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{{Short description|Missionary school in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}
''' Tyndale Biscoe School''' is an 'all boys school' in ], ], in the heart of the summer capital ].<ref></ref> The school was founded in 1880 and is the oldest school in Srinagar. The school was started by Christian missionaries and was named after Canon ] (1863–1949).<ref>{{Venn|id=BSCW882CE|name=Biscoe <nowiki></nowiki>, Cecil Earle}}</ref> It still has affiliations with the Church Mission Society.
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{{Infobox school
| name = Tyndale Biscoe School (TBS)
| image = Biscoe.jpeg
| imagesize = 250
| caption = Tyndale Biscoe School Motto
| motto = In All Things Be Men
| established = {{start date and age|1880}}
| type = Private School
| affiliation = ]
| country = India
| founder = Rev. J.H Knowles
| principal = Mabel Youzon
| head of school =
| dean =
| faculty =
| staff =
| athletics =
| campus = Urban
| nickname = Biscoits, Biscoe Boys
| location = Sheikh Bagh, ], ], ]
| coordinates = {{Coord|34.071402|74.812234|display=inline,title}}
| information =
| website = {{url|https://tbmes.org/TBS/home.aspx}}
| gender = Boys
| houses = {{Unbulleted list|{{Color box|Red}} Kolahoi|{{Color box|Yellow}} Harmukh|{{Color box|Blue}} Tatakuti|{{Color box|Green}} Mahadev}}
| area = 84 kanals (including the ])
| director =
| sister_school = {{ubl|1. ]|2. ]|3. ]}}
| city = Srinagar
| former_name = Hadow Public School
| sports = Football, basketball, cricket, hockey, water polo, swimming, volleyball, badminton, etc.
| educational_authority = ], ], ]
| medium_of_language = English
}}


'''Tyndale Biscoe School''' is a school in the Sheikh Bagh neighbourhood, in the ] area of ], ], India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ekikrat.in/Schools-Srinagar|title=Schools in Srinagar &#124; Ekikrat.in|website=ekikrat.in}}</ref> The school was founded in 1880 CE and is one of the oldest schools in Jammu and Kashmir, the oldest being ] which was founded in 1874 CE.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Naqash|first=Rayan|title='Don't even think about it': Alumni of one of Kashmir's oldest schools criticise call for relocation|url=https://scroll.in/article/843037/dont-even-think-about-it-alumni-of-one-of-kashmirs-oldest-schools-criticise-call-for-relocation|access-date=2021-04-14|website=Scroll.in|date=9 July 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> The school was started by Christian missionaries and was named after Canon ] (1863–1949).<ref>{{acad|id=BSCW882CE|name=Biscoe <nowiki></nowiki>, Cecil Earle}}</ref> It still has affiliations with the ]. The first principal was Reverend ]
==History==
In the late-nineteenth century, ] was a princely state in not part of the ], and was ruled by a ] who encouraged foreign experts to help in the development of the state.<ref name="rai">Rai, Mridu (2000). . Ph.D. Thesis, ].</ref> Tyndale-Biscoe aimed to use his own Christian values and western civic ideals to improve Kashmiri society.

Tyndale-Biscoe's educational philosophy valued the acquisition of more profound attributes and abilities than conspicuous intellect, or 'cleverness'. His schooling placed emphasis on physical activities — boxing, boating, football — which would stimulate senses of courage, masculinity and physical fitness. The pupils engaged in civic duties, such as street-cleaning, and in helping deal with flooding and cholera. Two people who contributed significantly to the further development of the school were the late Eric Tyndale-Biscoe (the son of Canon) and Pandit Niranjan Nath Fotadar the Headmaster in the 1940s.

