Tamluk Hamilton High School
| Tamluk Hamilton High School তমলুক হ্যামিল্টন উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় | |
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| Location | |
Parbatipur, Tamluk[1] , , 721636 India | |
| Coordinates | 22°17′25″N 87°55′24″E / 22.2901856°N 87.9232188°E |
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| Motto | "আমরা করবো জয়" ("We Shall Overcome") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
| Established | May 7, 1852 |
| Founder | Robert Charles Hamilton |
| School board | WBBSE, WBCHSE, WBSCTVESD |
| School district | East Medinipur |
| Principal | Madhusudan Jana |
| Staff | 51 |
| Faculty | 43 |
| Grades | 1st |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | 2000 |
| Language | Bengali and English |
| Campus size | 95.353 Acre |
| Campus type | Urban |
Tamluk Hamilton High School is the second oldest school in the undivided Medinipur, in India.[2] It originated in 1852, five years before the founding of the University of Calcutta.
History
The school was founded in 1852 by Robert Charles Hamilton, a salt merchant and philanthropist.[3] A number of archaeological finds from Tamluk (as well as a couple of finds from the nearby village of Moyna) were being kept at the school as of 1951.[4][5]: 230–1, 235–6, 238
Notable alumni
- Khudiram Bose, Indian nationalist, revolutionary, convicted in the Muzaffarpur conspiracy case and hanged, one of the youngest martyrs of the freedom movement[6]
- Sushil Kumar Dhara, Indian revolutionary leader and politician, one of the founding members of the Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar during the Quit India Movement
- Jadugopal Mukherjee, Indian revolutionary and politician, one of the stalwart leaders of the Jugantar group
- Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, Indian independence activist and politician, another founding member of Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar, served as the 3rd Chief ministers of West Bengal
- Mukul Dey, Indian artist and considered the pioneer of Drypoint-etching, first Indian principal of the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
- Paresh Maity, Indian artist and painter, was awarded the Padma Shri award
- Samit Bhanja, actor and director, was regarded as one of the most promising actors of Bengali cinema of the time
- Subhendu Samanta, Justice of Calcutta High Court.[7]
School uniform
White shirt with black shorts or trousers, white socks and black shoes.
See also
References
- ^ "Tamluk Hamilton High School".
- ^ "Tamluk Hamilton High School | Purba Medinipur | India". Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ ".:: Legacy of Midnapore - Tamluk Hamilton High School ::". www.midnapore.in. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ ".:: Legacy of Midnapore - Tamluk Hamilton High School ::". www.midnapore.in. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Ramachandran, T. N. (1951). "Tāmraliptī (Taṁluk)". Artibus Asiae. 14 (3): 226–239. doi:10.2307/3248590. ISSN 0004-3648. JSTOR 3248590.
- ^ "Khudiram Bose, The Revolutionary Who Smiled In The Face Of Death At 18 - The Commune". 12 August 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Hon’ble Justice Subhendu Samanta. "Judge Information". Retrieved 12 April 2024.