Nirmala Joshi of the first Sisters of the institute to head a foreign mission when she went to Panama. In 1976, Joshi started the contemplative branch of the Missionaries of Charity and remained at its head until 1997, when she was elected to succeed Mother Teresa as Superior General of the institute. The government of India bestowed the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award, on Sister Joshi on Republic Day (26 January) 2009 for her services to the nation. Her term as Superior General ended on 25 March 2009, and she was succeeded by German born Sister Mary Prema Pierick. Joshi
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.