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 Convent High School Nirmala Convent High School Nirmala Convent High School (NCHS) is a K-10 English medium co-educational convent school in Nashik, Maharashtra, India that was established in 1964. It is governed by the Franciscan Hospitaller Sisters of the Immaculate Conception and affiliated with the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. It is headquartered in India at Mary Hill, Bandra, Mumbai, whose head is Sr. Eunice Menezes, a former principal of the school. The school follows the Rule of Life of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi. There are four student groups known as houses and students represent