| Tamluk Hamilton High School তমলুক হ্যামিল্টন উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| Parbatipur Tamluk, West Bengal, 721636 India | |
| Coordinates | 22°17′25″N 87°55′24″E / 22.2901856°N 87.9232188°E / 22.2901856; 87.9232188 |
| Information | |
| Motto | "আমরা করবো জয়" ("We Shall Overcome") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
| Established | 1852; 173 years ago (1852) |
| School board | WBBSE, WBSCTE |
| School district | East Medinipur |
| Grades | 1st |
| Campus type | Urban |
Tamluk Hamilton High School is the second oldest school in the undivided Medinipur, in India. 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. 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.
Notable alumni
- Khudiram Bose, Indian nationalist, revolutionary, convicted in the Muzaffarpur conspiracy case and hanged, one of the youngest martyrs of the freedom movement
- 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
School uniform
White shirt with black shorts or trousers, white socks and black shoes.
See also
References
- "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.
- Hon’ble Justice Subhendu Samanta. "Judge Information". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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