Born on 16th June 1878, Mother Mary Bernadette Prasad Kispotta, along with three other Sisters - Cecilia, Veronica and Mary - founded the Congregation of the Daughters of St Anne on 26th July 1897. All her life as a nun, Mother Mary Bernadette worked extensively for education and travelled across forested hinterland without roads to reach and teach villagers. During the turn of the 20th century and the early decades, when cholera struck large parts of Chhotanagpur, Sister Mary and Sister Veronica died in the epidemic. Undeterred by tragedies and dangers, Mother Mary Bernadette and her congregation went on with their work in the region and started branching out across India. On 16th April 1961, Mother Mary Bernadette breathed her last at St Anne's Convent, Ranchi, from TB. St. Anne’s Convent School(10+2), Mandar (Ranchi) established in 2006 affiliated to CBSE, Delhi is missionary vision of the congregation to educate downtrodden and marginalized section of the society.