SBI chairman visits her school

It was a walk down the memory lane for the State Bank of India chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya as she visited her alma mater at Bhilai in the Durg district of Chhattisgarh today.
Bhattacharya had attended the English Medium Middle School run by Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) way back in 1962.
This was her first visit to the school after becoming SBI chairman, according to BSP officials.
She also got to see the school's attendance register which had her name.
"Fifty or sixty years ago, it would have been hard to imagine the kind of growth Bhilai has achieved. Back then the area was a barren piece of land. On this barren land, Bhilai was planted as a 'Temple of Modern India'," she said, speaking on the occasion.

The school inculcated very strong values in the students, she said.

"The kind of grounding we got was par excellence. It stood us in good stead in our subsequent careers," she added.
To the students, she said, "You have places to go, your future is bright with the teachers to guide you."
A few alumni of 1962 batch were also present on this occasion.
Bhattacharya later also visited the company house in sector-10 where she lived with her parents.