It was 14th April 1882, a great date in the History of the congregation. On that day, the first sister appointed to go to India was the superior, Mother Anselme. The others who accompanied her were sister Marie de L’ Assumption, sister Auralien, sister Marie Flavie and sister Gervasie. On 11th May 1882, the sister reached India landing in Pondichery. They started their mission among the sick at Bowring Hospital, with lot of trials and challenges. The dear sisters served the sick, needy and poor bearing in their mind their mission. Around the year 1953, in this compound where you are, there were two schools for girls, existing already. One mainly for the Anglo Indians – St. Francis Xavier Girls’ High School and another for the Indians, Rajamma Thumboo Chetty School, which is now known as St.Joseph’s Convent Girls’ High School. At that time a parent with four children came to Bangalore from Punjab. He approached Mother Maurice, who was the principal of R.T.C. School. His children could not be admitted in either of these existing schools, because they neither knew English well, nor the vernacular of the place.