List of Modern School alumni
The Modern School (informally Modern School or Modern) is an independent day-cum-boarding school in New Delhi, India founded in 1920 by Lala Raghubir Singh, a prominent Delhi philanthropist and businessman. The first principal was Mrs. Kamala Bose who moved from Calcutta to head the school. 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
Government
Prime Ministers
Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies
- Rahul Gandhi, Member of Parliament and General Secretary, Indian National Congress (completed RSJMS and transferred)[1]
- Priyanka Gandhi, General Secretary, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, All India Congress Committee
- Sandeep Dikshit, Member of Parliament and Member, Indian National Congress (INC)
- Varun Gandhi, Member of Parliament and National Secretary, Bharatiya Janta Party (completed RSJMS and transferred)
- Raghav Chadha, Rajya Sabha member of the Aam Adami Party
Diplomats and Bureaucrats
- Kamlesh Sharma, Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
| Arun Shourie | 1958 | Minister of Communications and Information Technology (IT) | [2] |
| Gopal Krishna Gandhi | 1961 | Governor of West Bengal and Bihar | [2][3][4] |
| Ajay Bisaria | 1980 | [2] |
Judiciary
| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhupinder Nath Kirpal | 1954 | Chief Justice of India | [2] |
| Sanjay Kishan Kaul | 1976 | Judge, Supreme Court of India | [2] |
| Sanjiv Khanna | 1977 | Judge, Supreme Court of India | [2] |
| Madan B. Lokur | 1970 | Judge, Supreme Court of India | [2] |
| Mukul Rohatgi | 1972 | Attorney General of India | [2] |
Armed Forces
| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonam Wangchuk | 1981 | Colonel, Indian Army and recipient of the Maha Vir Chakra for his actions in the Kargil War | [2] |
| Pratap Chandra Lal | 1933 | Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force | [2] |
| Subhash Bhojwani | 1962 | Air Marshal, Indian Air Force | [2] |
| Vijay Lall | 1958 | Lt General, Indian Army | [2] |
| Surinder Mehra | 1948 | Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force | [5][2] |
Business
| Surinder Mehta | 1975 | Founder of Prime Group | [2] |
| Ajay Bijli | 1985 | Managing Director and Chairman, PVR Cinemas | [2] |
| Gurcharan Das | 1959 | CEO, Procter & Gamble | [2] |
| Atul Punj | 1976 | Chairman, Punj Lloyd Group | [2] |
| Bharat Ram | 1930 | Chairman and Managing Director, Delhi Cloth & General Mills | [2] |
- Rajat Gupta, Managing Director, McKinsey & Company and Founder, Indian School of Business
- Rakesh Kapoor, CEO, Reckitt Benckiser
- Ashwajit Singh, Founder and Managing Director, IPE Global Limited
Journalism
- Barkha Dutt (1989), Television Reporter & Journalist, Tiranga TV[2]
- Pallavi Aiyar, China Bureau Chief, The Hindu
- Vidhi Bhartiya, Yale University
Literature
Non-Fiction
- Valmik Thapar (1969), Naturalist, Conservationist, and Writer[2]
Fiction, Poetry and Drama
- Amitava Kumar, Novelist, Journalist, and Helen D. Lockwood Chair of English at Vassar College[6]
- Khushwant Singh (1930), Novelist, Columnist, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), and former Editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India, The National Herald, and The Hindustan Times[2]
Arts
| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Bartholomew | 1973 | photographer | [2] |
| Shekhar Kapur | 1962 | filmmaker | [2] |
| Amjad Ali Khan | 1963 | sarod maestro | [2] |
| Madhup Mudgal | 1973 | Indian classical vocalist | [2] |
Fine & Performing Arts
- Anuradha Kapur, director, National School of Drama
- Geeta Kapur, art critic and art historian
- Yamini Reddy, Indian classical dancer and Kuchipudi exponent
Architecture & Design
- Ratish Nanda, architect, conservationist, and project director, Aga Khan Trust for Culture, India
