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{{Infobox school | {{Infobox school | ||
| name = Tyndale Biscoe School (TBS) | |||
| image = Biscoe.jpeg | |||
| image_size = 200 | |||
| caption = Tyndale Biscoe School Motto | |||
| motto = In All Things Be Men | |||
| established = {{start date and age|1880}} | |||
| type = Private School | |||
| affiliation = [[Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education]] | |||
| founder = Rev. [[James Hinton Knowles]] | |||
| principal = Mabel Youzon | |||
| head_of_school = | |||
| dean = | |||
| faculty = | |||
| staff = | |||
| athletics = | |||
| campus = Urban | |||
| nickname = Biscoits, Biscoe Boys | |||
Biscoe Boys | | location = Sheikh Bagh, [[Lal Chowk]], [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]] | ||
| coordinates = {{Coord|34.071402|74.812234|display=inline,title}} | |||
| coordinates | | information = | ||
| website = {{URL|https://tbmes.org/TBS/home.aspx}} | |||
| gender = Boys | |||
| houses = {{Unbulleted list|{{Color box|Red}} Kolahoi|{{Color box|Yellow}} Harmukh|{{Color box|Blue}} Tatikuta|{{Color box|Green}} Mahadev}} | |||
| area = 84 kanals (including the [[Mallinson Girls School]]) | |||
{{Unbulleted list|{{Color box|Red}} Kolahoi|{{Color box|Yellow}} Harmukh|{{Color box|Blue}} | | director = | ||
| sister_school = {{ubl|1. [[Mallinson Girls School]]|2. The Kashmir Valley School|3. Tyndale Biscoe & Mallinson School, Tangmarg}} | |||
| city = Srinagar | |||
| former_name = Hadow Public School | |||
2. The Kashmir Valley School | | sports = Football, basketball, cricket, hockey, water polo, swimming, volleyball, badminton, etc. | ||
3. Tyndale Biscoe & Mallinson School, Tangmarg | | educational_authority = Tyndale Biscoe and Mallinson Society, Srinagar, [[Diocese of Amritsar]], [[Church of North India|Church of North India (CNI)]] | ||
| language = English | |||
Hadow Public School | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Tyndale Biscoe School''' is a school in Sheikh Bagh, [[Srinagar]] [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ekikrat.in/Schools-Srinagar|title=Schools in Srinagar | Ekikrat.in|website=ekikrat.in}}</ref> The school was founded in 1880 CE and is one of the oldest schools in Jammu and Kashmir, the oldest being [[Sri Pratap Higher Secondary School|S.P school]] which was founded in 1874 CE.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Naqash|first=Rayan|title= | [[File:Tyndale Biscoe School.jpg|thumb|Tyndale Biscoe School]] | ||
'''Tyndale Biscoe School''' is a school in the Sheikh Bagh neighbourhood, in the [[Lal Chowk]] area of [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ekikrat.in/Schools-Srinagar|title=Schools in Srinagar | Ekikrat.in|website=ekikrat.in}}</ref> The school was founded in 1880 CE and is one of the oldest schools in Jammu and Kashmir, the oldest being [[Sri Pratap Higher Secondary School|S.P school]] which was founded in 1874 CE.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Naqash|first=Rayan|title='Don't even think about it': Alumni of one of Kashmir's oldest schools criticise call for relocation|url=https://scroll.in/article/843037/dont-even-think-about-it-alumni-of-one-of-kashmirs-oldest-schools-criticise-call-for-relocation|access-date=2021-04-14|website=Scroll.in|date=9 July 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> The school was started by Christian missionaries and was named after Canon [[Cecil Tyndale-Biscoe]] (1863–1949).<ref>{{acad|id=BSCW882CE|name=Biscoe <nowiki>[post Tyndale-Biscoe]</nowiki>, Cecil Earle}}</ref> It still has affiliations with the [[Church Mission Society]]. The first principal was Reverend [[James Hinton Knowles|J. H. Knowles]]. | |||
==Departments== | ==Departments== | ||
The school has five departments | The school has five departments. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
Tyndale Biscoe School is known for its extra-curricular activities, especially swimming, skiing, mountain climbing, camping and regatta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/j-k/tyndale-biscoe-school-holds-annual-dal-cross-455510|title=Tyndale Biscoe School holds annual | Tyndale Biscoe School is known for its extra-curricular activities, especially swimming, skiing, mountain climbing, camping and regatta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/j-k/tyndale-biscoe-school-holds-annual-dal-cross-455510|title=Tyndale Biscoe School holds annual 'Dal cross'|first=Tribune News|last=Service|website=Tribuneindia News Service}}</ref> School placed emphasis on physical activities including mountaineering, trekking, boating, football, cricket, and swimming stimulating sense of courage, masculinity and physical fitness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kashmir-issue.com/biscoe.html|title=Kashmir|website=www.kashmir-issue.com}}</ref> | ||
