I joined Christ College during the year 1970 batch for pre-university. Our batch was the second batch in Christ College and the place was still in the stage of inception. It was only the Main Block and we used to have classes in two classrooms on the third floor. I joined the pre-university course and I took HEL – History, Economics and Logic. Post that, I pursued Bachelors in Economics, History and Political Science.
Altogether, 4 years at CHRIST was wonderful. It was a new experience for us after studying upto 10th in Kerala then coming to Bangalore. Joining CHRIST helped me meet a lot of students from various parts of Karnataka and also abroad. Bangalore being a cosmopolitan city, the students from various cultures and strata were a part of our class.
Also, there were a good number of brothers from the Dharmaram college which is the CMI Ashram at CHRIST. This helped us a lot in experiencing various cultures and meeting different kinds of people. After pre-university, some joined medicine, engineering and I’m probably the only one who took up political science. As a member of the
parliament, my experiences at CHRIST helped me a lot. The principal and the teachers who taught us took good care of us.
CHRIST gave me good exposure about the country as such because as I mentioned earlier, students from various parts of the country were a part of the institution so we had good contact with various communities, societies and cultures. All this helped me as a parliamentary member in my work.
Today, I feel proud to be associated with one of the most top rated institutions in India. I’ll always cherish these memories.
Francis George
Second batch of Christ College (1970)
Chairman of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress