St. Columba's School, Delhi
| St. Columba's School, Delhi | |
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| Location | |
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1, Ashok Place New Delhi - 110001 India | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1942 |
| Principal | Br. L. D. Lobo cfc |
| Affiliation | C.B.S.E. |
| Website | [2] |
St. Columba's School, Delhi was established in 1942, and is one of twelve English Medium schools of its kind conducted by the Indian Province of the Congregation of Christian Brothers which was founded by Blessed Edmund Rice, a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist. It follows the C.B.S.E. system of education since 1991, The campus of St. Columba's is in the heart of Delhi. The school admits only boys.[1][2]
Senior School
The most majestic of buildings, the senior school building, when built, stood alone and housed the entire school. Today, the 11th and 12th classes are to be found here along with a library, science laboratories and the administration wing. On the first floor are the residences of the Christian Brothers. The senior school building is a heritage site.
Edmund Rice Hall
The Edmund Rice Hall, or the ERH as it is affectionately called by all Columbans, has an indoor basketball cum badminton court. It has a stage at one end, seating space to accommodate more than 2000 people and stadium-like step seating at the far end. It hosts the annual Christmas Play that is a major attraction, being organised entirely by the students and the faculty.
Columban Open Quiz
The Columban Open Quiz, organised by St. Columba's School every August is the biggest inter-school quiz in North India, featuring almost 250 teams of four members each.[3] Started in 1987, it was earlier organised in the Diocesan Community Centre close to St. Columba's School (SCS), but from 2001 onwards it was organised in the Edmund Rice Hall, a multipurpose hall located near the Middle School. It is organised by a team comprising Senior School teachers and current and ex-students of SCS. The holders of the rolling trophy are Don Bosco School, New Delhi (2009).
Notable alumni
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- Shah Rukh Khan, Batch of 1981, one of India's top movie actors and Winner of Columban Sword of Honour [4].
- Sanjay Gandhi, Indian National Congress politician and son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi [5]
- Ajay Singh,Founder and CEO of Spicejet airline,Winner of the Sword of Honour
- Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary, Indian National Congress Party politician and son of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, President Indian National Congress Party [6]
- Rajeev Motwani - computer professor, Stanford University [7]
- Dr. Sharik Currimbhoy, author, and Vice-President of Shahnaz Herbals and the Shahnaz Husain Group
- Vivek Paul, venture capitalist, TPG Ventures, former CEO Wipro Technologies and World's 25 Most Powerful (Businessweek)
- Cyrus Sahukar, MTV, VJ, actor
- Dr. Palash Sen, singer (Euphoria)
- Sudeep Sen, author/poet
- Rahul Dev, model
- Kunal Nayyar, Actor, most notable for his role as Rajesh Koothrappali on the sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
- Probir Pande Rao, - Batch of 1988, Managing Director UBS India[8]
- Deep Kalra, founder, Makemytrip.com
- Arjun Mathur actor
- Amit Burman, Vice Chairman, Dabur Group
- Abhishek Manu Singhvi - Batch of 1975,Senior Advocate of the Supreme court of India;Member of Parliament;Former:Additional Solicitor General of India; PhD,Cambridge University and Harvard University;Spokesperson The Congress Party.
- Amit Khanna - Batch of 1967, Chairman of Reliance Entertainment Ltd.[8]
- Brijendra Mohan Bali - Air Marshal Ati Vishist Seva Medal VM - Batch of 1959 [8]
- Deepak Chopra - Batch of 1963, Top 100 Icons of the Century by Time Magazine;MD,Writer and NEWAGE Guru;USA.
- Deepak Seth - Batch of 1967 Chairman of Pearl Global Limited[8]
- Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud Justice of the High Court of Bombay - Batch of 1975
- G. C. Thadani, Vishist Seva Medal (Retd.) Rear Admiral - Batch of 1947[8]
- J. P. Pinto BR. - Batch of 1960 Congregation Leader of the Congregation of Christian Brothers in Rome.[8]
- Lalit Suri - Batch of 1963, Former Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Hotels Limited
- Mansher Singh - Batch of 1985 Arjuna Award 1994, Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1994 and 1998, Silver medals at the Asian Games in 1998 and 2002, Bronze medal at the World Cup in 1997.
- Mukul Dev - co-star with ex-Miss Universe Sushmita Sen in the Hindi film 'Dastak'.[8]
- S. K. Sharma, Lt. Gen. PVSM, AVSM (Retd.) :awarded the Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM) [8]
- Sonu Mirchandani - 1966 Batch. the Chairman of the Onida Group of Companies.[8]
- Venkat Sundram - 1965 Batch. Delhi Ranji Trophy Selector, 1998 Manager of the Indian Cricket team. Represented North Zone, Delhi, Rest of India and Board President’s XI [8]
- Vivek Razdan - 1987 Batch, Test cricket player
- Mahesh Rangarajan, historian and political analyst
- Rahul Pande Rao, - Batch of 1991, former captain of Indian Junior Golf Team and India Amateur Golf Team.[8]
- Dhruv Shringi, - Batch of 1991, co-Founder and CEO of Yatra.com.[8]
- Nitin Nohria, - Dean of Faculty. Harvard Business School.
See also
References
- ^ St. Columba's School, Delhi
- ^ Christian Brother's School In India.
- ^ St. Columba's School The Hindu, September 9, 2005.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Frank, Katherine. Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi. Harper Collins Publishers. 2003
- ^ Rahul Gandhi studied at St. Columba’s in Delhi... Times of India, June 19, 2009.
- ^ Professor Rajeev Motwani The Telegraph
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "OCA - St. Columba's, Old Columbans Association, OCA, Students Association, Reunion, Alumni". www.oldcolumban.net. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
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