Dr Grahams Homes Kalimpong
Board of Management
Mr Michael Shane Calvert; President, Board of Management, Dr Graham’s Homes. He has been involved with schools for over three decades and was the Academic Administrator of the two Welland Gouldsmith Schools in Kolkata. He also served till recently as the Secretary of the La Martiniere Schools in Kolkata. He was Headmaster of Dr. Graham’s Homes from 1997 to 2002 and was inducted on to the board of Dr. Graham’s Homes in 2012.
Having served as Vice President for three years, he is the current President, Board of Management, DGH since October 2020. In 2011 and 2016, (Two Terms) he was nominated as a Member of the Legislative Assembly to represent the Anglo Indian community in the State of West Bengal. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the West Bengal Minorities Commission having been nominated in 2017 and 2020 (Two Terms)
mscal.dgh20@gmail.com
Wg Cdr Praful Rao(retd) – A 1967 batch student of Dr Graham’s Homes and a resident of Kalimpong. He served in the IAF for 23yrs before taking premature retirement.
He works on Disaster Management and environment issues and is the current Vice-President of the Board of Management.
prafulrao.com@gmail.com
Ms. Pauline Sapphire – A thoroughbred Old Girl of Dr Graham’s Homes who was a prefect and a school captain. Pauline has worked in ITC and also did a stint in the airlines.
Presently a sports administrator and Joint Secretary of Punjab Golf Association and a pioneer woman in the Indian Golf scene. She is involved in social activities as well.
pauline_dgh@yahoo.com
Fr. Moloy D’Costa – He has long standing experience in the field of education having been the Principal of the following Schools: i) St. Joseph’s School, Kharagpur; ii) Sacred Heart High School, Kharagpur; iii) St. Aloysius’ School, Howrah. He was also was the Inspector of Diocesan Schools from 2007 to 2016 and Secretary of West Bengal Association of Christian Schools, from 2009 till date. He as served as President of the Managing Committee of many schools
frmsdecosta@gmail.com
Ms. Denise Smith – She is working with the Swedish Consulate in Kolkata in the capacity of Consular Officer and was associated with the All India Anglo Indian Association, Kolkata Branch for many years. She was the President of the prestigious ‘Dalhousie Institute (DI)’, Kolkata where she began work almost 25 years ago and has had the distinction of being the first lady Honorary Secretary and eventually the first lady President of the Dalhousie Institute.
denises.dgh@gmail.com
Mr. Nava Ratna Pradhan – Ex Principal of Scottish Universities’ Mission Institution,Kalimpong. Secretary,Diocese of Eastern Himalaya,the Church of North India. Secretary,Dicesan Education Society. Member,Board of Governors,St Pauls’School,Darjeeling.
navaratna0707@gmail.com
Ms Jayshree Pradhan – Masters in Chemistry from Gauhati University . Joined the Indian Administrative Services and underwent courses in Massurie and Simla . Served the Govt of Sikkim for 33 years.Active in NGOs including An Association for the Visually Challenged . Serving on the Board of DGH since 2003.Hope to participate more actively under the dynamic leadership of Mr MS Calvert, Wing Commander Praful Rao along with very proactive Members of the Board.jayshreepradhan.dgh@gmail.com
Anmole Prasad is based in Kalimpong, his home for all of his sixty five years.
Since the nineties, he has had a long and cordial association with the Homes, as a parent, a member of the Board of Management and as its erstwhile legal adviser.
Because of this, he has personal insight into the affairs of the school and the myriad challenges that face it. With his daughter he shares a deep and abiding affection for the Homes where she studied for over a decade.molesad@gmail.com
Board of Management
Lancelot J Fuller
President / Chairman
Jayshree Pradhan
Vice- President
Shane Calvert
Member
Pauline Singh
Member
Denise Smith
Member
Nabha Ratna Pradhan
Member
Ms Esther Pears
Member
Anmole Prasad
Member
Ratna Lekha Shetty
Member
Ashok Pradhan
Member
Arifin Graham
Member
Capt. Prakash Pradhan
Member
Sunirmal Chakraborty
Member
Dr. Bernard Lyngdoh
Member
Hilda Peacock
Member
Jigme Tshering
Member
Yanki Tshering
Member
Mrs. Suchitra Guha
Member