Oswin Mascarenhas

Oswin Mascarenhas is an academic and educationist from Karachi, Pakistan.

Mascarenhas was born in Karachi on October 22,1927 and lived in Cincinnatus Town in Karachi for most of his life. His father was one of the founders of the town who built a home there in 1910.^[1]

Prof. Mascarenhas has the distinction of being the only lay person appointed Principal of both these institutions, [St Patrick's High School, Karachi|St Patrick's High School]] and St. Patrick's College. He was well known for his contribution firstly to St. Patrick’s College, as the Dean of the Commerce section and later as the Principal (1967-1975). He was the Principal of the College both under the private management of the Archdiocese as well as after Nationalisation under the Government of Sindh. He has been a teacher and principal to thousands of students.

Between 1975 and 1981 he worked for the Oxford University Press in Karachi as Editor and Assistant Manager.

Being an educationist ^[2] and administrator, with an M.A . (Oxon) his services were much sought after and he joined St. Patrick's High School in 1982 as the Vice-Rector of the campus. He was later appointed the Principal and Rector of St. Patrick’s Campus from 1993 to 2000. He raised the standard of the school by encouraging teachers to take refresher courses and upgrade their teaching. He also encouraged athletic and extracurricular activities among students.

He was also the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Catholic Board of Education from 1990-1997.

Mascarenhas was also instrumental in organizing a special function for the then Chief Executive of the Country, General Pervez Musharraf, an old boy of the school (1958/59) who wished to visit his Alma Mater and meet his former teachers, the students and current faculty.^[3]

He is actively involved in the governance of charitable institutions like Darul Sukun and other civic institutions.^[4]

Oswin Mascarenhas, as a former Principal of both St. Patrick’s College and School was feted at a dinner held in Karachi on April 24, 2010, by alumni of both institutions.

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