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The school offers education in the mixed medium. At the start of primary school, a student is streamlined into the Bengali or the English medium. Each standard used to have four sections, of which two were held in Bengali and two in English. Now, there are five sections, of which one is held in Bengali and four in English. The two other languages taught were Sanskrit and Hindi, which were offered as third languages from the seventh to the ninth standards. But now the only third language is Hindi. Third language is compulsory for all students. | The school offers education in the mixed medium. At the start of primary school, a student is streamlined into the Bengali or the English medium. Each standard used to have four sections, of which two were held in Bengali and two in English. Now, there are five sections, of which one is held in Bengali and four in English. | ||
The two other languages taught were Sanskrit and Hindi, which were offered as third languages from the seventh to the ninth standards. But now the only third language is Hindi. Third language is compulsory for all students. | |||
==Cultural activities== | ==Cultural activities== | ||
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| Type | Private school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1965 |
| Founder | Satyajit Ray, Uma Shehanobis |
| Principal | Subha Gupta |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Palm Avenue, Bondel Road, Gariahat Road (formerly Merlin Park), Ballygunge, Kolkata |
| Website | Primary School Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools |
Patha Bhavan (পাঠ ভবন) is a mixed medium independent co-educational day school in Kolkata, India, which is affiliated to the state secondary and higher secondary boards.[1][2] It was established on 28 June 1965.[3]
History
The school was named after Patha Bhavana, the university school of Vishva Bharati. It was inspired by the education system started by Rabindranath Tagore as well as the more progressive features of the Indian national movement. It was also influenced by the Bratachari movement of Gurusaday Dutt.
The school was founded by the Patha Bhavan Society under the presidency of Satyajit Ray. Susobhan Sarkar, Tarun Bose, who was a judge of the High Court of Calcutta, and Amiya Bose, an opthalmologist helped Ray set up the school. Ray designed the school's logo. Jyotirindra Moitra, an exponent of Rabindrasangeet, wrote the school's song, Amader Patha Bhavan (আমাদের পাঠভবন). Others who played a pivotal role in the school's establishment included Mira Datta Gupta and Uma Sehanobis, under whose guidance a group of teachers came forward to found the school. This included Nandita Mitra and Manjushree Dasgupta, the school's first-principal and first-vice principal respectively.
Later, Santosh Bhattacharyya, and Barun De served as the general secretary of the Governing Body of the school.
Objectives
The objectives of the founders of this school, which aims to prepare its students for undergraduate level college education, was two-fold from the beginning: the establishment of a co-educational school in Calcutta which would offer education in both Bengali and English, and not placing too much stress on examinations, although half-yearly and annual tests were held from the school's inception. The first batch of students from the school took the Madhyamik (Secondary) Board Examination in 1972.
Academic
The school has montessori, primary, secondary and higher secondary/junior college branches at different locations. The higher secondary branch offers subject combinations in the sciences, arts and commerce.
Language policy
The school offers education in the mixed medium. At the start of primary school, a student is streamlined into the Bengali or the English medium. Each standard used to have four sections, of which two were held in Bengali and two in English. Now, there are five sections, of which one is held in Bengali and four in English.
The two other languages taught were Sanskrit and Hindi, which were offered as third languages from the seventh to the ninth standards. But now the only third language is Hindi. Third language is compulsory for all students.
Cultural activities
Since one of the main objectives of the school is to encourage education in Bengali both inside and outside the classrooms, it culturally identifies itself with the Santiniketan Patha Bhavana and holds programmes which have been traditionally held in that school, such as the Sahitya Sabhas.
The Sahitya Sabhas are annual meets where the students of the school participate in the writing, reading and recitation of Bengali short stories and poems. Baishey Sravan is also celebrated and observed every year. Satyajit Ray allowed the holding of the premier of his film Joy Baba Phelunath (The Elephant God) in the school. Proceeds from the viewing of his other films were also donated to the school for its development. The school also organise an annual function where students of various classes perform, plays in English and Bengali are also performed. The school observes International Mother Tongue Day on 21 February and also events like "Basanto Utsav" and Shakespeare Day.
Houses
Students of the school are placed in houses named after four ancient Indian universities. They are:
- Nalanda (Green)
- Takshashila (Yellow)
- Ujjaini (Blue)
- Vikramshila (Red)
Sports
Students play sports such as cricket, football, table tennis, badminton, etc. The school has its own cricket team and football team representing in various tournaments. Its sports ground is located on Fern Road which is close to all the four buildings of the school. It organises a sports day at the Rabindra Sarovar stadium in Kolkata.
Administration
Administration of the branches of the school is carried out separately. The high school is administered by an executive council which has a president and a general secretary. The daily administration of the school is in the hands of the principal.
Branches
There are two independent branches of the school. The first one, in Ballygunge, Kolkata and the second one, a new branch opened in 1992, at Dankuni, Hooghly, are both administered by Patha Bhavan Society.
Affiliations
At the time of the founding of the school, the secondary branch of the school was affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, while the higher secondary branch was affiliated to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. Patha Bhavan, 8/2, Gariahat Road, Kolkata.
Reputation
According to a National school survey in 2008,[4] Patha Bhavan was placed 7th in 'Academic Reputation', 7th in 'Honesty/Integrity', 10th in 'Quality of Alumni' and 4th in 'Value for Money'.
Location
The four branches of the school are located at four different sites of Ballygunge, Kolkata: the montessori and primary wings, which function under a single administration, are located at premises on Swinhoe Street and Palm Avenue, Kolkata, respectively. The High School and the humanities wing of the Higher Secondary branch are located at 103, A and C, Bondel Road, Kolkata, although the main gate of the school opens on Ballygunge Place (now Amiya Bose Sarani), while the science wing of the Higher Secondary branch is now located at 8/2, Gariahat Road (formerly Merlin Park), Kolkata.
The Merlin Park house used to be the residence of Smt. Lakshmi Ray, a former principal of the primary branch of the school. This house, an example of late colonial architecture, was given by its owner for the establishment of the school. The building in which the high school is located, another example of late colonial architecture and popularly called 'Delta House', is a colonial two storied building. Work for the construction of a new and more modern building, meant to accommodate all the branches of the school, has started at Merlin Park.
Notable alumni
- Paroma Banerjee, eminent singer.
- Kaushiki Chakrabarty, eminent singer.
- Kushal Chakraborty, film and television actor.
- Lagnajita Chakraborty, rising Bengali singer.
- Soham Chakraborty, film and television actor.
- Parambrata Chatterjee, film and television actor.
- Siddartha Chatterjee, film artist.
- Aparajita Ghosh Das, television actress.
- Anik Dutta, film director.
- Maitreesh Ghatak, Professor of Economics, London School of Economics, University of London.
- Amit Kumar, playback singer.
- Sandip Ray, film director.
- Gargi Roychowdhury, film and television actress.
- Srabani Sen, eminent singer.