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| St. James' School | |
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| Address | |
165, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata 700014 , India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Pro Ecclesia Et Pro Patria (For Church and For Country) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of North India |
| Established | 1864 |
| Principal | Mr. Terence Hamilton Ireland |
| Headmistress | Betty Matthews |
| Headmaster | Mr. Neville Holt |
| Staff | Varies |
| Enrollment | Varies |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | Jacobeans |
| Affiliations | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
| Website | www |
St. James' School, Kolkata, India, is a CNI school, and is one of the oldest and most prestigious private schools in India. It was founded on July 25th 1864 by Bishop Cotton,[1] and celebrated its sesquicentenary (150 years) in 2014.[2] It is associated with the ICSE and ISC Board of Education.[1]
The School has Four Houses which are Cotton, Copleston, Lefroy, and Westcott, each named after an English Bishop who served in India in the 19th century.
In 1900, St. James' School won the Beighton Cup.[3]
Notable alumni
- Arjun Atwal, Golfer
- Pritam, Bollywood music director
- Sanjeev Sanyal, economist and environmentalist
- Somnath Bharadwaj, theoretical physicist
- Rohit K. Dasgupta, academic and UK politician
- Sujoy Ghosh, filmmaker
- Rajesh Gopakumar, theoretical physicist
- Murtaza Lodhgar, Ranji trophy cricketer
- Sagar Daryani, CEO & Co-Founder of Wow! Momo Foods[4]
- Nakul Dewan, Senior Advocate & Barrister[5]
- Jayant Goenka, Director- Emami Group
- Dr. Indranil Basu Ray, Eminent doctor
- Projjol Banerjea, Founder- Zeotap
- Nandan Mall, Founder- Hulladeck Recycling
- Aditya Ladsaria, Co-Founder- Chaibreak
- Anirudh Poddar, Co-Founder- Chaibreak
- Armaan Sood, Co-Founder- Sleepy Owl Coffee
- Navkaran Singh Bagga, Founder- Akvo Atmpsheric Water Systems
- Dr. Sourav Chatterjee, Renowned Mathematician
- Anish Daryani, Founder & President Director at M&C Saatchi Indonesia
- Debashish Chaudhuri, Indian symphonic conductor of Western classical music
- Souvik Sengupta, Founder Infra.Market
- Ashish Dhawan, Private Equity Investor
- Vaibhav Singh, Founder- Leap Finance
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 St. James' School, Kolkata. "Official Website of St. Jame's School, Kolkata". Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ "St. James': a journey from gravel to gold". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ O’Brien, Barry (4 December 2004). "All hail hockey on history high". Eye on Calcutta. Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 4 December 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
- ↑ "Sagar Daryani".
- ↑ https://twentyessex.com/people/nakul-dewan/
External links
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