De Souza Neurophysician
Dr. Sanjeev Bagai Padma Shree,CEO-Batra Hospital & Med. Res. Centre
Dr. Deepak D‟Souza Associate Prof. Yale Medical School, USA
Dr. Ashok Kar First Urologist in Southern California to perform
Robotic Prostatectomy and Laproscopic Surgery
Dr. Milind Kirtane Consultant ENT Surgeon, Hinduja Hospital,
Dr. Abdul Karim Naik Sr. Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr. Firdaus S. Dhabhar Prof. Of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences
Dr. Joachim M. Pinto Oncologist
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
Cardinal Simon Pimenta Archbishop of Bombay
Cardinal Oswald Gracias Archbishop of Mumbai
Msgr Andrew D‟Souza Bishop of Pune
Msgr Alfred Fernandes Bishop of Simla
Msgr Ignatius Lobo Bishop of Belgaum
Msgr Winnibald Menezes Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay
Msgr Longinus Pereira Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay
Msgr Ferdinand Fonseca Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay
Msgr Agnelo Gracias Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay
Msgr Gilbert Rego Bishop of Chandigarh, Simla
Msgr Dominic Abreu Bishop of Aurangabad
Rt. Rev Francis Braganza Bishop of Baroda
Msgr Leonard Raymond Archbishop of Nagpur
Fr Paul Vaz, S.J. Provincial, Mumbai Province, Society of Jesus
Fr. John Macia S.J. Provincial, Mumbai Province, Society of Jesus
Fr. Parmanand Divakar S. J. Counsellor to Jesuit General (Rome)
Sr. Josephine Sala Provincial, Canossian Sisters, Bombay
Fr. Leslie Almeida S. J. Provincial, Goa Province, Society of Jesus
Fr. Anthony D‟Souza S.J. Director, ISI, New Delhi.
Fr. Romuald D‟Souza SJ. Provincial, Goa-Pune Province, Society of Jesus
Fr. John Correia-Afonso SJ. Provincial, Mumbai, Society of Jesus
SPORTS
Polly Umrigar Cricket
Nari Contractor Cricket
Sunil Gavaskar Cricket
Rusi Mody Cricket
Milind Rege Cricket
Ashok Mankad Cricket
Dilip Sampat Table Tennis
Faroukh Khodaiji International Table Tennis player
Kaity Khodaiji Table Tennis
Somaiya Moneypanda Hockey – International Player
Michael Ferreira World Billiards Champion
Joe Crasto National Sprint Champion
Nikhilesh Senapati Squash Champion
Owen Ferreira Hockey, Bombay State Player and Secretary Bombay
Schools Sports Association
Leo Pinto Hockey – International Goalkeeper for India
Oliver Andrade Hockey, Football Coach.
Reggie Rodrigues Hockey - National Team
Maj Gen E. D‟Souza National Hockey Selector, 1974-78
Dr. Leon D‟Souza Represented Christians in the Pentangular Cricket
Tournament of Yore
Chitra Palekar Table Tennis
Atul Premnarayan Badminton
Dr. Dorothy Hakim (Solanki) Swimming
Kishan Narsi Olympic Referee for Boxing
Mr. Luis Jose Cordeiro President of the Bombay Hockey Association and
Chairman of the Selection Committee, Indian Hockey
Federation
Mr. Gavin Ferreira Member of the Indian Olympic Hockey team at
Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA
ART AND CULTURE
Alexyz Fernandes Well known Cartoonist
Alyque Padamsee Ad guru and theatre personality. CEO of AP
Advertising Pvt. Ltd.
Anil Kapoor Bollywood actor
Arbaz Khan Bollywood actor
Arnold J. Saldanha
Ayesha Dharker An actress par excellence who gained international
recognition thru her film „Terrorist‟ and went on to
act in the musical „Bombay Dreams‟.
Cyrus Broacha Theatre and TV Personality
Dr. Ms. Uttara Asha Coorlawala Awarded the Dadabhai Naoroji International Award
for „Excellence and Life Time Achievement‟ for
creating a contemporary dance vocabulary.
Dilip Dhawan
Dilip Tahil Theatre personality
Etienne Coutinho Directed the play „Holy River‟
Farah Khan Choreographer
Farooque Shaikh Versatile actor.
Gerson da Cunha Theatre Personality
Jalal Agha Actor
Jehangir Sabavala Well known painter
Kavita Krishnamoorthy Leading female play back singer who is comfortable
with classical, folk and film songs
Kelly Dorji Celebrated Model
Lascelles Symonds Model turned designer
Abbas Tyrewala Film writer
Mahendra Kapoor Well known singer
Mario de Miranda Renowned cartoonist. Padma Vibhushan.
Mazar Khan Renowned actor
Mehnaz Hussain Leading Pop Artiste
Meghna Gulzar Film maker who became famous with „Filhaal‟ – a
Feature film on surrogate motherhood.
Zubin Mehta Conductor of Munich Orchestra, Conductor for Life
of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Ismail Merchant International Film Maker/Award Winner. Writer,
producer, director, gourmet and raconteur. Founder
of Merchant-Ivory Productions.
Charles Correa Winner of the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
Padma Vibhushan
Pankaj Udhas Well known ghazal maestro –Awarded Padmashree
Partap Sharma Writer, actor, dramatist, commentator, film maker
Pearl Padamsee Producer and director of plays
Quasar Thakore Padamsee Theatre personality
Rael Padamsee Producer and director of plays
Rahul da Cunha Theatre personality and Advertising Specialist
Raul D‟Souza Renowned Bharatnatyam dancer, Instrumental in
creating new dance ballets „Shakti‟ and „Draupadi‟
Renuka Shahane Bollywood actress and Indian television
Saeed Mirza Indian screenwriter
Satish Shah A name synonymous with comedy,
Shabana Azmi Recipient of International Gandhi Peace Prize
Shruti Sinha
Shweta Shetty
Smita Patil A versatile Bollywood actress
Sudarshan Loyalka
Suneeta Rao Acclaimed singer, dancer and stage actress.
Sylvester da Cunha Advertising and Theatre Personality
Tanuja Chandra Film director
Vijay Dutt Anand
Vidya Balan Acclaimed Actress
Ameen Sayani Announcer of Radio Ceylon, Golden Voice of
India, „Padma Shri‟
Taufique Qureshi Fusion master and versatile player of Indian, Western
and traditional percussion instruments.
Ms. Shernaz Patel Performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A very
Successful TV producer
Ms. Chitra Palekar A sensitive film maker – a journalist and author
Mr. Andre de Quadros Professor of Music and Choir, Dept. of Music
Education, College of Fine Art, Boston University.
Mr. Arnold Saldanha Eminent pianist
Mr. Aasif Faquih Poet
Mr. Fazal Qureishi Western classical music
Mr. Rahul Akerkar Leading restaurateur-chef.
Ms Mandira Bedi Famous anchor person and actress in tele-serials
Ms. Rakshanda Khan Famous model, actress and anchor person
Ms. Tara Deshpande Successful actress.
Mr. Khalid Mohammed Film critic of Times of India and Editor of Filmfare.
Mr. Gautam Rajadhyaksha Ace fashion photographer
Mr. Pradeep V. Naik Set up „Galleria de Icons‟ in Goa.
Mr. Boman Irani Famous actor
SOCIAL ACTION
Fr. Cedric Prakash, S.J. Director of „Prashant‟ a center for human rights in
Ahmedabad.
Ms. Shaheen Mistri Founder and Managing Director of Akanksha
Foundation, and CEO – Teach For India.
Mr. Gerson da Cunha Founder, AGNI
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