St. James' School (Kolkata)
St. James' School, Kolkata, India, is a CNI school, and is one of the oldest private schools in India. It was founded on the 25th of July in 1864 by Bishop Cotton,[1] and celebrated its sesquicentenary (150 years) in July 2014. It is an all boys school [2] and is associated with the ICSE and ISC Board of Education.[1]
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165, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata 700014 , India | |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | Pro Ecclesia Et Pro Patria (For Church and For Country) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of North India |
| Established | 1864 |
| Principal | Terence Hamilton Ireland |
| Headmistress | Betty Matthews |
| Headmaster | Neville Holt |
| Staff | Varies |
| Enrollment | Varies |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | Jacobeans |
| Affiliations | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
| Website | www |
school premises
The school has four houses which are Cotton, Copleston, Lefroy, and Westcott, each named after an English Bishop who served in India in the 19th century.
In 1900, St. James' School won the Beighton Cup.[3]
Notable alumni
- Somnath Bharadwaj - Batch 1983 - Astro Physicist IIT Kharagpur
- Rajesh Gopakumar - Batch 1987 - Theoretical Physicist and Director of the ICTS
- Sanjeev Sanyal - Batch 1989 - Principal Economic Advisor to Ministry of Finance, Government of India and Environmentalist.
- Pritam - Batch 1990 - Bollywood Music Director.
- Arjun Atwal - Batch 1992 - Pro Golfer, member of PGA.
- Debashish Chaudhuri - Batch 1995 - Indian Symphonic Conductor of Western Classical Music
- Murtaza Lodhgar - Batch 1995 - Ranji Trophy Cricketer and Coach for Bengal.
- Sujoy Ghosh - Till Std IV - Filmmaker, National Award Winner.
- Rohit K. Dasgupta, Academic and UK Politician (Labour Party)
- Ashish Dhawan, Private Equity Investor
- Pritam, Bollywood music composer
References
- St. James' School, Kolkata. "Official Website of St. Jame's School, Kolkata". Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- "St. James': a journey from gravel to gold". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- O’Brien, Barry (4 December 2004). "All hail hockey on history high". Eye on Calcutta. Calcutta, India: The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 13 April 2007.
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