Tamluk Hamilton High School
Tamluk Hamilton High School, India has its origin in 1852, five years before the birth of the University of Calcutta and is the second oldest school in the district of Midnapore.
History
The school is the second oldest institution in the district of Medinipur. It was founded in 1852 by Mr. Robert Charles Hamilton, who was a salt merchant.
School details
- PO-Tamluk,
- Parbatipur,
- Dist-Purba Medinipur,
- PIN-721636,
- West Bengal,
- India.
Notable alumni
- Khudiram Bose, sacrificed his life to free the nation from the hands of British rule, was a student from 1900 to 1903.
- Mukul Dey
- Jadugopal Mukhopadhyay
- Koushik Dhara
- Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, former Chief Minister of West Bengal.
- Sushil Kumar Dhara
- Prof. Amalash Tripathi, first in the matriculation examination in 1936.
- Paresh Chandra Maiti, painter.
- Vattacharja Chandan, poet and writer.
- Bhaskar Maity, former goalkeeper of the Indian football team in 1978-79. He participated in the Bangkok Asian games in 1978, and the President Gold Cup in Dhaka.
- Prof. Santanu Bhattacharya, Scientist
- Dr Dibyendu Kumar Sasmal, Researcher, USA
School uniform
White shirt with black shorts or trousers, white socks and black shoes. A school badge is pinned to the shirt.