Nirmala Joshi was an officer of the British Indian Army until the nation's independence in 1947. When she was one year old, her father brought the family to India. Although the family was Hindu, she was educated by Christian missionaries in Mount Carmel, Hazaribag. At that time, she learned of Mother Teresa's work and wanted to share in that service. She soon converted to Catholicism and joined the Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa. Joshi completed a Master's degree in Political Science and then went on to secure a doctorate degree in law from the University of Calcutta. She was one
Nirmala High School, Brahmavar Nirmala High School, Brahmavar Nirmala High School, Brahmavara (Kannada:ನಿರ್ಮಲಾ ಹೈಸ್ಕೂಲ್) is a Kannada medium high school in Brahmavar, Karnataka, India that was sstablished in 1963. Nirmala High School was started by the Sisters of Charity in 1963. The School officially opened on June 7, 1963. Earlier school was an all-girls school and later turned into a full-fledged high school for boys and girls. Sr Elizabeth Fernandes is correspondent of the school and Mrs. Irene Menezes is additional headmistress of the school. The school celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2013. The Golden jubilee function was held on Friday December 13, 2013.