The opening of the school in Srinagar heralded the dawn of a new era in the annals of ]. Times changed, so that when Canon C.E Tyndale Biscoe joined the school in 1891, there were 250 pupils on the school roll. As the Mission school expanded through enlarge enrollment, the Primary school grew into a Middle school and eventually into a High School. The High School was designated the Hadow Memorial School after the name of its honorary Treasurer for 40 years. This institution since its inception in 1880 under Rev. Knowles has been throughout, prompting the cause of education in Kashmir. From 1893, Tyndale Biscoe undertook various social service programmes and accomplished a great deal. It may be true that social service formed a part of the Mission school, but there can be no gain in saying the fact that the character of the boys was ennobled and they realized that "their Kashmir" was tradition- ridden and needed lifting. Biscoe did not indulge in exaggeration when he said that the products of his school learnt to be sorry for those in trouble. They could now differentiate between their school spirit and spirit of the city. It now dawned upon them that ignorance, superstition and stupid customs had dampened their noble spirit. These boys must have realized that Srinagar was far behind the rest of the world.Thus, they set themselves to the task of changing the society.

==Principals==

Principals are involved in every aspect of their school's operation.Most of the principals of Tyndale Biscoe saw themselves as facilitators of learning and teaching. Besides advocating for what was best for children, they always supported the professional development of their staff.Various principals who served the institution were:

1. Rev.J. Hilton Knowles (1876–1880)

2. Rev. F.E. Lucey (1922,Furlough)

3. Rev. C.E. Tyndale Biscoe (1890–1940)

4. Rev. KWS Jardine (1940–1945)

5. Dr. Phil Edmonds (1946–1955)

6. Rev. A. Spur (1955–1956)

7. Rev. Victor Kenneth Jhonson (1956–1959)

8. Muriel.P. Mallinson (1959–1960)

9. Eric.D. Tyndale Biscoe (1960-1962 & 1968)

10. Jhon Mead Ray (1962–1986)

11. Parvez Samuel Kaul (1986- Till Date)

==Present location and school today==
Situated in the heart of the Civil lines area of the summer capital of ], ], the school has a garden like presence in the busy Lal Chowk. Its approx. 84 kanals of area covered with hundreds of trees, shrubs, and flowers, the school is a proud owner of mighty Chinar trees (over 300 years old) and students love to stretch a minute or two to enjoy their dense shade in the summer months. Adequate playing field area provides recreation facilities in football, hockey, volleyball, basketball, swimming etc. In addition to a gymnasium and a multiplex, there are a number of special learning activity rooms such as libraries, language rooms, hobby rooms, halls and laboratories to teach students science and computers.

==The school motto and Crest==
The Motto of the school is '''"In All Things Be Men"'''. The Crest of Tyndale Biscoe School embodies a ideal of manhood- a man who is both strong and kind hearted, humble and unselfish.The paddles represent sturdy hard work and bodily strength and health. Their heart shaped blades indicate the gentleness that tempers brute strength. The lowly calling of the boatmen reminds students to honour all useful work and to be ready to serve even in humblest capacity. Finally, the paddles are laid across to remind students of Him,who spent His life in the service of others and died on the cross for all mankind.

==School organisation==
===Houses===
Healthy competition in various activities are held. Activities of all kinds are spread all through the calender year. Expeditions, treks to mountains, skiing, swimming, boating, regattas, athletics, C.C. Run, gymnastics and outdoor games like football, hockey, volleyball, basketball, water polo are the main activities. All students have to take part actively in these. A lazy boy is the most unwanted person in the Houses and in the School. The School is divided into four houses after the names of various mountain peaks in the valley, as below:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! House
! Colour
! Height
! Totem
|-
| Kolohai
| Red
| 17,799&nbsp;ft.
| Hoopoe
|-
| Harmukh
| Yellow
| 16,872&nbsp;ft.
| Golden Oriole
|-
| Tatakuti
| Blue
| 15,555&nbsp;ft.
| Kingfisher
|-
| Mahadev
| Green
| 13,301&nbsp;ft.
| Paradise Flycatcher
|}


===Departments=== ==Departments==
The School has five departments, classified as under: The school has five departments.


