Santragachi Kedarnath Institution, Howrah

Santragachi Kedarnath Institution Santragachi K.N. Institution সাঁত্রাগাছি (সাঁতরাগাছি) কেদারনাথ ইনস্টিটিউশন (বালক বিভাগ) S.K.N.I
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181 Sastri Narendra Nath Ganguly Road. near Ramrajatala Santragachi Howrah, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°35′6.417″N 88°18′13.566″E / 22.58511583°N 88.30376833°E / 22.58511583; 88.30376833
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Other name	S.K.N.I
Former name	Santragachi Minor School[1]
School type	Government sponsored Higher Secondary School
Motto	Sanskrit: श्रद्धाबान् लभ्तो ज्ञनम् (Those, who respect get the Knowledge)
Established	17 July 1925
Founder	Kedarnath Bhattacharya, Manmatanath Seth, Mahendranath Kar
Sister school	Santragachi Kedarnath Institution (for Girls)
School district	Howrah
School code	F1-116, 106071[2]
Executive headteacher	Asit Baran Ghosh (Boys Secondary, high Secondary)
Faculty	~50 (Secondary, High Secondary),[3] ~25 (Primary)
Number of students	Total approx 2500 approx. 1700 (Boys secondary and high secondary) and 800 (Boys Primary)
Student to teacher ratio	40 (Boys)
Classes offered	Preprimary-XII
Medium of language	Bengali
Schedule type	Day
Schedule	Sec, HS- 10.30am- 4.30pm Primary- 6.30am-9.30am
Classrooms	40-50
Campus size	approx. 5800 m2 or approx. 62000 sqare-feet
Campus type	Urban
Houses	Ashutosh Mukherjee Block Ram Charan Seth Block Rupen Kar Block Ram Krishna Das Block Upendranath Kar Block Satish Chandra Bhattacharjee Block Guest Keen Williams Block Jubilee Block
Student Union/Association	SKNI Reunion Committee
Sports	Football, Others
Publication	School Calendar School Magazine (Pujar Ful) School Dairy (named as Blue Book)
Yearbook	Pujar Ful
Affiliations	West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
Alumni	Alumni Website Notable alumni
Editor	Jatu Lahiri[4]
Uniform	Navy Blue      Pant with White Shirt      (Boys)
Website	https://sknionline.in

Santragachi Kedarnath Institution (or Santragachi K.N. Institution), abbreviated as S.K.N.I, is a Government-sponsored, Bengali medium, higher secondary school located in Santragachi, Howrah in the state of West Bengal, India.^[5]

Previously the school was named Santragachi Minor School, that was the first vernacular Bengali medium school of Howrah city. Though the original institution was founded in 1857, the establishment year of Kedarnath Institution is considered as 1925. Howrah's first Indian chairman and vice-chairman Kedarnath Bhattacharya founded it in 1957 and professor of Ashutosh College, sri Ashutosh Mukherjee laid the foundry stone in 1920.^[6][7]

History

The Santragachi and Ramrajatala areas in Howrah were very undeveloped in previous time. There were ony two high schools "Santragachi Madhya Engreji School" and "Chakraberia Madhyamik School". Both were English medium and aided by Government. A "toll" or "pathsala" was started in 1770 by the Bhattacharya (Bhattacharjee) family. In 1800, Sri Gourikanta Bhattacharya expanded the toll that existed up to 1860. In 1857, zamindar Baboo Kedarnath Bhattacharya established a vernacular Bengali medium school with the help of Government aid. It was the first vernacular school to get a Government aid.^[8] But, in 1864 this school was demolished by cyclone. Then the house was removed to house of Kedarnath Bhattacharya. There it stayed for two years. By a cost of ₹4000/- a new building was constructed for the school.^[9] In 1870, this school was amalgamated with Santragachi Madhya Engraji School and named as Santragachi Minor School. At that time, an educationist and zamindar Manmatanath Seth tried to build a high school for the children of the locality for higher education. So he donated a grant. Mahendranath Kar, Late Upendranath Kar and Late Narendranath Kar helped him giving a land. But Manmatanath Seth passed away before making a complete High school. After that Kar bothers made a school with his donated money with the students of Santragachi Minor School and in November 1925, this was named as "Kedarnath Institution" on the name of Baboo Kedarnath Bhattacharya who died in 1915.^[10]

The foundation stone was laid by the vice chancellor and professor of Ashutosh College, sri Ashutosh Mukherjee on 17 July 1920. From 1925, the newly named institution started with 225 students in six classrooms. In 1926, the class for the ninth standard started with the temporary permission of Calcuta Vishwa Vidyalaya, and in 1927, after the completion of tenth standard, the school’s students were sent for board exams the first time. In 1933, the school received its permanent affiliation from the West Bengal Board.^[11]

