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Karan Faridoon Bilimoria (Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea) studied at Loyola School, Trivandrum in the late 1960s. At the age of eight, he attended Loyola, “a typically strict Jesuit school where I was caned for bringing in comics,” recalled Lord Bilimoria in an interview to The Independent. His father was an army officer, and young Bilimoria’s schooling was spread over seven schools, most of them in south India.
Based on available clues, my guess is that he studied in Loyola from 1968-1971, from Standard 3 to 5.
Lord Bilimoria became member of the House of Lords in 2006. He is co-founder and Chairman of Cobra Beer, and holds several distinguished positions in the UK.
Tailpiece: A few years after Karan Bilimoria left Loyola, the school abolished caning as a method of punishment. Today, one of Bilimoria’s schoolmates, Vineeth Abraham, ranks among India’s finest comic collectors.
Hat tip: Anup Kuruvilla John (1997 ISC)
Ashok,
Can’t get better than this..We might expect a Doon School alumnus at a House of Lords, but a Loyolite???
Never though Vijay Mallaya’s competition could come from a Loyolite 😉
By the way, Is he a Parsi?
Yes Karthik, he is a Parsi. I’ve now added the link to the newspaper interview.
2 point tale-piece is the sting in the tail. did i just confuse words? hehe.
🙂
Wow, good find by Anup. Ashok, an interview should follow.
Good Lord! This time you’ve set the ‘bar’ too high, Jiby. Anup glides in a circle where I would be a square peg. Forgive the bad puns.
You shud spare your thoolika for those Loyolites who become/aspire to become Panchayath members. Bourgeois House of Lords doesn’t enthuse comrades like us.
🙂 Yes, once the biography is done, I will consider the autobiography. Blessed are those of us living in pristine pattikaads who can aspire to the Panchayath. City-bred, city-bread Loyolites, aspire to House of Lords, Lords Restaurant, etc. How trivial!
Hi Ashok,
Haven’t seen any new articles on this page for a long time. Taking a break? A pity because I really enjoyed reading your updates on the school and its products.
Here is an update on yet another loyolite who has done us all proud http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article1570018.ece . Thought I might share it with you and your readers.
Cheers / Anish
Thank you, Anish, for posting the news link on Renjith Kumar (1977).
Nowadays, Loyola news flows through LOBA’s e-group. That’s one reason why I’ve been silent.
Thanks Ashok for the update. Any idea how one joins this e group?
To join the LOBA e-group, please add your email ID via the LOBA website or visit its Google Groups page.
Thanks Ashok.
Hi Ashok,
When are you resuming the articles on your blog?
Regards,
Karthik
Karthik, I really don’t know. On the one hand, no compelling reason to kick-start again; on the other hand, lots of excuses to continue hibernation. 🙂