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EDITOR’S NOTE world class Nita Mukesh Ambani Junior School (NMAJS) facility, a ritzy building

many of us got a peek at during the 20-year reunion earlier this year. A few

metres away, the main tiered DAIS building will also get a facelift in the coming

years. As summer break comes to a close, these campuses are gearing to
welcome students into their new homes. You’ll get deeper insights on this from

Mr Basu in this issue, along with some fascinating alumni stories—did you know
that one of us is out there, tracking snow leopards for a living?

The winds are a-changing, but it’s safe to say that they carry the core spirit to

dare and dream tightly, flowing through new halls with fresh faces, setting

renewed benchmarks from those freshly painted benches. Will there still be
This year marks a big Cornetto served at the canteen? Watch this space to see how it all unfolds.

milestone for DAIS

history, marked by

3 new campuses Pankti Mehta

Class of 2006

A turning point for DAIS :

I’m a few weeks away from seeing my 3-year-old don the DAIS uniform
for the first time, exactly 20 years since I first did. I’m tempted to use

words like ‘surreal’, but the feeling is a magical concoction that I have

yet to articulate, while wondering if she, too, will use most of her
coupons for nimboo pani and Cornetto at the canteen. What’s more

exciting is that the start of her DAIS journey marks a turning point for

the school, an incoming wave of change.

Now, she will attend school at the swanky new NMAJS-Early Years

Centre, a recently inaugurated campus for the littlest of learners, set up

at the Jio World Centre. Students from Classes 1 to 8 will move to the