Statue of Ashutosh Mukherjee at Santragachi Kedarnath Institution

Campus

Infrastructure

The school's main building has three storeys and contains about 30 classrooms totally. The main building has many blocks. The main block is Ram Charan Sett Block which is situated in the middle of the main building as it is the entrance to the main building. The block contains staffrooms, teachers room, headmaster room etc. in two floors. In the left side of this block, the three-storied Guest Keen Williams Block is located. It contains 12 classrooms. In front of this block the three-storied Rupen Kar Memorial Block is located which is in right angle with the Keen Williams Block. This block contains 9 classrooms. In the right side of the Ram Charan Sett Block the two-storied Upendranath Kar Block is located. Over this block the newly made Sarbha Sikhya Bhaban is located. Beside these blocks, there are another three blocks in three floors: Ashutosh Mukherjee Block, Ramkrishna Das Block and Satish Chandra Block, these are also in right angle with Upendranath Kar Block. These were the blocks that were used in previous days as classrooms. Now there are located the laboratories and a modernized computer lab. At the Satish Chandra Block, a main gate was situated in previous times that was once the entrance to the school, now it is fully closed and damaged. In front of the middle blocks there is a little place called as small playground or Choto Math. In two sides, the Guest Keen Williams Block and Ashutosh Mukherjee Block is parallel to each other.

In the backside of the building, there is a playground. Beside the field, there are the minor buildings. There are two buildings, one for boys section and one for girls section. Both buildings are three-storied. The whole building for boys is named Jubilee Building and the building for girls is named as Nivedita Block, it is not the part of the boys' section. The boys building has more classrooms (about 6), a library and a hall which is named Jubilee hall (has adequate sound system and a capacity of taking about 150 students). The third floor of this block is under construction. At the end of the ground, there is a two-storied short building that is used for primary section only in the morning.

Back side of the main building

Library

The school library has a long range of books containing most of old books, though it contains many new books but less in number.^[12]

Laboratories

There are many well-organised laboratories based on each subject. The Ram Krishna Das block and the second floor of Upendranath Kar block contains physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, optics and computer laboratory for the boys' section. The computer lab contains 15 computers in total. Also in the second floor of Ram Charan Sett block, another computer lab is located for lower classes, having 15 computers. In the first floor the geography laboratory is located.

Academic structure and study curriculum

Every year the school has about 1700 students from V–XII and 800 students from I–IV. The madhyamik average pass percentage is 100% and H.S. pass percentage is 98%. Each class is divided into some sections (e.g. A, B, C). Each section contains 60 to 70 students. There are about 50 faculties here.^[3] Up to class X classes are as per the syllabus. With these, extra classes of Spoken English, computer learning and physical education are taken. After class X the classes are divided into Arts, Commerce and Science.

Extracurricular activities

Commitees

• SKNI Scout Group

Apart from the curricular learning, selected students are trained with the Boys Scout programme. The Scout Group is controlled by The Bharat Scouts and Guides. During the 1930-1940 decades, the Santragachi Kedarnath Institution Scout Group was founded. The programme is continueing till now with the higher vision of the scout movement. There have been many prestigious moments in the history of the school made by the Scout Group. The group control and manage school programmes and take part in various contests, competitions and exhibitions formed in school as well as outside. Every year, scout camps take place in various places. Many students from this scout group have been chosen for the Rajyapuraskar and Principal Scout award, the highest awards for scouters. The trainings have been conducted by many scoutmasters like Bimal Kar (during 1945),^[23] Kali Sankar Mukherjee etc.

• Reunion Committee

In May 2018 the temporary alumni association of this school, Santragachi Kedarnath Institution Reunion Committee was established.^[24][25] Many social, cultural and extra-curricular events are regularly organised by this reunion committee.^[26]

• Consumer Committee

The consumer committee spreads awareness among students about sincere and aware marketing. Founded in 2016, regular camps are organised by the group.

• The school management Committee

The committee manages administrative works of the school.

• Patrika Uposamity

The patrika uposamity manages and publishes the yearly magazine Pujar Ful.

• National Cadet Corps (closed)

In 1980-1990 decades, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) trainings were started. It was controlled by 41 Bengal Battalion NCC, Howrah-03. But the campaign has been stopped.

• Nationgal Green Corps (closed)

The team was formed in 2006 by Asit Baran Ghosh, under a Governmental Campaign. Successfully running upto 2013, the activities have stopped.^[27][28]

Gallery

180-degree panorama of the front of the school

Back gate of the school

The big field

Notable alumni

• Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharyya, an educationist, politician, public leader and ex-minister of Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Govt. of West Bengal^[29]
• Raviranjan Maitra, actor, film editor and movie producer
• Jatu Lahiri, politician^[30]
• Rudranil Ghosh, actor^[31]
• Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharya, politician^[32]
• Rabin Das, footballer, played for Mohun Bagan^[33]
• Sital Chandra Ghosh, allopathic doctor, passed in 1943^[34]
• Chinmoy Nandi, poet and elocutionist, maker of Chhandaneer group, first recitation group in Calcutta (founded in 1971)^[35]
• Kausik Bhaduri, engineer and writer^[36]

See also

• Santragachi Kedarnath Institution (Girls)

References

External links

• Official Website
• Alumni Website