🌧️ Current Monsoon Prediction for India
According to the official predictive frames from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the monsoon footprint across India features varied intensities for July 2026. Standard active spells are moving consistently through central zones, northwest belts, and the northeast, bringing welcome relief alongside typical seasonal cloud magic across our home regions.
⚽ Football World Cup Fever
Football fever has completely gripped the global stage! The historic, expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup 2026 is in full throttle. This July, the competition charges directly into the highly anticipated knockout stages and action-packed Round of 32 matches, building incredible momentum ahead of the final world championship match on July 19th.
🎖️ Grand Alumni Milestones: The Seth Family Legacy
It is an extraordinary moment of pride for our broader Nilgiris community as General Dhiraj Seth has officially assumed his role as the Chief of the Indian Army Staff (COAS)! An illustrious alumnus of the neighboring Lawrence School, Lovedale, General Seth has scaled to the very apex of military leadership. He is the First Alumni of this institution to scale the highest position in the indian army.
This immense tradition of national service traces a proud lineage from his father, Lieutenant General (Retd.) Krishna Mohan Seth. Lt Gen K.M. Seth is a highly decorated veteran of the Indian Army who has close ties to our hills; as a Brigadier, he was prominently posted at the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington. Retiring from the military in 1997 as the Adjutant General of the Indian Army, he went on to serve with great distinction in governance as the state Governor of Tripura, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh.
The family's deep, beloved roots within our own campus are fondly remembered: General Seth's mother, Mrs Veena Seth served with incredible dedication for years as the chemistry teacher and the housemaster in charge of David House at Stanes High School, Coonoor.
This spectacular dedication to the defense of the nation extends beautifully to his younger brother, Rear Admiral Ravnish Seth. A proud alumnus of Stanes High School, Coonoor, Rear Admiral Ravnish Seth is actively steering critical maritime defense operations, presently holding his strategic command appointment as the Admiral Superintendent of the Naval Ship Repair Yard at the Karwar Naval Base.
*Group Picture
1956?*
Sitting on Floor
1. To 30
Front row seated(
L to R): 1 Mr. Ramalingam(Hindi master),
2 Mrs Clay Warden, 3-Mrs. Hyacinth Bird, 4. 5-Mrs.Pell, 6. Miss.Noronha 7-Miss A. Cherian, 8. Mrs Smith ( Board member), 9. Mrs.
Fox. 10. Mr. Fox ( Pastor Union Church), 11. Mrs.N.Barnard ( Principal), 12 Mr McLaughlin (
Chairman of the School board) 13. Mrs
McLaughlin 14. Miss Uma Paul, 15. Mrs Harriet Matthew's. 16. Name Awaited 17.
Miss. Martelli 18-Miss Rozario, 19- Mr. Matthews, Accountant.
Girls Standing
First Row 1. Name Awaited 2. Name
Awaited 3. Name
Awaited 4. Name Awaited 5. Valsa
Eapen 6. Hemalatha John 7. Banumathi Margabandhu 8. Gwen Saunders, 9. Maureen
Archer,10. Louisa Hart ,11. Margaret Sundara, 12. Joyce Poole Archer 13. Name
Awaited 14. Kumudini Christine, 15. Joan Saunders 16 Maureen
McFarland, 17 Kamala Nair,18 Mabel Dudley,19. Agnes Yu, 20. Padma Natarajan,
21. Anne Cole craft, 22. Lillian Archer, 23. Deidre Fegin,24. Esther Dawson 25.
Gita Samuel, 26. Name Awaited 27. Tandy John
Girls Standing Second
row:1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9.
10. 11.to 32. Shrimathi Seshadri. 33. Shanthi
Ranganathan. 34. Grace Watts 35. Rohna McFarland 36. Meera Pillai 37. Hema
Varadachari 38. Averil Boesinger
Boys Standing 3rd Row
Boys Standing 4th
Row1. 2. 3. 4.
5. Shantilal Jaithmull 6. 7.
8. Ishwar Subramani 13. Patturangam
Boys Standing 5th
Row 1-17
Boys Standing 6th
Row 1.
2. 3 Malcolm Archer. 4. 5.
6. 7. David
Rao. 8-13
Another fantastic year is moving along, and we have some more alumni joining the ranks and our WhatsApp group!
PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR July 2026 HERE.
Pictures are available for viewing at http://stanescoonoorphotoalbums.blogspot.com/ , Catch up with stories and memoirs on http://stanescoonoorstories.blogspot.com/ , that site is waiting for your attention too!! Bring out the poet in you at http://stanescoonoorpoems.blogspot.com/
that site is waiting for your attention too!! Bring out the poet in you at http://stanescoonoorpoems.blogspot.com/
We, Stanes Coonoor Alumni have created a google group,
those of you wishing to join this group may send a mail on stanescoonooralumini@googlegroups.com giving your name, year of entry into Stanes, year of leaving, class upto which studied and email id,we shall add you to the group. http://stanescoonoorblog.blogspot.in/p/blog-page.html
also the School's Official Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/StanesSchoolCoonoor?ref=br_tf
Stanes Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School,COONOOR 643 101 Nilgiris, Tamilnadu
On line transfer:
Stanes Alumni Association, Coonoor A/c No.10490100005508
Name of Bank: Bank of Baroda, Coonoor Branch.
IFSC CODE : BARB0COONOO {(BARB0(Zero)COONOO (OH)}
SWIFT CODE: BARBINBBCOI (BANK OF BARODA, COONOOR)
