tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700197548299305500.post925744612335082540..comments2024-03-25T20:37:33.599+05:30Comments on harimohan paruvu: Bro. K.M. Joseph - The Beloved Cricket Brother of All Saints High School Heads to RomeHarimohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17080410333580185917noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700197548299305500.post-26950769440173293912021-05-24T21:29:16.130+05:302021-05-24T21:29:16.130+05:30Thanks Anon. That is a wonderful piece of informat...Thanks Anon. That is a wonderful piece of information about Brother Joseph being an awesome storyteller. I shared your comment with Brother and he was happy to hear that.Harimohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17080410333580185917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700197548299305500.post-82411464344418207342021-05-23T11:42:36.767+05:302021-05-23T11:42:36.767+05:30Brother Joseph was also an awesome story teller in...Brother Joseph was also an awesome story teller in the classroom of Alistair McClean novels like "Where Eagles Dare". Didn't know the author or the title at the. time but looked forward teacher sick days when Brother Joseph would sub with story telling. Also chatting with him in his room in the front with other students after school. Such a dynamic presence! Love and respect Brother Joseph. And thanks for the article. <br /><br />Remember watching Khalid (he hit the ball to the top of the church steeple on demand during a lunch match), Zahid, Azhar, and others during lunch breaks and after school being coached by Brother Joseph.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700197548299305500.post-40475034489834641612020-07-29T13:33:37.877+05:302020-07-29T13:33:37.877+05:30So good to hear from you Red Chilli. Yes, Milton i...So good to hear from you Red Chilli. Yes, Milton is very much around and so is Azhar, who is now the President of the HCA. Percy is back in town after a stint in the Navy. I could connect you to him if you're keen. It was another era - and a brilliant one at that. You must have had loads of fun with that batch, just as we all did a couple of years later. In the end all that matters I think is how much fun we had...and it has nothing to do with whether we excelled in anything or not! Great hearing from you though. Very heartfelt post. Loved it.Harimohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17080410333580185917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700197548299305500.post-9374679803839094632020-07-28T22:34:58.665+05:302020-07-28T22:34:58.665+05:30I am from Milton Balm's batch. Azhar was a yea...I am from Milton Balm's batch. Azhar was a year senior. There were other budding cricketers then. Percy, Nizam. In our annual sports day, Azhar would throw the ball into Rosary convent from our ground. He always won that event. Milton had the knack of despatching any ball to the same part of the boundary. I was a studious chap but played cricket in the colony. Those days we would play with a cricket ball at stake. Games would seldom end amicably. There would be a fight and the teams would disperse. So I asked Milton to let me play in a match between classes I guess. I failed both with bat and ball. I remember Milton saying, 'ye padne wale bachon ke bas ki baath nahi hai' I neither excelled in studies or sports finally. Just an average guy. I remember Bro Joseph too. Ours was the Bro Brittp, Bro Celestian era. I understand that Bro Britto is no more. So sad. All seem from some other era.RED CHILLIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069194940087559212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700197548299305500.post-661108983708954782019-07-18T23:15:54.705+05:302019-07-18T23:15:54.705+05:30Hello ... myself Nagendra here ... I will be thank...Hello ... myself Nagendra here ... I will be thankful to bro Jospeh life long bcz I got admission in St Gabriel’s ( Kazipet ) bcz of this brother ... if I wouldn’t get the admission I wouldn’t get a good education and I wouldn’t read this article ... thank u once again brother ... if ur not there am not a Gabriel student ... thank uuu ...Nagendranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700197548299305500.post-48321159523551868902014-12-25T23:48:12.669+05:302014-12-25T23:48:12.669+05:30Ali, thank you so much for your warm wishes. Bro J...Ali, thank you so much for your warm wishes. Bro Joseph was special and remains just the same - warm, affectionate and supportive. I can identify with your story - he was so passionate about the game, about us and our growth.Harimohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17080410333580185917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700197548299305500.post-23915230427158600252014-12-24T15:45:30.740+05:302014-12-24T15:45:30.740+05:30Hari,
I keep going back to your blog whenever I f...Hari,<br /><br />I keep going back to your blog whenever I feel nostalgic (which is most of the time!!) but have never sent in my comments. But I had to this time since I went back in time and wanted to read about Bro. Joseph and found that he had responded to you here. What can I say about Bro. Joseph? I had the privilege to be taught by him (maths) in the 8th grade and play (actually practice) cricket with him. Although I was selected for the high school team, I never got a chance to play any matche, but that did not stop me from going to the practice sessions we used to have!! This was 1973 and we had Khalid as captain and the (late) Shahid Akbar and many more brilliant players and just being with them and practicing was an honor! And Bro. Joseph was always there, playing with us, encouraging us and yes, hitting those long sixes you mentioned here. Azhar, I remember was in the primary school team and once while the primary school team was playing a match at the Nizam College ground (Brother was watching this match) we , the high school team had a match against another team somewhere else. We lost badly and landed up at Nizam College ground just after lunch. I had never seen Bro. Joseph so upset when told that we had lost the match!! He kept saying, "how could you?" "Look at these kids (pointing to the primary school children, who were winning, by the way!) and see how good they are playing". That was one tough time! Oh, how I miss those days! Thanks for all the memories. May God give more power to your writing. Amen!!<br />Ali Nawaz Juddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700197548299305500.post-16113088944872947732013-01-16T22:56:08.777+05:302013-01-16T22:56:08.777+05:30Thank you so much for your kind words Brother Jose...Thank you so much for your kind words Brother Joseph. You wouldn't know how proud we feel when the teachers we admire and respect have a good word for us (even when we are 45). I hope to get one book out this year and will certainly hope to have you at the launch. And Brother, it would be my greatest pleasure to write those stories for children we thought about. Let us discuss them when we meet. I must also tell you that it is such a pleasant surprise to see you post a comment on my blog. Thank you so much once again.Harimohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17080410333580185917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700197548299305500.post-88965854150372874582013-01-16T19:30:37.841+05:302013-01-16T19:30:37.841+05:30Dear Hari,
Geetings. Today, again, I read your a...Dear Hari,<br /><br />Geetings. Today, again, I read your article.The more Iread, the more I admire your facility with the English language.<br />You must get to write those stories we spoke about.<br />I am waiting for your next book.<br /><br />Brother K.M.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237169439195161882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700197548299305500.post-34893962511913958492012-07-05T06:07:15.381+05:302012-07-05T06:07:15.381+05:30Hey Ehtu, Thanks skipper. Always good to hear from...Hey Ehtu, Thanks skipper. Always good to hear from you.Harimohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17080410333580185917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700197548299305500.post-41831250377613788882012-06-25T01:08:10.932+05:302012-06-25T01:08:10.932+05:30Harry,you are developing into a very articulate wr...Harry,you are developing into a very articulate writer/Author.<br />Beautifully written,made me feel as if i was a participant.<br />Will look forward many more write ups from you pal.<br />best wishes,<br />EhteshamAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603147398504576297noreply@blogger.com