St. Columba's School, Delhi
| St. Columba's School | |
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| Address | |
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1 Ashok Place 110001 India | |
| Coordinates | 28°37′47″N 77°12′21″E / 28.629826°N 77.205954°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Latin: Sapere aude sincere et constanter ("Dare to be wise, sincere and constant") |
| Established | 1941 |
| Founder | Edmund Ignatius Rice |
| Principal | Br. Robert Fernandes |
| Faculty | 100+ |
| Grades | KG-12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Number of pupils | 3500 |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Publication | The Columban |
| Affiliation | CBSE |
| Former pupils | Old Columbans |
| Website | stcolumbas |
St. Columba's School in Delhi, India, was established in 1941 by the Indian Province of the Irish Christian Brothers, which was founded by Edmund Ignatius Rice. It is named after an Irish saint. The school's campus is located in the heart of Delhi and extends over 7 acres.
Notable alumni[edit]
Academics and Sciences[edit]
- Deepak Chopra, 1963, physician, public speaker, writer and New Age spiritual guru[1]
- Sanjiv Chopra, 1964, physician, Professor of Medicine and former Faculty Dean for Continuing Medical Education at Harvard Medical School[2]
- Rajeev Motwani, Gödel Prize winner, former Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University
- Randeep Guleria, 1975, surgeon, Padma Shri awardee[3][4][5]
- Siddhartha Mukherjee, Rhodes Scholar, Padma Shri, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer; Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University[6]
- Nitin Nohria, 1980, 10th and current dean of Harvard Business School, where he was named the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration[7]
- Pradipta Banerji, Professor and Director IIT Roorkee
- Mahesh Rangarajan, Rhodes Scholar and Professor of History at Krea University
- Suhas Pandurang Sukhatme, 1952,[8] Padma Shri, Director of IIT Bombay, Chairman of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
- Prashant Pillai, 1997, MBE awardee, Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and KE at University of Wolverhampton.
- Hari Sen, historian and professor at Delhi University
Arts and Entertainment[edit]
- Shah Rukh Khan, 1985, Padma Shri, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Legion d'honneur, Indian actor[9][10]
- Rahul Dev, model and actor[11]
- Vinil Mathew, ad-filmmaker and Bollywood director
- Gaurav Chopra, actor[12]
- Arjun Mathur, actor [13]
- Kunal Nayyar, actor; best known for his role as Raj Koothrappali on the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory[14]
Politics[edit]
- Rahul Gandhi, politician, son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi; Former President of the Indian National Congress and Chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance Sonia Gandhi[15]
- Sanjay Gandhi, Indian National Congress politician; son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi[16]
- Gaurav Gogoi, Member of Parliament
- Derek O'Brien, Indian television personality and Member of Parliament
- Anil Shastri, politician, former member of Lok Sabha representing the Indian National Congress.[17]
- Jayant Sinha, Minister of State, Finance, Government of India; Member of Parliament
- Abhishek Manu Singhvi, 1975, politician, spokesperson for the Indian National Congress[18]
- Adarsh Shastri, politician belonging to the Aam Aadmi Party[19]
- Suneet Chopra, politician, trade unionist, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Conrad Sangma, Chief Minister of the State of Meghalaya[20]
- Sidharth Nath Singh, Minister of Health, Government of Uttar Pradesh [21]
Civil Servants[edit]
- Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, incumbent Chief Justice of India.
- Najeeb Jung, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, ex-vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia[22]
Business[edit]
- Piyush Gupta, 1976, CEO and Director of DBS Bank[23]
- Ajay Singh, 1984, founder and Chairman, SpiceJet
- Lalit Suri, hotelier and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament[24]
- Neeraj Kanwar, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Apollo Tyres[25]
- Sandeep Jajodia, Chairman and Managing Director of Monnet Ispat and Energy[26]
- Asim Ghosh, 1963, CEO of Vodafone India and President and CEO of Husky Energy[27]
- Vivek Paul, former Vice Chairman and CEO, Wipro[28]
- Rajeev Kakar, 1980, Executive Vice President, Fullerton Financial Holdings[29]
- Sandeep P Parekh, financial lawyer, former Executive Director of SEBI, WEF Young Global Leader[30]
Military[edit]
- Rana Chhina, IAF, recipient of the MacGregor Medal and military historian[31]
- Maj Bhaskar Roy, 20th Lancers, recipient of the Maha Vir Chakra[32][33]
- Lt Arun Khetarpal, Poona Horse, recipient of the Param Vir Chakra
- Lt Gen DS Hooda, former Northern Army commander, and principal architect of the 2016 Indian Line of Control strike[34]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chopra Brothers Tell Story of How They Became Americans and Doctors in Memoir". PBS. 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Biography - Dr. Sanjiv Chopra". Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Dr.(Prof)Sandeep Guleria". www.drsandeepguleria.com.
- ^ Aradhya Sharma (10 May 2017). "BEQUEST- St. Columba's School". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ https://www.webcitation.org/6VrWjEuo3?url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 [dead link]
- ^ Dasgupta, Reshmi R. (22 April 2011). "I had no idea a Pulitzer was so prestigious, says Pulitzer prize winner Siddhartha Mukherjee's father". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Dean Nohria Looks Ahead - Alumni - Harvard Business School". www.alumni.hbs.edu.
- ^ "Heat Transfer During Film Condensation of a Liquid Metal Vapor" (PDF). April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Shah Rukh Khan meets students at alma mater St. Columba's: 'One of our friends even started crying on seeing him'". Hindustan Times. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Taneja, Parina (24 October 2019). "Shah Rukh Khan leaves kid teary-eyed as he visits his school St Columbus in Delhi. Check photos". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Divya Kaushik (24 December 2017). "Rahul Dev: School was the most special place for me, says Rahul Dev on his recent visit to alma mater St. Columba's School | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Gaurav Chopra: I went from St Columba's, a boys' school, to NIFT, a girls' planet! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive biography of #ArjunMathur and on his life". FilmiBeat. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Salman Khan has done such amazing things for our industry: Kunal Nayyar". 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Rahul Gandhi studied at St. Columba's in Delhi...", Times of India, 19 June 2009
- ^ Usha Bhagat (2005). Indiraji through my eyes. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-670-05772-6.
- ^ "The Shastri saga..." The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 October 2004. Archived from the original on 27 December 2004.
- ^ "Who is Abhishek Manu Singhvi?".
- ^ "Adarsh Shastri". Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "How a Wharton graduate fits into North-East politics". Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Sidharth Singh - Chairman & MD - WSP India". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ IANS (1 July 2013). "Najeeb Jung, able administrator, took Jamia to new heights (Profile)". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
- ^ https://sg.linkedin.com/in/piyushguptadbs [self-published source]
- ^ "Hotelier Lalit Suri dies in London".
- ^ "I live for today, not tomorrow". 7 August 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Sundowner with Sandeep Jajodia". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Ghosh arrived in oilpatch as an unknown but leaves legacy at Husky". Calgary Herald.
- ^ "Vivek Paul". 30 October 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Rajeev Kakar".
- ^ "17 Indians among WEF young global leaders". The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Macgregor Medal winners". Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Maj Bhaskar Roy". September 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Maj Bhaskar Roy, Asian Age". 16 February 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Military increasingly being drawn into political discourse is 'worrisome': Lt Gen DS Hooda". Economic Times. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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