Vishant joined North Point in 1987.
During that time his late father Mr. Anand Gurung was U.D. Sub-Prefect and taught English too. He too was a Spaggy and contemporary of the late Prince Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal. He was also a keen footballer as remembered by Mr. Wilson.
As is the custom in NP, Vishant did not take too long to get a nickname. For him it was Jr. Andy (and one which would stick to him for the rest of his time in school) but with an illustrious Andy as a father he did not mind being called Jr. Andy.
His father left North Point in 1989 and joined Mr. Maurice Banerjee at Brihaspati Vidyasadan School in Kathmandu, Nepal and later went on to succeed him as Principal and a member of the Board of Directors there. He remained in that position till his untimely passing during New Year’s Eve of 2007. He suffered a massive cardiac arrest.
With NP as a common thread binding the 2, Vishant & his father were very close and not a day goes by when he is not fondly remembered and he knows that somewhere up there is Sr. Andy kicking some balls around in heaven and showering his blessings.
Vishant was in Fallon House and more than studies, sports and extra curricular activities kept him busy throughout his school life. He could always be found busy singing and playing the guitar at all nooks and corners of the school.
During his time in school the Scouts was restored and being a NP Scout as everyone knows is always fun. Later the N.C.C. also started and was mandatory for all boys of 8 and above.
This however was as much fun as the Scouts quite simply because all that the boys were made to do was march past.
Vishant meanwhile became Head Boy while in LD and he was also in the Volleyball, Basketball, Football and Athletics teams and led NP to victory many a times.
Today his only regret is that he did not get colours (blue coat) for any one of the teams he was involved in.
Many of his batch-mates even today speak excitedly about his prowess on the field and feel he deserved it for Athletics. (NO Blue Coat but the athletic dexterity honed here would pay off later… read on…)
He was also awarded Best Cadet in the HMI adventure course.
Finally he also became School Prefect during his final year in school.
Having completed school he moved to Kathmandu and continued his studies and began his career first as a call center agent in the first call center of Nepal (Serving Minds Pvt. Ltd.) for 2 years. He then moved to Brihaspati Vidyasadan School as Sports Director.
Having been a sportsman in his school days, handling the sports faculty wasn’t a difficult task.
Meanwhile Nepal was in the midst of a political upheaval and as the nation was being torn apart he left for Dubai in 2004.
He first started his career as a Retail Coordinator in R.S.H. M.E. L.L.C. a leading sporting trading company in the Middle East (see http://www.royalsportinghouse.com/ ).
With the expansion of the company in its retail and distribution division he was promoted as Store Manager to manage the second largest store of the company. Currently he’s Manager of Studio-R at the Ibn Battuta Mall.
Like a true North Pointer he is a people’s person and lends his helping hand to a faltering brother whenever he can. He recently helped recruit 12 young men from Darjeeling who are now working in various outlets of his company.
In his own words “Marriages Are Made In Heaven” and he says he is reminded of this every time he looks at his beloved wife, Monira. She is an alumnus of Loreto Convent, so they have the perfect NP–LC joint venture there.
"Every Night In My Dreams...... My Heart Will Go On and On.."
They initially met in Kathmandu in 1997 and after chasing her (the athletic skills practiced while in school finally paid dividend) for 9 years they tied the knot on 16th April 2006.
They were blessed with their first child on 28th March this year. They’ve named her Avana.
Monira who was earlier working in Dubai is currently at home taking care of Avana until they both get back in October.
Vishant is also a member of the NP-ME Alumni working committee as a Seek & Search Specialist (and doing a mighty good job too)
His favourite chant from school is
1,2,3,4 WHO ARE WE FOR?
5,6,7,8 WHOM DO WE APPRECIATE?
N-O-R-T-H POINT.
Vishant can be contacted at vishantgurung@hotmail.com and if any of you are interested in future job opportunities at his company feel free to contact him.
SURSUM CORDA! INDEED
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