Dear Old Sanawarian, 

HAPPY NEW YEAR! As we publish the 9th issue of the newsletter, I take the liberty to introduce to you it’s new name, THE HILLTOP. The choice of name was an obvious one! The unifying thread of our childhood memories. Thank you for the tremendous support of the previous issues. In this issue, we aim for a new look and feel to the newsletter. Some interesting additions have been made: - 'In Focus' highlighting the tremendous hardwork of OS - 'Did You Know' - a corner to ponder over school trivia - ‘From The Archives' for all the history buffs - ‘Marriages' - it's great to keep connected - And a special section on 'Military History', which organically became a part of the newsletter, as we are the only co- educational residential school to boast of such a glorious association with the Armed Forces. The pandemic may have managed to deter our visit to The Hilltop but has not been able to dampen our Founders spirit! Never Give In! Record vaccination drives worldwide, continuous dedication of our industrious Chapter Coordinators, ensured a number of reunions/events across the globe to celebrate Founders, covered in this edition. Recognising the tremendous effort that goes into each issue, a huge “thank you” to the editorial team and brilliant contributors for this delightful issue. It's heartening to see folks across batches contribute such creative and interesting pieces. We look forward to publishing more reminiscing anecdotes. The spirit lives on. Thank you to the President of the Old Sanawarian Society, Maj Sanjeev Sharma (Retd) SBD '77, Senior Advocate and Vice President, Mr. Pankaj Sapru HBD '83, for trusting me with this role. Maj Gen Kulpreet Singh (Retd) HBD '79, the immediate past president, for starting this newsletter. And last but not least, Praneet Chopra Bubber NGD '90, the first editor of the magazine, for making me a part of the editorial team and giving me invaluable tips and guidance about publishing. I hope I live upto the vision she had for the newsletter. Hope you enjoy the latest issue of THE HILLTOP - look forward to your comments and feedback at the [email protected] Until next time! Simrith Sidhu Dhillon SGD '06 https://e.issuu.com/embed.html?d=the_hilltop_-_oss_newsletter_oct_-_dec_2021_issu&hideIssuuLogo=true&hideShareButton=true&showOtherPublicationsAsSuggestions=true&u=samriddhik