MANY STEPS NEEDED TO PROTECT RIGHTS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN BY ANIL MALHOTRA At a time when rampant abuse of children in child care homes was reported by the media exposing lax administrative control and failure of implementation of child care laws, child rights were in doldrums in northern territories in 2012. Only a miniscule number of registered children shelter homes existed. Unregistered homes flourished with impunity. Despite child protection laws, multiple unchecked mal

BACK TO ST. JOHN’S SCHOOL AFTER 50 YEARS BY ANIL MALHOTRA* Passing out of St. John’s High School Chandigarh five decades ago, the class of 1975 celebrated a reunion at the lawns of the Brothers residence on school premises. Joining as toddlers 1965 onwards, Johnians in camaraderie with their better halves dined at school to reminiscence and relive cherished moments of growing up together. It was a thrilling experience of pure joy. The Christian Brothers Society founded by Ble

WHEN IT WAS BACK TO SCHOOL FOR THE 1975 BATCH OF ST JOHNIANS BY ANIL MALHOTRA Founded in 1959 on a sprawling 33-acre campus in Sector 26, St. John’s High School bears the lasting imprint of the Christian Brothers Society. Fifty years after saying goodbye to St. John’s High School, Chandigarh, the Class of 1975 returned to where it all began on December 23. Having joined the school as toddlers from 1965 onwards, Johnians reunited on the school premises with their better halves