I was born in India and grew up in Nanyuki, Kenya, where I studied up to KPE. I then attended Eastleigh Secondary in Nairobi and left in 1962.

ESS was a big step for a village boy like me. I was lucky enough to be taught by a number of good teachers like Mr. Bhardwaj, Mr. Mendonca, Mr. Xaviar De Souza, Mr. Pritchard, Mr. Mangat, Mr. Shah, Mr. P A Patel and, above all, Mr. Shant - who taught us Punjabi and PE. At ESS, I played volleyball right from my first year and captained the school team in 1962. I was then also a prefect, Captain of Nile House and President of both Punjabi and Geography societies.

I completed my 'A' Levels at Kenya Polytechnic and attained a B Sc. in Electronics and Electrical Engineering at Royal Technical College, Nairobi. I joined Burroughs Business Machines as a Field Engineer and left them in 1975 to immigrate to Toronto, Canada. I worked with Burroughs in Toronto as well for a few years. I then joined the Ontario Government as a Network Analyst in the IT department and retired in March 2010.

I am married to Kulwant (Bansal), a teacher and a banker. We live in Brampton, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario. We have three loving children. Sandeep, Harinder and Gurtej. They are achieving well in their own fields. I am enjoying my retirement and keeping in touch with a few ESS mates. It's always fun to talk about old times!

- As of July 2011