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'''Hare School''' is one of the oldest existing schools in [[Kolkata]], and one of the best schools in [[India]], currently teaching grades 1 to 12 under the [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education]] and the [[West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education]]. The boys-only school was established by the Scottish watch-maker [[David Hare (philanthropist)|David Hare]] with the help of legendary social reformer [[Ram Mohan Roy]]. The actual establishment date is difficult to ascertain and not universally agreed upon, but the official year is [[1818]]. The school is an important landmark in the history of western education in India under the [[British raj]]. It is currently situated opposite the [[Presidency College, Kolkata]], College Square and [[Hindu School, Kolkata]] and next to the [[University of Calcutta]].
{{Infobox school
| name = Hare School
| image = HareSchool2006.JPG
| image_size = 200px
| motto = তমসো মা জ্যোতির্গময়ঃ
(illumine the darkness)
| streetaddress = 87, [[College Street (Kolkata)|College Street]]
| city = [[Kolkata]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| postcode = 700 073
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|22|34|32.54|N|88|21|38.75|E|display=title, inline}}
| type = Government school
| religious_affiliation = Secular
| established = {{start date and age|September 1, 1818}}
| founder = [[David Hare (philanthropist)|David Hare]]
| status = Active
| locale = [[College Street (Kolkata)|College Street]]
| schoolboard = [[WBBSE]] & [[WBCHSE]]
| authority = [[Government of West Bengal]]
| category = Higher Secondary
| chairman = Governor of West Bengal
| principal = Jayanta Bhattacharya
| faculty = 50
| teaching_staff = 42
| enrollment = 1320 (approximate intake)
| grades = I to Xll
| years = 200
| gender = Boys' only
| age_range = 5 to 18 years
| capacity =
| affiliations = [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education]]<br>[[West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education]]
| alumni =
| language = Bengali, English, Hindi
| campus = Urban
}}
'''Hare School''' is one of the oldest schools in [[Kolkata, India]], teaching grades one to twelve under the [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education]] and the [[West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education]]. It is a state government-administered boys school and was established by the Scottish watch-maker, [[David Hare (philanthropist)|David Hare]]. The establishment date is not agreed upon, but the official year of establishment is 1818. Thus the school is declared as the oldest western type school in Asia.<ref>{{cite news|date= 11 November 2009|title=Overthere - Class apart|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091111/jsp/careergraph/story_11727897.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312094824/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091111/jsp/careergraph/story_11727897.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 March 2010|newspaper=The Telegraph, Calcutta|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> The school is situated opposite the [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency University]], and is also adjacent to the [[University of Calcutta]] and [[Hindu School]].<ref name="Hare">{{cite web|title=Hare School, Kolkata|url=http://www.infinitecourses.com/School-Details.aspx?School=Hare-School&SchoolID=627|work=InfiniteCourses.com|publisher=www.infinitecourses.com|access-date=19 May 2012}}</ref> The combined campuses of the Hare School and Presidency College is one of the largest in Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hare School|url=http://pages.rediff.com/hare-school/475101|publisher=pages.rediff.com|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Hair_School,_Kolkata.jpg|thumb|Inside the Hare school building]]


[[David Hare (philanthropist)|David Hare]] established the school in 1818, opposite Hindu College, in the heart of [[College Street (Kolkata)|College Street]]<ref>{{cite web|title=College street|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/no-filter/college-street-200-year-journey-of-a-street-a-culture-a-history-of-book-lovers-paradise/publisher=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref> after establishing the Calcutta School David Hare Book Society and the [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Hindu College]], Kolkata (later Presidency College, and now Presidency University) in 1817 and the Calcutta School Society in 1818. The school started with the name "Arpuli Pathshala" and later as Colootala Branch School,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hare School|url=http://pages.rediff.com/hare-school/475101|publisher=pages.rediff.com|access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> finally it was renamed Hare School in 1867.
After establishing the Calcutta School Book Society and the [[Hindu College, Kolkata]] (now Presidency College) in [[1817]] and the Calcutta School Society in [[1818]], David Hare established the school exactly opposite Hindu College in the heart of [[College Street (Kolkata)]]. After its initial beginnings as Arpuli Pathshala and later as Kalutola Branch School, it came to be known as Hare School in 1867.
[[File:David Hare Statue by Edward Hodges Baily - 1845 CE - Hare School Playground - 87 College Street - Kolkata 2015-02-09 2256.JPG|thumb|upright|A statue of David Hare at the school]]
'''But East or West Hindu School,Kolkata is the best.Thats why we are always Looser with them in any Field.'''