When football was introduced in the Valley by Missionary School, there was resistance initially. Students felt the cow leather was holy and touching the ball, made out of it, was blasphemous. Instead they played football | When football was introduced in the Valley by Missionary School, there was resistance initially. Students felt the cow leather was holy and touching the ball, made out of it, was blasphemous. Instead they played football with a wooden clog (known as Khraav in Kashmiri) in their feet. Similarly, when boating was introduced in Mission School students did not like boating because, in Kashmiri society, boatmen weren't consider respectable members of the society. But later it was adopted and the Mission School boys became efficient paddlers and rowers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://autarmota.blogspot.com/2016/05/an-old-photograph-of-mission-school.html|title=AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH OF MISSION SCHOOL FATEH KADAL, SRINAGAR KASHMIR|date=8 May 2016 }}</ref> | ||
[[File:Regatta in May 1948.jpg|thumb|Regatta organised by Tyndale Biscoe School in May 1948]] | [[File:Regatta in May 1948.jpg|thumb|Regatta organised by Tyndale Biscoe School in May 1948]] | ||
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[[James Hinton Knowles|Rev. J.H. Knowles]], in 1880, laid the foundation of the C.M.S. (Church Mission Society) School on the hospital premises (Modern Chest Disease Hospital, Drugjan) in Srinagar. The school was started with 5 pupils. In 1883, the number of boys in the school increased to 30.<ref name="tbmes.org">{{Cite web|url=https://tbmes.org/|title=Tyndale-Biscoe and Mallinson Schools Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir|website=tbmes.org}}</ref> | [[James Hinton Knowles|Rev. J.H. Knowles]], in 1880, laid the foundation of the C.M.S. (Church Mission Society) School on the hospital premises (Modern Chest Disease Hospital, Drugjan) in Srinagar. The school was started with 5 pupils. In 1883, the number of boys in the school increased to 30.<ref name="tbmes.org">{{Cite web|url=https://tbmes.org/|title=Tyndale-Biscoe and Mallinson Schools Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir|website=tbmes.org}}</ref> | ||
In 1890, the Government permitted the C.M.S. to shift the school to downtown, and it was moved from the hospital premises (Drugjan) to a large house and compound on the river bank in the middle of the city at [[Fateh Kadal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-13 |title=Historic schools of Kashmir |url=https://www.risingkashmir.com/Historic-schools-of-Kashmir--108892 |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=Rising Kashmir |language=en-GB}}</ref> As a result of this, the number of students increased to about 200 in 1890. | |||
[[Cecil Tyndale-Biscoe|Canon C.E. Tyndale-Biscoe]] joined the school in 1891, there were 250 pupils on the school roll. The primary school grew into a middle school and eventually into a high school. The high school was designated the Hadow Memorial School after the name of its honorary treasurer for 40 years. Eventually, five other mission schools were set up, one each in different parts of the capital city and one in Anantnag.<ref name="tbmes.org"/> | [[Cecil Tyndale-Biscoe|Canon C.E. Tyndale-Biscoe]] joined the school in 1891, there were 250 pupils on the school roll. The primary school grew into a middle school and eventually into a high school. The high school was designated the Hadow Memorial School after the name of its honorary treasurer for 40 years. Eventually, five other mission schools were set up, one each in different parts of the capital city and one in Anantnag.<ref name="tbmes.org"/> | ||
==Notable alumni== | ==Notable alumni== | ||
* [[Imran Raza Ansari]] – (born 1972) | <!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their OWN article on the English Bharatpedia ♦♦♦---> | ||
* [[ | <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> | ||
* [[Farooq Abdullah]] – (born 1937) politician and former [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] | |||
* [[Masarat Alam Bhat]] – (born 1971) Kashmiri separatist leader as of | * [[Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi]] - (born 1976) politician and [[Member of parliament]] | ||
* [[Thupstan Chhewang]] (born 1947) | * [[Ishfaq Ahmed]] – (born 1983), a professional footballer and the head coach of [[I-League]] club [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]] | ||
* [[Durga Prasad Dhar]] – (1918–1975) | * [[Agha Shaukat Ali]] – (1920–2013) Kashmiri civil servant turned Pakistani politician after partition | ||
* [[P. N. Dhar]] (1919–2012) | * [[Imran Raza Ansari]] – (born 1972) politician and religious scholar{{Citation needed|reason= school is not sourced in his article|date=May 2019}} | ||
