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	[[David Hare (philanthropist)\|David Hare]] established the school in 1818, opposite Hindu College, in the heart of [[College Street (Kolkata)\|College Street]] <ref>{{cite web\|title=College street\|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/no-filter/college-street-200-year-journey-of-a-street-a-culture-a-history-of-book-lovers-paradise/publisher=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com\|access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref> after establishing the Calcutta School David Hare Book Society and the [[Presidency University, Kolkata\|Hindu College]], Kolkata (now Presidency College) in 1817 and the Calcutta School Society in 1818. The school started with the name "Arpuli Pathshala" and later as Colootala Branch School,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Hare School\|url=http://pages.rediff.com/hare-school/475101\|publisher=pages.rediff.com\|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> finally it was renamed Hare School in 1867.		[[David Hare (philanthropist)\|David Hare]] established the school in 1818, opposite Hindu College, in the heart of [[College Street (Kolkata)\|College Street]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=College street\|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/no-filter/college-street-200-year-journey-of-a-street-a-culture-a-history-of-book-lovers-paradise/publisher=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com\|access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref> after establishing the Calcutta School David Hare Book Society and the [[Presidency University, Kolkata\|Hindu College]], Kolkata (now Presidency College) in 1817 and the Calcutta School Society in 1818. The school started with the name "Arpuli Pathshala" and later as Colootala Branch School,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Hare School\|url=http://pages.rediff.com/hare-school/475101\|publisher=pages.rediff.com\|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> finally it was renamed Hare School in 1867.

	[[File:HareSchoolSaraswati.jpg\|thumb\|2006 Saraswati Puja at Hare School]]		[[File:HareSchoolSaraswati.jpg\|thumb\|2006 Saraswati Puja at Hare School]]
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	==Notable alumni==		==Notable alumni==
	[[File:David Hare Statue by Edward Hodges Baily - 1845 CE - Hare School Playground - 87 College Street - Kolkata 2015-02-09 2256.JPG\|thumb\|upright\|A statue of David Hare at the school]]		[[File:David Hare Statue by Edward Hodges Baily - 1845 CE - Hare School Playground - 87 College Street - Kolkata 2015-02-09 2256.JPG\|thumb\|upright\|A statue of David Hare at the school]]
			* [[Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury]], former general secretary of Congress Party
	*[[Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee]], social reformer		*[[Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee]], social reformer
	* [[Krishna Mohan Banerjee]] - educationist, linguist and Christian Missionary.		* [[Krishna Mohan Banerjee]] - educationist, linguist and Christian Missionary.
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	* [[Saradananda\|Swami Saradananda]] - (Saratchandra Chakrabarty) Direct disciple of [[Ramakrishna\|Sri Ramakrishna]] - Author of Sri Ramkrishna Lilaprsanga		* [[Saradananda\|Swami Saradananda]] - (Saratchandra Chakrabarty) Direct disciple of [[Ramakrishna\|Sri Ramakrishna]] - Author of Sri Ramkrishna Lilaprsanga
	*[[Vijnanananda\|Swami Vijnanananda]] - (Hariprasanna Chattopadhyaya) Direct disciple of [[Ramakrishna\|Sri Ramakrishna]]		*[[Vijnanananda\|Swami Vijnanananda]] - (Hariprasanna Chattopadhyaya) Direct disciple of [[Ramakrishna\|Sri Ramakrishna]]
	*[[Mahendranath Gupta]] - (Author of [[Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita\|Sri Sri Ramkrishna Kathamrita]])		*[[Mahendranath Gupta]] - (Author of [[Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita\|Sri Sri Ramkrishna Kathamrita]])

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{{Infobox school
| name = Hare School
| image = HareSchool2006.JPG
| image_size = 200px
| motto = তমসো মা জ্যোতির্গময়ঃ
(illumine the darkness)
| streetaddress = 87, [[College Street (Kolkata)|College Street]]
| city = [[Kolkata]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| postcode = 700 073
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|22|34|32.54|N|88|21|38.75|E|display=title, inline}}
| type = Government school
| religious_affiliation = Secular
| established = {{start date and age|September 1, 1818}}
| founder = [[David Hare (philanthropist)|David Hare]]
| status = Active
| locale = [[College Street (Kolkata)|College Street]]
| schoolboard = [[WBBSE]] & [[WBCHSE]]
| authority = [[Government of West Bengal]]
| category = Higher Secondary
| chairman = Governor of West Bengal
| principal = Pranab Kumar Bandyopadhyay
| faculty = 50
| teaching_staff = 42
| enrollment = 1320 (approximate intake)
| grades = I to Xll
| years = 200
| gender = Boys' only
| age_range = 5 to 18 years
| capacity =
| affiliations = [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education]]<br>[[West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education]]
| alumni =
| language = Bengali, English
| campus = Urban
}}
'''Hare School''' is one of the oldest schools in [[Kolkata, India]], teaching grades one to twelve under the [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education]] and the [[West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education]]. It is a state government-administered boys school and was established by the Scottish watch-maker, [[David Hare (philanthropist)|David Hare]]. The establishment date is not agreed upon, but the official year of establishment is 1818. Thus the school is declared as the oldest western type school in Asia.<ref>{{cite news|date= 11 November 2009|title=Overthere - Class apart|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091111/jsp/careergraph/story_11727897.jsp|newspaper=The Telegraph, Calcutta|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> The school is situated opposite the [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency University]], and is also adjacent to the [[University of Calcutta]] and [[Hindu School]].<ref name="Hare">{{cite web|title=Hare School, Kolkata|url=http://www.infinitecourses.com/School-Details.aspx?School=Hare-School&SchoolID=627|work=InfiniteCourses.com|publisher=www.infinitecourses.com|access-date=19 May 2012}}</ref> The combined campuses of the Hare School and Presidency College is one of the largest in Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hare School|url=http://pages.rediff.com/hare-school/475101|publisher=pages.rediff.com|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Hair_School,_Kolkata.jpg|thumb|Inside the Hare school building]]