==Campus==

[[Image:HareSchoolField.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Main playground of the school]]
The combined campus of the Hare School and Presidency College is one of the largest in Kolkata. The ownership of the campus is a contentious issue, leading to frequent conflicts about which parts of the ground the students can access, whether they can play in the College's field and whether they can use the gates of the college. This situation was escalated some time ago after a widely-publicised incident of eve-teasing in the college campus,<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050722/asp/calcutta/story_5018135.asp The Telegraph Report]</ref> though restrictions have again been brought down to a normal level.

The white school building is of Victorian architecture, having rooms with very high ceilings, very high doors and no windows. A third floor was later constructed on top of the original two story building that maintains the architectural style. More recently another adjacent, smaller building has been constructed in a modern architectural style, much to the displeasure of the students. Initially the school had two very large playgrounds, but later the larger of these was given to Presidency College, though it continues to be used casually by students of the school.

==Students==
As of March 2006, a total of around 1000 students currently study in the school. Each of the classes from 1 to 10 are divided into two sections A and B, each of which contain around 40 students. Class 11 and 12 are divided into three 'streams' known as Science, Arts ([[Humanities]]) and Commerce. Current notable students include
*[[Arijit Saha]] (XI) - Bengal champion in Badminton
*[[Upamanyu Moitra]] (VIII) - Given numerous honours and awards from [[NASA]]
*[[Soham Karmakar]] (XI) - came eighth at the [[Madhyamik]] examination 2006

==Faculty==
As of March 2006 around 35 teachers are teaching in the school. Teachers with a doctorate are
*Dilip Kumar Deb ([[Biology]])
*Tarapada Santra ([[Geography]])
*Sushanta Charkrabarti ([[Chemistry]])
*Biswarup Ghatak ([[Philosophy]])

All current teachers except the three teachers of Computer are permanent, the computer teachers being under contract. Past notable teachers include
*[[Rasik Krishna Mallick]]
*[[Peary Charan Sarkar]]
*[[Sivanath Sastri|Shibnath Shastri]]

==Extracurricular activities==
[[Image:HareSchoolSaraswati.jpg|right|thumb|300px|2006 Saraswati Puja at Hare School]]
Every year, an extensive [[football (soccer)|football]] tournament is held during the summer. Intra-section competitions as well as inter-section and inter-class ones ensure that almost every willing student gets a chance to play at the official tournament. During the winter, a cricket tournament of somewhat smaller scope is also held. The annual sports competition is held in two stages, a Heat followed by the Finals. The various events include running of several lengths and One-Legged Race. Apart from such official chances, the students utilise every type of space including classrooms, corridors, grounds etc to engage in sports (mostly football with some [[cricket]] and [[table tennis]]) during the recess (commonly called the tiffin period) which lasts for 20 minutes from Monday to Thursday and for an hour on Fridays. There is no recess on Saturday (it's a half-day), while on Sunday the school is closed is closed.

The annual prize distribution ceremony sees one or more plays enacted by the students as well as other cultural programs held at the nearby Derozio Hall. During the year other smaller cultural programs take place in the school at various occasions, mainly featuring [[Rabindra sangeet]]s.

The school is known for its participation in various quiz contests. It has won among others the Seventh [[Indian Chamber of Commerce]] (ICC) Calcutta Foundation Better Calcutta Contest 2005 Science Quiz and Acharya Satyendranath Basu Smarak Biggyan O Prajukti Mela 2004.