* [[Khurshid Drabu]] [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (1946–2018) | * [[Anil Bhan|Dr. Anil Bhan]] – a cardiologist at [[Medanta]] who performed the first successful heart transplant in India. He was awarded the certificate of Honor as "Best All Round Boy" in school | ||
* [[Shah Faesal]] – (born 1983) | * [[Masarat Alam Bhat]] – (born 1971), Kashmiri separatist leader, chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Muslim League and also serving as chairman of [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference|the Hurriyat Conference]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/being-masarat-alam/lite/|title=Being Masrat Alam – includes Nazir Leharwal's Famous Quote 'Are you Ishfaq ?'}}</ref> | ||
* [[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad]] – (1907–1972) politician and former [[Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] | * [[Thupstan Chhewang]] (born 1947), Indian politician | ||
* [[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]] (1929–2016) | * [[Durga Prasad Dhar]] – (1918–1975), [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] politician and an Indian diplomat | ||
* [[Ashfaq Majeed Wani]] – (1966–1990) first | * [[P. N. Dhar]] (1919–2012), [[economist]] and the head of [[Indira Gandhi]]'s secretariat | ||
* [[Khurshid Drabu]] [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (1946–2018), English judge, law lecturer and Muslim community leader; first Muslim to be a judge in Britain | |||
* [[Shah Faesal]] – (born 1983), [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] civil servant, social activist, politician<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fazili |first1=Ehsan |title=The Doctor and a Civil Servant |url=http://wwwtribuneindia.com/2010/20100509/main7.htm |work=The Tribune |accessdate=2 June 2018 |date=9 May 2010}}</ref> | |||
* [[Bhagwan Gopinath]] – (1898 – 1968), born Gopinath Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century [[Kashmir]] | |||
* [[Eliezer Joldan]] – (1916-2001), an educationist who was the first trained graduate to profess teaching as a profession in [[Ladakh]] | |||
* [[Iqbal Khan (actor)|Iqbal Khan]] – (born 1981) is a Bollywood actor | |||
* [[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad]] – (1907–1972), politician and former [[Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] | |||
* [[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]] (1929–2016), advocate, Indian politician and statesman from [[Kashmir]], founder of the Congress Party in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] | |||
* [[S. L. Sadhu]] – (1917-2012), a UNESCO award winning Kashmiri writer | |||
* [[Tanvir Sadiq]], Chief Spokesperson of [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]] | |||
* [[Ashfaq Majeed Wani]] – (1966–1990), first commander-in-chief of [[Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front]]<ref name="Khateeb">{{cite web |title=Yasin Malik remembers Nadeem Khateeb on his anniversary |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/yasin-malik-remembers-nadeem-khateeb-on-his-anniversary/276560.html |publisher=GreaterKashmir |accessdate=2 June 2018 |date=22 February 2018}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{Authority control}} | {{Authority control}} | ||
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| Tyndale Biscoe School (TBS) | |
|---|---|
 Tyndale Biscoe School Motto | |
| Location | |
Srinagar | |
| Coordinates | 34°04′17″N 74°48′44″E / 34.071402°N 74.812234°E |
| Information | |
| Former name | Hadow Public School |
| Type | Private School |
| Motto | In All Things Be Men |
| Established | 1880 |
| Founder | Rev. James Hinton Knowles |
| Sister school |
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| Educational authority | Tyndale Biscoe and Mallinson Society, Srinagar, Diocese of Amritsar, Church of North India (CNI) |
| Principal | Mabel Youzon |
| Gender | Boys |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Urban |
| Area | 84 kanals (including the Mallinson Girls School) |
| Houses |
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| Sports | Football, basketball, cricket, hockey, water polo, swimming, volleyball, badminton, etc. |
| Nickname | Biscoits, Biscoe Boys |
| Affiliation | Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education |
| Website | tbmes |
Tyndale Biscoe School is a school in the Sheikh Bagh neighbourhood, in the Lal Chowk area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.[1] The school was founded in 1880 CE and is one of the oldest schools in Jammu and Kashmir, the oldest being S.P school which was founded in 1874 CE.[2] The school was started by Christian missionaries and was named after Canon Cecil Tyndale-Biscoe (1863–1949).[3] It still has affiliations with the Church Mission Society. The first principal was Reverend J. H. Knowles.
