Alumni
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USGS is akin to an over 30 year old banyan tree. It has profound, deep-seated roots. Several thousand students have learned at this centre of Academic and Co-curricular excellence. Its alumni has grown. Most of ours have excelled in wide-ranging professions. From Aviation to Fashion, Music to Sports, in these and more ex-USGSites have made a mark. We are proud of our highly successful alumni.
Since the late 80’s onwards, our students began to show their prowess in all fields at both National and International level. They continue to do so. Teachers, Entrepreneurs, Singers, Engineers,Actors, Doctors and Film Directors have all made their mark in their respective areas of expertise. They have brought laurels to their alma mater. They are the jewels in our crown.
The A to Z of our proficient alumni is bound to amaze all.
Airy Aviation
In an off- beat profession for women, Krithi Shetty trained to become a commercial pilot.Captain Krithi Shetty of Batch 2002-03 is a commercial pilot since 2007. The youngest ever woman pilot to fly Kingfisher aircrafts, she feels proud as an alumni of USS. We reciprocate the pride Captain!
Budding Actors
A skill that several of our boys and girls showcase was transformed into a profession by quite a few. Theatre, stage, Bollywood and TV are the diverse platforms on which they showcase their talent.
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Widely known for his talent VJ, TV artiste and actor Ranveer Shorey is from Batch 1986-87 and our alumni.
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Vatsal Sheth , founder & CEO of portal Celebwears, a Bollywood actor ( acted in ‘Tarzan the Wonder Car’, ‘Season’s Greetings’ among others) has worked in adverts too. A bundle of talent and energy, proud to be a USSite.
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Nilanjana Sharma, our head girl in 1999, went on to become an actor and marked her career with the TV soap Hip Hip Hurray.
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Pooja Ruparel displayed acting skills early on. She scripted, directed and acted in ‘Hum Panchi Ek Daal Ke’,a play for the inter-house competition. There was no stopping her. She acted in 8 TV commercials, 5 press advertisements, in films “King Uncle’, ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya le Jaayenge’ and more.
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Well known in the southern part of the country Bhavana Pani’s foray into acting began with Alyque Padamsee’s play ‘Evita’ and the journey continues.
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Some of our alumni are famous TV and Theatre personalities and include Sumit Kaul, Urvashi Dholakia, Aanchal Saxena & Nilanjana Sharma.
Curing Doctors
Focused and goal oriented students some of our alumni celebrate achievements as doctors bringing a smile to many a cured person’s lips.
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Anjali Gupta our ex Head Girl is now a successful Radiologist and finds it ‘fascinating’. She proclaims it is her learning at USS that built her self confidence and helped her strike a balance between “professional and personal life”.
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Sheetal Mahajan from our class of ’95 owns her own clinic ‘Dental Care’ and beautifies smiles.
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A dental surgeon who accentuates the aesthetics of our teeth is Dr. Hetal Doshi. An ex-Ussite, she is also an active member of IDA (Indian Dental Association) & Indian Academy of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Dentistry. Beauteous smiles light up faces and connect hearts!
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On her way to becoming a Dermatologist is our SSC topper, Harsimran Kaur who is currently in her Second Year MD. A promising doctor in the making,she adds feather after feather to her cap and makes us proud too. Has been awarded for the best Paper in Dermapathology presented during Dermacon Conference both in 2014 & 2015.
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Taking care of our eyes is Dr.Mayank Khandwala, who conducts surgeries and runs his own clinic.
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Alternative medicine is offered by, Dr Hemangi Jhaveri, Homeopath,fitness and diet expert.
Dainty Dancers
Classical and western, modern and traditional our endowed students have made their mark in the field of dance too.
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Shreya Sabharwal a classical danseuse specialises in kathak and has represented India in a cultural exchange programme held in Greece. She has also performed to the lilting lyrics of singer Shubha Mudgal and has picked up the Maneka award for her enrapturing dancing skills in the youth festival of September 2003.
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A dancer with a difference is our Shanon Benjamin. He is one of the best Latin Sport Dance Athlete in the world and is amazingly an IT professional to boot! With dancing partner Dr. Priti Gupta, they were the first Indian couple to take part in the International Dance Sport Federation’s World Latin Championship (2006, Singapore) and Indoor Asian Games (2007).
Known for their unique choices our alumni make us proud!
Efficient Directors
If acting, singing and dance is our forte, can Direction be far behind? Yes, directors of merit in their own right are our gifted learners.
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Worked in advert films with no less than O & M Advertising, Shailey Sharma graduated to become an asst. director to the established Bollywood director Mr. Sanjay Leela Bhansali. She was a part of films ‘Black’ and ‘Saawariya’ amongst others.
