Haribhai Deokaran High School
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| Haribhai Deokaran High School (HDHS) | |
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| Motto | Hati Ghyal Te Tadis Nya |
| Established | 1918 |
| Principal | A.G. Umbarje |
| Website | www |
Haribhai Deokaran High School (HDHS) is a public Marathi and Semi-English Medium School in Solapur, Maharashtra, India. HDHS consists of a high school from Grade V to Grade X and an Arts, Commerce and Science Junior college. The high school has a Primary School campus and is called as Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya (Devanagari: नुतन मराठी विद्यालय).
History
The school was founded by the Shikshan Prasarak Mandali, Pune in 1918.[1] It was named after the Haribhai Deokaran Trading Company, whose owner Hirakaka Gandhi had donated ₹ 27000 to establish the school.
The founder members were educationists and social reformers from Pune. including, They were Mr. Deo R.G, Mr. Kulkarni R.B, Mr. Karambalekar D.S and Mr. Dongare K.B. The school was started with just 108 students and now[when?] the number has reached up to 3500 students.
Notable alumni
- Polly Umrigar - former Indian cricket captain.
- Jabbar Patel, film director
- Achyut Godbole, businessman, writer
- Atul Kulkarni, actor
- Uday Umesh Lalit, 49th Chief Justice of India
- Aroon Tikekar, Indian scholar
References
- ^ "SP Mandali has delivered best of international level education in their local language: Sohanlal Jain". Free Press Journal. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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