The largest festival is the [[Saraswati]] Puja, which is organised by the students of the school. A science exhibition usually accompanies the two-day festival. During the meeting of the executive council before the puja, decisions regarding budgets and donations are taken by the teachers with input from a body of class representatives. The visits from girls of other schools wearing [[sari]]s cause the students to look forward to this day with eager anticipation. There is a controversy over whether the school should celebrate a basically religious festival like Saraswati Puja as it is under a constitutionally secular government, however students have mostly tended to support holding the puja. As with most major religious festivals of Bengal, the puja can be said to transcend religious boundaries and become an almost secular signature of Bengali culture as a whole.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
* [[Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri]] — former [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]]
* [[Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury]] — former general secretary of the Congress Party
* [[Krishna Mohan Banerjee]] — educationist, linguist and Christian Missionary
* [[Rajnarayan Basu]] — writer, intellectual, and social reformer
* [[Girish Chandra Ghosh]], playwright, theatre director and thespian
* [[Jagdish Chandra Bose]] — scientist. His work includes [[crescograph]] to prove life in trees, the first proof of [[radio waves]].
* [[Akshay Kumar Baral]] — poet
* [[Dibyendu Barua]]— chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]]
* [[Pramathesh Barua]] — actor and director
* [[Brajendranath De]], I.C.S., — civilian and historian
* [[Guru Dutt]], actor, director
* [[Romesh Chunder Dutt]] — civil servant, economist, historian, poet, translator of Vedas
* [[Ramtanu Lahiri]] — researcher on Bengali language, member of the [[Young Bengal]] group
* [[Dinabandhu Mitra]] — Bengali writer of British India, works include [[Neel Darpan]]
* [[Prafulla Chandra Roy]] — Scientist/chemist: worked on various mercury compounds & founder of [[Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals|Bengal Chemical]]
* [[Nagendra Prasad Sarbadikari]] — father of Indian football<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari: The Unsung Face Behind Indian Football {{!}} Sportycious|url=https://sportycious.com/nagendra-prasad-sarbadhikari-959391|access-date=2021-08-06|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659|title=The Golden Years of Indian Football|website=www.chaseyoursport.com|publisher=Chase Your Sport|location=Kolkata|first=Rounak|last=Majumdar|date=22 April 2019|access-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230046/https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659|archive-date=7 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FOOTBALL IN BENGAL|url=http://ifawb.com/archives.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306042849/http://www.ifawb.com/archives.php|archive-date=6 March 2016|access-date=14 January 2021|website=www.ifawb.com|publisher=The [[Indian Football Association]] (West Bengal)}}</ref>
* [[Peary Charan Sarkar]] — social reformer and writer
* [[Radhanath Sikdar]] — mathematician, the first person to calculate the height of [[Mount Everest]]
* [https://jumjournal.com/%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%95%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%bf-%e0%a6%96%e0%a7%80%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%be/ Mukur Kanti Khisa] - Indian Diplomat (Ambassador of India to Argentina, Chile), the first Chakma person in Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Rank-8th in All India, 27th in IAS Exam.
*[[Meghnad Saha]] — inventor of the theory of [[thermal ionization]]
* [[Ziaur Rahman]] — [[Bir Uttom]], freedom fighter, and President of Bangladesh 1977–1981
* [[Digambar Mitra]] — First Bengali [[Sheriff of Kolkata]]
* [[Mahendralal Sarkar]] — Doctor, social reformer, founder of [[Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science]]
* [[Romesh Chandra Mitra]] — Judge, [[Calcutta High Court]]
* [[Protap Chunder Mozoomdar]] — leader of [[Brahmo Samaj]]
* [[Kalikrishna Mitra]] — Social reformer and educator
* [[Saradananda|Swami Saradananda]] — (Saratchandra Chakrabarty) Direct disciple of [[Ramakrishna|Sri Ramakrishna]] — Author of Sri Ramkrishna Lilaprsanga
*[[Vijnanananda|Swami Vijnanananda]] — (Hariprasanna Chattopadhyaya) Direct disciple of [[Ramakrishna|Sri Ramakrishna]]
*[[Mahendranath Gupta]] — (Author of [[Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita|Sri Sri Ramkrishna Kathamrita]])


