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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Private co-educational school in Faridabad, Haryana, India}}<br />
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| address = BPTP, Park Lands, Sector 85<br />
| city = [[Faridabad]]<br />
| state = [[Haryana]]<br />
| postcode = 121002<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|28.4031703|N|77.3502858|E|region:LK_type:edu|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| type = [[Private school]]<br />
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| established = {{Start date|1920}}<br />
| founder = Lala Raghubir Singh<br />
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| sister_school = {{Unbulleted list|[[Modern School (New Delhi)]]|[[The Modern School ECNCR|Modern School, Kundli]]|Modern School, [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad]]}}<br />
| school_board = [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]<br />
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| director = Neelam Puri<ref>{{cite web |title=Director's Message |url=https://modernschoolfbd.com/directors-message/ |website=The Modern School, Faridabad |accessdate=23 April 2019}}</ref><br />
| principal = Neetu Blest<ref>{{cite web |title=Principal's Message |url=https://modernschoolfbd.com/bptp-faridabad-branch/head-mistress-message-bptp-faridabad/ |website=The Modern School, Faridabad |accessdate=23 April 2019}}</ref><br />
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'''The Modern School, Faridabad''' is a [[Private school|private]] [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] school in [[Faridabad]], [[Haryana]], India. It was established in 1920 by Lala Raghubir Singh and is affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]. It has expanded by opening new branches in the National Capital Region of [[Delhi]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Origins ===<br />
Modern School was founded by Lala Raghubir Singh,<ref>{{cite web |title=On Lala Raghubir Singh |url=http://modernschoolfbd.com/about/the-founder/ |website=The Modern School, Faridabad |accessdate=20 February 2016}}</ref> an established and a well to do resident of Delhi. He belonged to a Rajput family but later converted to Jainism and settled in Delhi. His father, Sultan Singh, was an accountant and banker (''khazanchi'') with the Imperial Bank of India, and was well-regarded by both the British rulers and the Indian princes. In fact, Sultan Singh bequeathed his sprawling mansion with extensive grounds in Daryaganj for the purpose of establishing Modern School.<br />
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Modern School was started in 1920 in a building located in [[Daryaganj]], New Delhi. It was a mansion that belonged to [[Lala Sultan Singh|Rai Bahadur Lala Sultan Singh]]. He donated it to the school to fulfill his son's dream of establishing a school which would combine the traditions of Indian education with modern educational techniques. Sultan Singh was a prominent businessman in British India in the early 1880s. His son, [[Lala Raghubir Singh]], was the brain behind founding of the school.<br />
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=== Founder ===<br />
Lala Raghubir Singh was the primary founder, he worked for the improvement of the school and in this endeavour he teamed up with Sardar [[Sobha Singh (builder)|Sobha Singh]]. Sardar Sobha Singh was the co-founder of the school. A builder during the height of the [[British Raj|Raj]], he was involved in the construction of buildings in Delhi like [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], [[National Museum, New Delhi|National Museum]], Modern School, [[South Block]] and [[India Gate]]. His own two sons, Bhagwant Singh and [[Khushwant Singh]] (the noted writer) were amongst the first students of Modern School.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|https://www.modernschoolfbd.com/}}<br />
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[[Category:Schools in Faridabad]]<br />
[[Category:Private schools in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1920]]<br />
[[Category:1920 establishments in India]]<br />
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