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Our Batch of 1999 pass-out, Abhishek Varman Shetty has directed ‘2 States’ to phenomenal success. Son of Art Director R. Varman, Abhishek has assisted Karan Johar in 12 films including ‘ My Name is Khan’ & Student of the Year’. He has also worked with Ashutosh Gowarikar in ‘Jodha Akbar’. Has done us proud, hasn’t he?
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Sharoni Sen, a mass communication graduate, has assisted Director Ketan Mehta in a film of the historical genre.
Fabulous Designers
Richly endowed with multiple skills are our students. It is our Art & Design section that has helped groom designers of national and International acclaim. We have always recognised and nurtured the talent, leading our learners towards the path they desire.
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Ruchi Trivedi was chosen at the National level to participate in the Young Designers competition at Paris. She has also worked with a leading designer, Mr. Arun Khanna.
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Karishma Dasadia is a fashion designer with Federated Merchandising Group and has designed for some leading International brands.
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Mansi Jani from Batch of 2001 is an Interior Designer who has won accolades for her designing ventures. She is ‘optimistic, dedicated & creative’, sure shot winner qualities.
Independent Entrepreneurs
The nascent shoots have gradually grown to spread their prosperity around. Several budding businessmen have made their mark.
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Vivek Bhagat owns a factory that manufactures foil packing. Based at Vasai, this Batch of 1985-86 youth has established his credentials!
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We are NOT JUST ANOTHER SCHOOL. We are way beyond and that has been affirmed by our alumni Ashish Bagla, an Aquarium Designer, an off-beat profession. The owner of Loony Dudes (Juhu), Ashish has shown the way to those who wish to be different. He is an accomplished designer who has created aquariums for Defense Authority of India, Naval Force, InOrbit Mall, Vodafone, Reliance to name a few.
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A start-up owner, Sanay Shah owns the Penman Co. An engineering student, Sanay's company manufactures customised pens. An avid collector of pens he is also a hobby pen-maker.He has launched an indigenous business model of enhancing factory made fountain ink pens with German Steel and 18Karat Gold Nibs.He also creates beautiful burnished Teakwood and Rosewood pens
Mass Media Communicators
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Shaili Kamra ,currently a Resident Editor with Mumbai Messenger, a weekly publication passed out from USS in 1996. She has worked as an Editor with some well known publications, including Gulf Today. She was Editor with Rainbow Rainbow Books Pvt Ltd, The Sensor Post newspaper and Ontrack Media Pvt Ltd. Alongwith writing she is a skilled photographer and indulges in food photography.
Lyrical Musicians
Off the Beaten track- Zigzaggers
Some of ours chose to take the unusual track.
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Aneri Patel ex USGSsite & PPSUJcite bagged the CAG (Commercial Art Guild), 2016 having pursued a career in Art & Design. She has designed our in house publications- Annual Planner & Student Handbook's Cover
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A winner of an International Award for Illustrations is our Irfana Bivji. A Batch of 1998 student, she was awarded the Best Student Award and Images 29 Gold by the Association of Illustrators (AOI) for her remarkable work.
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Viral Thakkar, a Visual Effects specialist, runs his own firm vfx and has supervised the visual effects in many films including The King's Speech, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Barfi and rajneeti amongst others. A filmographer, he enhances images & action using computer generated imagery.
Soulful Singers
The USS singers are another feather in its cap! These nightingales and Tansen have established themselves in the film world.
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Aditya Narayan, son of the famous artist Udit Narayan started young and went on to become an anchor, dancer, singer, actor and host of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa a show to track talented singers. Aditya, sparkled not only in India but was honoured with the Ganeshman Singh Child Talent Award (1999) by the Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba. Along with a silver plate he was awarded Rs. 25,000/-
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Meghana Oberoi, daughter of Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi, made her mark as a singer and painter.
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Pawni Pandey has been popular throughout India as a singer . She has astounded audiences with her lively singing in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and was a singing Superstar in 2010. She is a finalist on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs. Post the reality show, she has sung songs in Bollywood films and has also performed in live shows, both national and international.
Ultra Sportsmen
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Radhika Lakhani, swimmer did us proud on multiple occasions. She is the only girl to have won the Gold in 1994 at the South Asia Pacific Championship (Delhi). She bagged the Gold at National Level in 1997 & 1998, Silver in 1995. It is only an achiever as her who could say, “Success comes to you when you dream, you believe, you train and achieve…..”
Zingy VJ
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Aanchal Saxena (Batch 1996), ex anchor ZOOM and a VJ at Etc. Premier has acted in several TV serials, the host of ‘Jalsa’ the show dedicated to conservation of our monuments. She has dabbled in theatre too and played the lead role in ‘Chaalbaaz’.
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A model & theatre personality Varsha Krisnani, worked in Spanish theatre and won International acclaim She has modelled for Sunsilk, magazines Verve, Cosmopolitan, Femina and Brands like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger.