After 31 long years of service to the school,  has decided to move to Kottayam her home town in Kerala, accompanying her husband – Mr Thomas Benedict, who retired last year.

Although she is still short of 10 months before her retirement in 2008, she feels that "it is time to move on." During a short gathering organized on 26th September in the library, by the staff club, Mrs Benedict said that she could not forget the years spent in Dhanbad for many reasons.

In a candid interaction with three fresh ISC and ICSE graduates, Snehasis Biswas, Kaustav Roy and Proloy Ghosh, Fr Pius Fernandes SJ speaks about his experiences — positive and negative — as he bids adieu to DNS. 

Q: How would you like to rate your stay at De Nobili?

A: Let the rating be done by others.  I had my highs and lows. When you do our good job, you are bound to get criticisms.  Remember that stones are thrown at those trees that bear the sweetest mangoes! I am happy that I had an opportunity to serve this great institution. I will be happy to be back again, if Fr. Provincial appoints me.