Welham Boys' School
Welham Boys' School | |
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Location | |
Dehradun Uttarakhand India | |
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Type | Public school |
Motto | From Strength To Strength |
Established | 1937 |
Founder | Hersille Susie Oliphant |
School board | CBSE |
Principal | Gurmeet Bindra |
Staff | 75 |
Number of students | 650+ |
Campus size | 37 acres (approx.) |
Houses | Cauvery, Ganga, Jamuna and Krishna |
Colour(s) | Brown and beige |
Mascot | Tusker Elephant |
Alumni name | Welham Old Boys' Society |
Website |
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Welham Boys' School is a boarding school located in Dehra Dun, India. The school is a residential school for boys and is affiliated with CBSE.
History
Welham was founded in 1937 as a preparatory school for boarding schools in England and India, by Miss Oliphant, an English lady, with a capital of £1000. There were no funds or staff, and no school buildings. Miss Oliphant recruited another retired English lady, Miss Grace Mary Linnell, to run the boarding school for girls, and Miss Linnell became the Founder-Principal of Welham Girls School. Under Miss Linnell’s guidance Welham Girls High School, as it was known then, established itself as a boarding school.[1]
In 1956 Miss Oliphant donated all her assets to the Welham Boys' School, which presently is administered by a Board of Trustees. Mr. S. K. (Charlie) Kandhari took over as principal in January 1983.[2]
Notable alumni
- Mani Shankar Aiyar - politician, Cabinet Minister of India
- Swaminathan Shankar Anklesaria Iyer, Economist.
- Shaad Ali - film director
- Rajiv Gandhi - Prime Minister of India
- Sanjay Gandhi - politician
- Zayed Khan - actor
- Vikas Kumar - actor
- Jubin Nautiyal - Indian playback singer
- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi - Ex- Cricket captain of India, Nawab of Pataudi
- Naveen Patnaik - Chief Minister of Orissa
- Gautam Punj - industrialist
- Vikram Seth - writer
- Capt. Amarinder Singh - Chief Minister of Punjab (and among the Royal Family of Patiala)
References
- ↑ Ganguli, Shyam (2009-01-01). Doon Rediscovered. Rupa & Company. ISBN 9788129113849.
- ↑ Shaw, Michael (2008-11-14). In Search of Time Wasted: Peregrinations from Seil Island. Author House. ISBN 9781467018005.