[[David Hare (philanthropist)|David Hare]] established the school in 1818, opposite Hindu College, in the heart of [[College Street (Kolkata)|College Street]] <ref>{{cite web|title=College street|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/no-filter/college-street-200-year-journey-of-a-street-a-culture-a-history-of-book-lovers-paradise/publisher=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref> after establishing the Calcutta School David Hare Book Society and the [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Hindu College]], Kolkata (now Presidency College) in 1817 and the Calcutta School Society in 1818. The school started with the name "Arpuli Pathshala" and later as Colootala Branch School,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hare School|url=http://pages.rediff.com/hare-school/475101|publisher=pages.rediff.com|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> finally it was renamed Hare School in 1867.

[[File:HareSchoolSaraswati.jpg|thumb|2006 Saraswati Puja at Hare School]]
[[File:HareSchoolField.JPG|thumb|Main playground]]

==Notable alumni==
[[File:David Hare Statue by Edward Hodges Baily - 1845 CE - Hare School Playground - 87 College Street - Kolkata 2015-02-09 2256.JPG|thumb|upright|A statue of David Hare at the school]]
*[[Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee]], social reformer
* [[Krishna Mohan Banerjee]] - educationist, linguist and Christian Missionary.
* [[Rajnarayan Basu]] - writer, intellectual, and social reformer.
* [[Girish Chandra Ghosh]], playwright, theatre director and thespian
* [[Jagdish Chandra Bose]] - scientist. His work includes [[crescograph]] to prove life in trees, First proof of [[radio waves]].
* [[Akshay Kumar Baral]] - poet.
* [[Dibyendu Barua]]- chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]].
* [[Pramathesh Barua]] - actor and director.
* [[Brajendranath De]], I.C.S., - civilian and historian.
* [[Guru Dutt]], actor, director.
* [[Romesh Chunder Dutt]] - civil servant, economist, historian, poet, translator of Vedas.
* [[Ramtanu Lahiri]] - researcher on Bengali language, member of the [[Young Bengal]] group.
* [[Dinabandhu Mitra]] - Bengali writer of British India, works include [[Neel Darpan]].
* [[Prafulla Chandra Roy]] - Scientist/chemist: worked on various mercury compounds & founder of [[Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals|Bengal Chemical]].
* [[Nagendra Prasad Sarbadikari]] - first Indian footballer.
* [[Peary Charan Sarkar]] - social reformer and writer.
* [[Radhanath Sikdar]] - mathematician, first person to calculate the height of [[Mount Everest]].
* [[Meghnad Saha]] - inventor of the theory of [[thermal ionization]].
* [[Ziaur Rahman]] -bir uttam, freedom fighter, and President of Bangladesh 1977–1981.
* [[Digambar Mitra]] - First Bengali [[Sheriff of Kolkata]]
* [[Mahendralal Sarkar]] - Doctor, social reformer, founder of [[Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science]]
* [[Romesh Chandra Mitra]]- Judge, [[Calcutta High Court]]
* [[Protap Chunder Mozoomdar]]- leader of [[Brahmo Samaj]]
* [[Kalikrishna Mitra]] - Social reformer and educator
* [[Saradananda|Swami Saradananda]] - (Saratchandra Chakrabarty) Direct disciple of [[Ramakrishna|Sri Ramakrishna]] - Author of Sri Ramkrishna Lilaprsanga
*[[Vijnanananda|Swami Vijnanananda]] - (Hariprasanna Chattopadhyaya) Direct disciple of [[Ramakrishna|Sri Ramakrishna]]
*[[Mahendranath Gupta]] - (Author of [[Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita|Sri Sri Ramkrishna Kathamrita]])

==References==
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[[Category:Boys' schools in India]]
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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1818]]
[[Category:1818 establishments in India]]