Hindu School, Kolkata

Hindu School
School campus
Address
1B, Bankim Chatterjee Street
Kolkata, West Bengal, 700 073
India
Information
Type Public
Motto তমসো মা জ্যোতির্গময়ঃ
(illumine the darkness)
Religious affiliation(s) Secular
Established 20 January 1817
Founder Raja Rammohan Roy, Radhakanta Deb, Rasamay Dutt, Baidyanath Mukhopadhya, David Hare, Sir Edward Hyde East
School board WBBSE & WBCHSE
Authority Government of West Bengal
Category Higher Secondary
Chairman Governor of West Bengal
Principal Tushar Kanti Samanta
Faculty 53
Teaching staff 19
Gender Boys
Number of students 1250 (approximate intake)
Campus Urban
Alumni See List of Hindu School people
Website www.hindu-school.com

Hindu School (not to be confused with Hindu College of Delhi established 1899) is a state government-administered school in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. It is located on College Street, in the vicinity of Hare School, College Square, Kolkata, Presidency College, Sanskrit College, Calcutta Medical College and the University of Calcutta.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary) Vol I, 1976/1998, pp. 554–5, Sahitya Sansad, ISBN 81-85626-65-0 (in Bengali).
  2. ↑ Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), 1976/1998, Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan, pp. 184-185

Coordinates: 22°34′33″N 88°21′49″E / 22.575697°N 88.363713°E / 22.575697; 88.363713

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