St Columba's School: St Columba's School was started in a tent with 32 students; Rahul Gandhi and Shah Rukh Khan also attended school here
St. Columba's School: St. Columba's School, which came into the limelight after a student suicide, is recognized as one of the country's most prestigious schools. It began as a tent in a rose garden. It has produced numerous bureaucrats, scientists, doctors, actors, and businessmen.
St. Columba's School: Yesterday, 16-year-old Shaurya committed suicide at a metro station in Delhi. Shaurya was a 10th-grade student at St. Columba's School in Delhi.
His principal and teachers have been accused of harassing him. Following this, the St. Columba's School management has suspended the principal and four teachers, while parents protested outside the school, demanding justice for Shaurya.
Let's learn more about St. Columb's School. When and how did St. Columb's School begin? Who are the alumni on the list?
St. Columbus School started with 32 students.
St. Columbus School is one of the oldest and most prestigious schools in the country. Located in Lutyens' Delhi, the school is a Christian Brothers institution that began its operations in 1941 with 32 children. Offering classes from nursery through 12th grade, the school currently has over 3,000 students.
The school was started by setting up a tent in the rose garden.
St. Columbus School began with 32 students in a tent in a rose garden. In 1940, Archbishop Reverend Sylvester Patrick Mulligan leased three acres of land to the Christian Brothers, which had been a rose garden.
Four Christian Brothers and three teachers began the school's first batch in 1941, setting up a tent on land near the Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi, with 32 students, before even constructing a building.
School named after Irish saint
The Christian Brothers named the school after an Irish saint. Brother Columban Doheny, a Christian Brother, originally designed the school building and named it Irish Saint.
The school's first principal was Brother R.E. Butler. The school received affiliation with Cambridge University for the Senior Cambridge Examination in 1941. The school was expanded several times.
School of many big names including Rahul Gandhi and Shahrukh Khan
St. Columbus School is one of the country's leading boys' schools. Its alumni list includes many notable figures, including former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, Gaurav Gogoi, film actor Shah Rukh Khan, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Dr. Dhananjaya Y.
Chandrachud, film actors Rahul Dev and Mukul Dev, former Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, former AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, Deepak Chopra, Palash Sen, and Sudip Sen.