Boys' High School & College (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh)
| Boys' High School & College | |
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Mentem Hominis Spectato Non Frontem ("Do not judge a man by his face but by his deeds") | |
| Location | |
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Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1861 |
| Sister school | Girls' High School and College, Allahabad |
| Principal | David Luke |
| Faculty | 110 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 5 to 19 |
| Pupils | 1200 |
| Medium of language | English |
| Campus | Suburban, 13 acres |
| Houses | 4 |
| Color(s) | Green, Yellow, Blue and Red |
| Affiliation | ISC |
| Website |
www |
Boys' High School & College, (BHS), is an independent school in Allahabad, India. It was founded in 1861 to provide a Christian education to the children of Europeans and Anglo-Indians, but has always accepted children from all backgrounds. In the year of 1968 to 1977 BHS ranked the chart as best ICSE board School in India. However, after several years due to political interference rank plunges. Though originally co-educational, it now admits only boys. The school is well known for its high quality and in-depth education with its students getting into prestigious institutions like IITs, NITs, BITS, BHU, VIT, St. Stephen's College, Shri Ram College of Commerce, AIIMS and highly ranked universities in US, UK, Canada and Germany.
It has existed on its present site in central Allahabad since 1861. Since 1940 it has been managed by the Allahabad High School Society. It is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.[1]
Governor BL Joshi on 5 November 2013, Tuesday released a commemorative postage stamp to mark 150th anniversary of Boys' High School. The stamp was released by Department of India Posts, Ministry of Communications on the Founders' Day of the school on 5 November 2013.
History
Established in 1861, the school was founded and run by British under the Church of England. From 1898 to 1914 Boys' High School was affiliated to the University of Allahabad.[2]
Principals
- A B McFarlane (1890s)[3]
- D.K. Kerrin
- Colonel William Edgar Andrews
- R.C. Dutt
- Rev. MacGowan
- Arthur Terence Flynn
- W.E. Andrews
- C.V. Innes
- Mr.David Luke (Present)
Extra-curricular
The school has a basketball court and an international standard boxing-ring and swimming pool.It participates in, and hosts "Alfresco", a district level annual inter-school competition. Nearly 350 enthusiastic boys and girls of the participating schools take part in this mega event. The participating schools generally are Barnes School and Junior College, Deolali, Nashik, Girls’ High School (GHS) and College, Mary Lucas School (MLS) and College, St. Anthony’s Convent (SAC), Bishop Johnson School (BJS) and College (Girls' Wing), Tagore Public School (TPS), Erny Memorial Senior Secondary School (EMS), IPEM International School, Sanskaar Public School, Benhur High School and College, Delhi Public School, Shemford Futuristic School, Boys’ High School Annexe (HTS), and the host, Boys’ High School (BHS) and College.[4]
Notable alumni
- Amitabh Bachchan[5]
- Ajit Gupta
- Vikas Swarup[6]
- Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
- V. P. Singh
- Nitin Saxena
- Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh[7]
- Lakshmi Raj Sharma
- Markandey Katju, Judge, Supreme Court of India
References
- ↑ Schools affiliated to CISCE as on 31 July 2010
- ↑ "Governor releases postal stamp on Boys' High School". Hindustan Times (Lucknow: Allahabad Metro). 6 November 2013.
- ↑ The Daily Gleaner, Kingston, Jamaica, 1 March 1898 (p4)
- ↑ The Times of India, Allahabad, 28 October 2010, Article:Cultural Extravaganza Held at BHS
- ↑ External link
- ↑ Vikas Swarup's early life
- ↑ http://epaper.amarujala.com/pdf/2013/09/23/20130923a_010174.pdf