List of Modern School alumni
The Modern School (informally Modern School or Modern) is a independent day-cum-boarding school in New Delhi, India founded in 1920 by Lala Raghubir Singh, a prominent Delhi philanthropist and businessman. The founders foresaw a school combining the best of Indian tradition and modern modes of pedagogy. The school's first principal was Mrs. Kamala Bose, who moved from Calcutta to take the reins of the school.
Old students of Modern School are commonly known as Modernites. Although the total number of Modernites is relatively small (estimated at 15,000 since the school was founded in 1920), they include some of India's most prominent politicians, government officials, and business leaders. The best known alumnus is former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Note: The sub-headings are given as a general guide and some names might fit under more than one category
This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
Government
Prime Ministers
Cabinet Ministers
Chief Ministers & Governors
- Gopal Krishna Gandhi, Governor of West Bengal and Bihar
Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies
- Rahul Gandhi, Member of Parliament and General Secretary, India National Congress (completed RSJMS and transferred)[1]
- Sandeep Dikshit, Member of Parliament and Member, India National Congress (INC)
- Varun Gandhi, Member of Parliament and National Secretary, Bharatiya Janta Party (completed RSJMS and transferred)
Diplomats and Bureaucrats
- Kamlesh Sharma, Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
- Vinod Dikshit, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer
Judiciary
- Bhupinder Nath Kirpal, Chief Justice of India
- Neeraj Kishen Kaul, Additional Solicitor General of India
- Mukul Rohtagi, Attorney General of India
- Sanjay Kishen Kaul, Chief Justice of the Madras High Court
Armed Forces
- Surinder Kumar Mehra, Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force[2]
- Pratap Chandra Lal, Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force
- Subhash Bhojwani, Air Marshal, Indian Air Force
Business
- Rajat Gupta, Managing Director, McKinsey & Company and Founder, Indian School of Business
- Gurcharan Das, CEO, Proctor & Gamble
- Varun Thapar, Director, KCT Coal
- Atul Punj, Chairman, Punj Lloyd Group
Journalism
- Barkha Dutt, Consulting Editor, NDTV
Literature
Non-Fiction
- Valmik Thapar, Naturalist, Conservationist, and Writer
Fiction, Poetry and Drama
- Khushwant Singh, Novelist, Columnist, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), and former Editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India, The National Herald, and The Hindustan Times
Arts
Fine & Performing Arts
- Yamini Reddy, Indian Classical Dancer and Kuchipudi exponent
- Geeta Kapur, Art Critic and Art Historian
Architecture & Design
- Ratish Nanda, Architect, Conservationist, and Project Director, Aga Khan Trust for Culture, India
Films & Entertainment
- Shekhar Kapur, Director & Filmmaker
- Amrita Singh, Actress
- Abhishek Bachchan, Actor
- Ekta Choudhry, Model and Miss India Contestant & Winner
Music
- Amjad Ali Khan, Sarod Maestro
- Ayaan Ali Khan & Amaan Ali Khan, Sarod Players
- Madhup Mudgal, Indian Classical vocalist
Education
- Kiran Seth, Professor Emeritus at Indian institute of Technology, Delhi, and Founder of SPIC MACAY
- Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment
Life Science and Medicine
- Naresh Trehan, Surgeon and Chairman, Vedanata
- Arvinder Singh Soin, Liver-transplant Surgeon
- Aditi Shankardass, Neuroscientist
Sports
- Shiv Kapur, Professional Golfer[3][4] (Alumus of Modern School, Vasant Vihar)
- Gaurav Ghei, Professional Golfer[5]
- Gautam Gambhir, Indian International Cricketer and Captain, Kolkata Knight Riders[6][7][8]
- Kirti Azad, Indian Test & International Cricketer
- Vishal Uppal, Indian Tennis Player
- Samresh Jung, Indian Sport Shooter
- Tania Sachdev, Indian Chess Grandmaster
References
- ^ Ramachandran, Aarthi (2012). Decoding Rahul Gandhi. New Delhi, India: Tranqebar Press. ISBN 978-9381626696.
- ^ Surinder Kumar Mehra. "Bharat Rakshak". Bharat Rakshak. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Shiv Kapur". Purdue Sports. Purdue Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Golf Roll of Honour" (PDF). Modern School. Modern School. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Golf Roll of Honour" (PDF). Modern School. Modern School. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "The School that Shaped Gautam Gambhir". NDTV. NDTV. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Interview with Gautam Gambhir". Yahoo. Yahoo. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Teachers Over the Moon at Boy's Success". The Hindustan Times. The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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