Departments[edit | edit source]
The school has five departments.
| Department | Classes |
|---|---|
| Lower Primary Department | Nursery to II |
| Junior Department | III to V |
| Middle Department | VI to VIII |
| Senior Department | IX and X |
| Higher Secondary (Science Stream only) | XI and XII |
Activities[edit | edit source]
Tyndale Biscoe School is known for its extra-curricular activities, especially swimming, skiing, mountain climbing, camping and regatta.[4] School placed emphasis on physical activities including mountaineering, trekking, boating, football, cricket, and swimming stimulating sense of courage, masculinity and physical fitness.[5]
When football was introduced in the Valley by Missionary School, there was resistance initially. Students felt the cow leather was holy and touching the ball, made out of it, was blasphemous. Instead they played football with a wooden clog (known as Khraav in Kashmiri) in their feet. Similarly, when boating was introduced in Mission School students did not like boating because, in Kashmiri society, boatmen weren't consider respectable members of the society. But later it was adopted and the Mission School boys became efficient paddlers and rowers.[6]
History[edit | edit source]
Rev. J.H. Knowles, in 1880, laid the foundation of the C.M.S. (Church Mission Society) School on the hospital premises (Modern Chest Disease Hospital, Drugjan) in Srinagar. The school was started with 5 pupils. In 1883, the number of boys in the school increased to 30.[7]
In 1890, the Government permitted the C.M.S. to shift the school to downtown, and it was moved from the hospital premises (Drugjan) to a large house and compound on the river bank in the middle of the city at Fateh Kadal.[8] As a result of this, the number of students increased to about 200 in 1890. Canon C.E. Tyndale-Biscoe joined the school in 1891, there were 250 pupils on the school roll. The primary school grew into a middle school and eventually into a high school. The high school was designated the Hadow Memorial School after the name of its honorary treasurer for 40 years. Eventually, five other mission schools were set up, one each in different parts of the capital city and one in Anantnag.[7]
Notable alumni[edit | edit source]
- Farooq Abdullah – (born 1937) politician and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi - (born 1976) politician and Member of parliament
- Ishfaq Ahmed – (born 1983), a professional footballer and the head coach of I-League club Real Kashmir
- Agha Shaukat Ali – (1920–2013) Kashmiri civil servant turned Pakistani politician after partition
- Imran Raza Ansari – (born 1972) politician and religious scholar[citation needed]
- Dr. Anil Bhan – a cardiologist at Medanta who performed the first successful heart transplant in India. He was awarded the certificate of Honor as "Best All Round Boy" in school
- Masarat Alam Bhat – (born 1971), Kashmiri separatist leader, chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Muslim League and also serving as chairman of the Hurriyat Conference[9]
- Thupstan Chhewang (born 1947), Indian politician
- Durga Prasad Dhar – (1918–1975), Kashmiri politician and an Indian diplomat
- P. N. Dhar (1919–2012), economist and the head of Indira Gandhi's secretariat
- Khurshid Drabu CBE (1946–2018), English judge, law lecturer and Muslim community leader; first Muslim to be a judge in Britain
- Shah Faesal – (born 1983), IAS civil servant, social activist, politician[10]
- Bhagwan Gopinath – (1898 – 1968), born Gopinath Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir
- Eliezer Joldan – (1916-2001), an educationist who was the first trained graduate to profess teaching as a profession in Ladakh
- Iqbal Khan – (born 1981) is a Bollywood actor
- Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad – (1907–1972), politician and former Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (1929–2016), advocate, Indian politician and statesman from Kashmir, founder of the Congress Party in Jammu and Kashmir
- S. L. Sadhu – (1917-2012), a UNESCO award winning Kashmiri writer
- Tanvir Sadiq, Chief Spokesperson of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
- Ashfaq Majeed Wani – (1966–1990), first commander-in-chief of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Schools in Srinagar | Ekikrat.in". ekikrat.in.
- ↑ Naqash, Rayan (9 July 2017). "'Don't even think about it': Alumni of one of Kashmir's oldest schools criticise call for relocation". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ↑ "Biscoe [post Tyndale-Biscoe], Cecil Earle (BSCW882CE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Tyndale Biscoe School holds annual 'Dal cross'". Tribuneindia News Service.
- ↑ "Kashmir". www.kashmir-issue.com.
- ↑ "AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH OF MISSION SCHOOL FATEH KADAL, SRINAGAR KASHMIR". 8 May 2016.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Tyndale-Biscoe and Mallinson Schools Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir". tbmes.org.
- ↑ "Historic schools of Kashmir". Rising Kashmir. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ↑ "Being Masrat Alam – includes Nazir Leharwal's Famous Quote 'Are you Ishfaq ?'".
- ↑ Fazili, Ehsan (9 May 2010). "The Doctor and a Civil Servant". The Tribune. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ↑ "Yasin Malik remembers Nadeem Khateeb on his anniversary". GreaterKashmir. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.