 2006 Saraswati Puja at Hare School Hare School is the oldest existing school in Kolkata, currently teaching grades 1 to 12 under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. The boys-only school was established by the scottish watch-maker David Hare with the help of legendary social reformer Ram Mohan Roy. The actual establishment date is difficult to ascertain and not universally agreed upon, but the official year is 1818. The school is an important landmark in the history of western education in India under the British raj. It is currently situated opposite the Presidency College, Kolkata and College Square and Hindu School and next to the Calcutta University. Kolkata (Bangla: কলকাতা; formerly known as Calcutta) is the capital city of the Indian state of West Bengal. ...
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History
After establishing the Kolkata Schoolbook Society and the Hindu College, Kolkata (now Presidency College) in 1817 and the Kolkata School Society in 1818, David Hare established the school exactly opposite Hindu College in the heart of [[College Street (Kolkata}]]. After having been called Arpuli Pathshala and Kalutola Branch School, it came to be known as Hare School in 1867. 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ...
Campus The combined campus of the Hare School and Presidency College is one of the largest in Kolkata. The ownership of the campus is a contentious issue, leading to frequent conflicts about which parts of the ground the students can access, whether they can play in the College's field and whether they can use the gates of the college. This situation was escalated some time ago after a widely-publicised incident of eve-teasing in the college campus,[1] though restrictions have again been brought down to a normal level.
The white school building is of victorian architecture, having rooms with very high ceilings, very high doors and no windows. A third floor was later constructed on top of the original two story building that maintains the architectural style. More recently another adjacent, smaller building has been constructed in a modern architectural style, much to the displeasure of the students. Initially the school had two vey large playgrounds, but later the larger of these was given to Presidency College, though it continues to be used casually by students of the school.
Students As of March 2006, a total of around 1000 students currently study in the school. Each of the classes from 1 to 10 are divided into two sections A and B, each of which contain around 40 students. Current notable students include To suggest a relevant news story for the main page, refer to the criteria then add your suggestion at the candidates page. ...
- Arijit Saha (XI) - Bengal champion in Badminton
- Upamannu Maitra (VIII) - Given numerous honours and awards from NASA
- Shish Basu Palit (XI) - Honoured by the West Bengal Science Congress for research on signal reception technology
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Faculty As of March 2006 around 35 teachers are teaching in the school. Teachers with a doctorate are To suggest a relevant news story for the main page, refer to the criteria then add your suggestion at the candidates page. ...
- Dilip Kumar Deb (Biology)
- Tarapada Santra (Geography)
- Sushanta Charkrabarti (Physics)
All excpt the three teachers of Computer are permanent, the computer teachers being under contract. Past notable teachers include - Rasik Lal Mallik
- Pyari Charan Sarkar
- Shibnath Shastri
Extracurricular Activities Every year, an extensive football tournament is held during the summer. Intra-section competitions as well as inter-section and inter-class ones ensure that almost every willing student gets a chance to play at the official tournament. During the winter, a cricket tournament of somewhat smaller scope is also held. The annual sports competition is held in two stages, a Heat followed by the Finals. The various events include running of several lengths and One-Legged Race. Apart from such official chances, the students utilise every type of space including classrooms, corridors, grounds etc to engage in sports (mostly football with some cricket and table tennis) during the recess (commonly called the tiffin period) which lasts for 20 minutes from Monday to Thursday and for an hour at Fridays. There is no recess at Saturday, while Sunday is closed. Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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The annual prize distribution ceremony sees one or more plays enacted by the students as well as other cultural programs held at the nearby Derozio Hall. During the year other smaller cultural programs take place in the school at various occasions, mainly featuring Rabindra sangeets. Rabindra Sangeet (Bangla: রবীনà§à¦¦à§à¦° সংগীত) refers to the 2000 odd songs (about 2230) and poetry written and composed by Bengali Nobel-laureatepoet Rabindranath Tagore. ...
The school is known for its participation in various quiz contests. It has won among others the Seventh Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Calcutta Foundation Better Calcutta Contest 2005 Science Quiz and Acharya Satyendranath Basu Smarak Biggyan O Prajukti Mela 2004.
The largest festival is the Saraswati Puja, which is organised by the students of the school. A science exhibition usually accompanies the two-day festival. During the meeting of the executive council before the puja, decisions regarding budgets and donations are taken by the teachers with input from a body of class representatives. The visits from girls of other schools wearing saris cause the students to look forward to this day with eager anticipation. There is a controversy over whether the school should celebrate a basically religious festival like Saraswati Puja as it is under a constitutionally secular government, however students have mostly tended to support holding the puja. As with most major religious festivals of Bengal, the puja can be said to transcend religious boundaries and become an almost secular signature of Bengali culture as a whole. Saraswati, goddess of knowledge Saraswati (Sanskrit: सरसà¥à¤µà¤¤à¥€) is the first of the three great goddesses of Hinduism, the other two being Lakshmi and Durga. ...
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Notable Alumni Jagdish Chandra Bose (1858-1937) Jagdish Chandra Bose (Bengali: জগদীশ চনà§à¦¦à§à¦° বসà§)(November 30, 1858–November 23, 1937) was a leading Indian physicist of his age. ...
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Prafulla Chandra Roy (Bangla: পà§à¦°à¦«à§à¦²à§à¦² চনà§à¦¦à§à¦° রায়) was a Bengali academician, who spoke of entrepreneurship and himself showed that way. ...
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Radhanath Sikdar (1813-1870) was an Indian mathematician who calculated the height of Peak XV and discovered it to be the tallest mountain above sea level. ...
School Uniform The uniform of the school is a white shirt with black shorts or trousers, white socks and black shoes. Physical education days require a white trouser and white cades instead and in winter black sweaters are allowed. There is also a school badge that should be pinned to the shirt.
Recent Controversy Recently a controversy has arisen concerning the leak of question papers and three persons have been arrested in this connection.[2] [3]
Contact Information Hare School
87, College Street
Kolkata-700073
Phone: 91-033-22413868
Notes - ↑ The Telegraph Report
- ↑ The Statesman report
- ↑ The Telegraph report
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