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St. James' School (Kolkata)
Private school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St. James' School, Kolkata, India, is a CNI school, and is one of the oldest private schools in India. It was founded on 25 July in 1864 by Bishop Cotton,[1] and celebrated its sesquicentenary (150 years) in July 2014. It is an all boys school [2] and 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, hockey team of St. James' School won the prestigious Beighton Cup title.[3][4]
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Distinguished Alumni
- Arjun Atwal, Indian professional golfer
- Ashish Dhawan, Indian philanthropist and former private equity investor
- Pritam, Indian composer, singer and music producer
- Rajesh Gopakumar, Indian theoretical physicist
- Rohit K Dasgupta, Indian born British politician and academic
- Sagar Daryani, Indian entrepreneur and founder of Wow! Momo
- Sanjeev Sanyal, Indian economist, popular historian and author
- Somnath Bharadwaj, Indian theoretical physicist
- Sujoy Ghosh, Indian actor, film director, producer and screenwriter
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