Timeline Of DBPPA Egmore
Cool Timeline
1977
Association started as an informal get together of the 1965 Batch
1981
Membership drive across other batches
1988
Annual Dinner at Hotel Taj Coromandel where Suresh V Shankar was the Chief Guest
1989
Gala dinner at Hotel Connemara where Vijay Amritraj was Chief Guest
Association received city wide coverage
1991
Past and present teachers were invited for tea meetings ‘Back to School’
Participation of DBPPA in activities of the school including Sports Day
1992
DBPPA and Anbu Illam had reached out to Govt Home for Boys & Girls at Kellys for Christmas Lunch for 500 residents
1995
Cohesion with the PTA (Parent Teachers Association)
1996
Constitution of a committee of professionals to build the DB Primary School Auditorium
Fundraiser music show by Gangai Amaran
1997
Annual Deepavali Dinner was prepared at school itself for first time for 100 DB night school students
2000
Completion of the DB Primary School Auditorium
2004
Fundraiser music show with SPB Charan
Contribution to the teachers pension fund
2005
Sponsoring education for financially deserving DB kids
DBPPA website was launched
Roots magazine as an online pdf
2006
DBPPA Yahoo group was created
2008
Mentor Awards honouring our School Fathers and retired teachers
Golden Jubilee Dinner with YG Mahendra
2009
Wisdom Keys event at Taj Club House with YG Mahendra, Vijay Amritraj, Dayanidhi Maran and Venkatesh Daggubati
Online sale of DB merchandise
Water treatment plant contributed by Shivkumar Easwaran
Annual Crocker World Cup began
DB Masterclass with Mr. A Selvadoray, Mr. Raja Pandy, Mr. Michael Sundar and Mrs. Rohini Chitnis
2010
DBPPA Facebook page was launched
Strong digital and social media presence
2014
Contribution made to the staff pension fund
Global Reunion DB Converge where 1000 past pupils attended
Contribution and sponsorship of the elevator for the DB Science Lab
2015
DB Retro Night at Distil, Vivanta by Taj Connemara
2016
A day with and Crocker at DB Gedilam near Villupuram
2017
DB Disruptors event at the Park with young past pupil achievers Joshua Madan, Nitin Chordia and Adhil Shetty
2018
Launch of ‘DBPPA – Mr. A Selvadoray Spoken English Program’ for underprivileged children in association with Inlingua
CSR outreach at DB Jawadhi Hills, Bishop Aelen Home, DB Anbu Illam
Interactive session ‘Gadgetwise’ for DB Egmore Std 8 & Std 9 children and their parents on excessive use of technology and gadgets
375 kgs of rice as relief for those affected by the Gaja Cyclone in Tamil Nadu.
2019
Pongal Movie Day Out with 70 underprivileged children from Pope John Garden Madhavaram at Ega Cinemas
DB Mentors Night & Dinner honouring our teachers
Charity auction with Vijay Amritraj during the Crocker World Cup
2020
Zoom events : ‘My DB Memories’ with retired teachers Mr. Michael Sundar & Mr. Jerome Rajan; DB Egmore reminisces over the years with 7 past pupils across generations; DB Converge Pod with Vijay Amritraj and Dinesh Karthik
Outreach activities to stranded migrant workers at DB institutions
2021