- Aman Nath, founder, INTACH and co-founder and chairman, Neemrana Hotels
- Rajeev Sethi, designer, scenographer and art curator, Padma Bhushan, India
Films and entertainment
- Abhishek Bachchan, actor
- Mallika Dua, actress and comedian
- Priyamvada Kant, actress
- Gauri Khan, film producer & interior designer
- Kabir Khan, filmmaker
- Sanjana Sanghi, actress
- Amrita Singh, actress
- Karan Soni, Indian born American actor
- Arjit Taneja, actor
Music
- Ayaan Ali Khan & Amaan Ali Khan, sarod players
Wildlife Conservation
- Aditya Dicky Singh, wildlife conservationist, tiger expert, and wildlife photographer
Education
| Name | Class year | Notability | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syeda Saiyidain Hameed | 1959 | former member of the Planning Commission of India, former Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Padma Shri awardee | [2] |
| Kiran Seth | 1965 | Professor Emeritus at Indian institute of Technology, Delhi, and founder of SPIC MACAY | [2] |
| Radha Kumar | 1968 | Indian feminist and founder, Delhi Policy Group | [2] |
| Sriram Ramaswamy | 1973 | former Director of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences in Hyderabad. | [2] |
| Sunita Narain | 1980 | director general, Centre for Science and Environment | [2] |
Medicine
| Noshir Minoo Shroff | 1968 | ophthalmologist and founder, Shroff Eye Hospital | [2] |
| Naresh Trehan | 1962 | surgeon and chairman, Medicity | [2] |
| Arvinder Singh Soin | 1981 | liver-transplant surgeon | [2] |
| Pramod Kumar Julka | 1966 | oncologist | [2] |
- Aditi Shankardass, neuroscientist
Sports
Cricket
| Notability | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhaskar Pillai | 1980 | cricketer | [2] |
| Kirti Azad | 1976 | cricketer | [2] |
| Gautam Gambhir | 2000 | Indian international cricketer & Member of Parliament, Bhartiya Janta Party | [7][8][9][2] |
| Gaurav Ghei | 1986 | golfer | [10][2] |
| Ronjan Sodhi | 1997 | shooter | [2] |
| Shweta Sehrawat | 2022 | cricketer | [11][12] |
| Ayush Badoni | 2016 | cricketer | [13] |
| Himmat Singh | 2016 | cricketer | [13] |
| Madhav Kaushik | 2016 | cricketer | [13] |
| Vaibhav Suri | chess player | [14] |
- Unmukt Chand, Indian cricketer
- Surendra Nath, Indian test cricketer
Golf
Shooting
- Samaresh Jung, Indian sport shooter
Tennis
- Vishal Uppal, Indian tennis player
Athletics
- Sharad Kumar, Paralympic Bronze medalist
Chess
- Prithu Gupta, grandmaster[15]
- Tania Sachdev, chess player and commentator
References
- ^ Ramachandran, Aarthi (2012). Decoding Rahul Gandhi. New Delhi, India: Tranqebar Press. ISBN 978-9381626696.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "Famous Alumni". Modern School. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ Guha, Ramachandran. "Merchandizing Gandhi". Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "Modern School Turns 91". The Hindu. November 1, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ Surinder Kumar Mehra. "Bharat Rakshak". Bharat Rakshak. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Amitava Kumar
- ^ "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.[dead link]
- ^ "Golf Roll of Honour" (PDF). Modern School. Modern School. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Basu, Arani (2023-01-29). "Shweta Sehrawat: From playing with boys as a kid to Under-19 World Cup cricket star". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "THE MODERN SCHOOL WEEKLY - Issue 350" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "THE MODERN SCHOOL WEEKLY - Issue 252" (PDF).
- ^ Rathi, Devanshi (2018-06-08). "Vaibhav Suri: Chess and Education go hand-in-hand for this Grandmaster". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ "Delhi boy Prithu Gupta earns his 1st Grand Master norm at 13". The Times of India. 2018-03-20. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-20.