==References==
[[Image:DavidHare.JPG|right|thumb|200px|A statue of David Hare at the school]]
{{reflist}}
*[[Ramtanu Lahiri]] - noted researcher on Bengali language, member of the [[Young Bengal]] group.
*[[Krishna Mohan Banerjee]] - educationist, linguist and Christian Missionary, member of [[Young Bengal]] group.
*[[Dinabandhu Mitra]] - famous Bengali writer of British India, works include ''Neel Durpan''
*[[Jagdish Chandra Bose]] - [[polymath]], physicist, plant physiologist, [[invention of radio|inventor of Radio]] and discoverer of life of plants - studied in Hare School for 3 months before joining St. Xavier's School and College at Kolkata.
*[[Tathagata Ray Chowdhury]] - [[columnist]] and Indian classical musician - studied in Hare School before joining [[St. Xavier's College, Calcutta]].
*[[Akshay Kumar Baral]] - poet
*[[Romesh Dutt]] - civil servant, economist, historian, poet, translator of Vedas
*[[Prafulla Chandra Roy]] - pioneer [[chemist]], founder of Bengal Chemicals
*[[Jatindramohan Sengupta]] - politician, freedom fighter
*[[Pramathesh Barua]] - actor
*[[Peary Charan Sarkar]]- writer
*[[Radhanath Sikdar]] - eminent mathematician, first ever person to calculate height of [[Mount Everest]] and member of [[Young Bengal]] group.
*[[Charuchandra Chakrabarti]] - writer
*[[Ziaur Rahman]] - freedom fighter, and President of Bangladesh 1977-1981
*[[Rajnarayan Basu]]- writer, intellectual, and prominent [[Brahmo Samaj|Brahmo]]
*[[Dibyendu Barua]]- chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]]


{{Kolkata topics}}
==School uniform==


[[Category:Boys' schools in India]]
The uniform of the school is a white shirt with black shorts or trousers, white socks and black shoes. Physical education days require a white trouser and white cades instead and in winter black sweaters are allowed. There is also a school badge that should be pinned to the shirt.
[[Category:Schools in Colonial India]]
[[Category:Primary schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Schools in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1818]]
[[Category:1818 establishments in India]]


==Contact information==

Hare School<br>
87, College Street<br>
Kolkata-700073<br>
West Bengal, India<br>
Phone: 91-033-22413868<br>

==Notes==

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[[Category:High schools in India]]
[[Category:Schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Education in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1818]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kolkata]]


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Latest revision as of 19:39, 29 October 2024

Hare School
Address
Map
87, College Street

Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
700 073

India
Coordinates22°34′32.54″N 88°21′38.75″E / 22.5757056°N 88.3607639°E / 22.5757056; 88.3607639
Information
TypeGovernment school
Mottoতমসো মা জ্যোতির্গময়ঃ (illumine the darkness)
Religious affiliation(s)Secular
EstablishedSeptember 1, 1818; 206 years ago (September 1, 1818)
FounderDavid Hare
StatusActive
LocaleCollege Street
School boardWBBSE & WBCHSE
AuthorityGovernment of West Bengal
CategoryHigher Secondary
ChairmanGovernor of West Bengal
PrincipalJayanta Bhattacharya
Faculty50
Teaching staff42
GradesI to Xll
Years offered200
GenderBoys' only
Age range5 to 18 years
Enrollment1320 (approximate intake)
LanguageBengali, English, Hindi
CampusUrban
AffiliationsWest Bengal Board of Secondary Education
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education

Hare School is one of the oldest schools in Kolkata, India, teaching grades one to twelve under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. It is a state government-administered boys school and was established by the Scottish watch-maker, David Hare. The establishment date is not agreed upon, but the official year of establishment is 1818. Thus the school is declared as the oldest western type school in Asia.[1] The school is situated opposite the Presidency University, and is also adjacent to the University of Calcutta and Hindu School.[2] The combined campuses of the Hare School and Presidency College is one of the largest in Kolkata.[3]

History

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Inside the Hare school building

David Hare established the school in 1818, opposite Hindu College, in the heart of College Street[4] after establishing the Calcutta School David Hare Book Society and the Hindu College, Kolkata (later Presidency College, and now Presidency University) in 1817 and the Calcutta School Society in 1818. The school started with the name "Arpuli Pathshala" and later as Colootala Branch School,[5] finally it was renamed Hare School in 1867.

A statue of David Hare at the school

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Overthere - Class apart". The Telegraph, Calcutta. 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Hare School, Kolkata". InfiniteCourses.com. www.infinitecourses.com. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Hare School". pages.rediff.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  4. ^ "College street". Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Hare School". pages.rediff.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari: The Unsung Face Behind Indian Football | Sportycious". Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ^ Majumdar, Rounak (22 April 2019). "The Golden Years of Indian Football". www.chaseyoursport.com. Kolkata: Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. ^ "FOOTBALL IN BENGAL". www.ifawb.com. The Indian Football Association (West Bengal). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2021.


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