Patha Bhavan, Kolkata: Difference between revisions

The school was named after the university school of [[Visva-Bharati University]] (called [[Patha Bhavana]]). It was inspired by the education system started by [[Rabindranath Tagore]] as well as the more progressive features of the national movement. It was also influenced by the Bratachari movement of [[Gurusaday Dutt]],<ref name="liveslesforgotten">{{cite web|url=http://rajsaday.com/?p=86|title=Biography of Gurusaday Dutt, Esq.|publisher=}}</ref> 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 eye specialist helped Ray set up the school. Ray even designed the school's logo. '''Jyotirindra Moitra''', an exponent of Rabindrasangeet, wrote the school's song, ''Amader Patha Bhavan''. Others who played a pivotal role in the school's establishment included [[Mira Datta Gupta]], Uma Sehanobis, under whose guidance a group of teachers came forward to found the school, '''Nandita Mitra''', who was appointed as the school's first-[[principal (education)|principal]] and '''Manjushree Dasgupta''', who became its first-vice principal. In later years, the management of the school was in the hands of the economist, [[Santosh Bhattacharyya]], and [[Barun De]],<ref name="liveslessforgotten">{{cite web|url=http://rajsaday.com/?p=1958|title=Biography of Dr. Barun De|publisher=}}</ref> both of whom were its general secretary.