{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
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! Classes ! Classes
|- |-
| Lower Primary Department | Lower Primary Department
| Nursery to II | Nursery to II
|- |-
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| XI and XII | XI and XII
|} |}
Each department has a Department In-charge and a Academic In-Charge along with the teaching staff and a support staff. The Department In-charge looks after the functioning of respective department while as the Academic In-charge monitors academics, general assignment checking, completion of syllabus etc.


==Activities==
===Comprehensive evaluation scheme===
Tyndale Biscoe School is known for its extra-curricular activities, especially swimming, skiing, mountain climbing, camping and regatta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/j-k/tyndale-biscoe-school-holds-annual-dal-cross-455510|title=Tyndale Biscoe School holds annual 'Dal cross'|first=Tribune News|last=Service|website=Tribuneindia News Service}}</ref> School placed emphasis on physical activities including mountaineering, trekking, boating, football, cricket, and swimming stimulating sense of courage, masculinity and physical fitness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kashmir-issue.com/biscoe.html|title=Kashmir|website=www.kashmir-issue.com}}</ref>
'''Unit 1'''


When football was introduced in the Valley by Missionary School, there was resistance initially. Students felt the cow leather was holy and touching the ball, made out of it, was blasphemous. Instead they played football with a wooden clog (known as Khraav in Kashmiri) in their feet. Similarly, when boating was introduced in Mission School students did not like boating because, in Kashmiri society, boatmen weren't consider respectable members of the society. But later it was adopted and the Mission School boys became efficient paddlers and rowers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://autarmota.blogspot.com/2016/05/an-old-photograph-of-mission-school.html|title=AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH OF MISSION SCHOOL FATEH KADAL , SRINAGAR KASHMIR|date=8 May 2016 }}</ref>
It includes the portion of the syllabus covered from the commencement of the new session from 1st week of November to 1st week of December. Weightage of Unit 1 from classes III to X will be 20 marks. Weightage of marks for Unit 1 for class VIII is per ]specification.


]
'''Unit 2'''
]


==History==
It includes the portion of syllabus covered from 1st week of March to 2nd week of April. Weightage for Unit 2 from classes III to X will be 20 marks. Weightage of marks for Unit 2 for class VIII is per District Institute of Education and Training (DIET)specification.
], in 1880, laid the foundation of the C.M.S. (Church Mission Society) School on the hospital premises (Modern Chest Disease Hospital, Drugjan) in Srinagar. The school was started with 5 pupils. In 1883, the number of boys in the school increased to 30.<ref name="tbmes.org">{{Cite web|url=https://tbmes.org/|title=Tyndale-Biscoe and Mallinson Schools Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir|website=tbmes.org}}</ref>


In 1890, the Government permitted the C.M.S. to shift the school to downtown, and it was moved from the hospital premises (Drugjan) to a large house and compound on the river bank in the middle of the city at Fateh Kadal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-13 |title=Historic schools of Kashmir |url=https://www.risingkashmir.com/Historic-schools-of-Kashmir--108892 |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=Rising Kashmir |language=en-GB}}</ref> As a result of this, the number of students increased to about 200 in 1890.
'''Term 1'''
] joined the school in 1891, there were 250 pupils on the school roll. The primary school grew into a middle school and eventually into a high school. The high school was designated the Hadow Memorial School after the name of its honorary treasurer for 40 years. Eventually, five other mission schools were set up, one each in different parts of the capital city and one in Anantnag.<ref name="tbmes.org"/>


==Notable alumni==
The Term-1 examination is held during the third week of May. This applies for classes Nursery to X. Weightage for all classes is 60 Marks except Lower Primary Department.
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'''Unit 3'''
* ] – (born 1937) politician and former ]

* ] - (born 1976) politician and ]
It includes the portion of the syllabus covered from 1st week of June to 2nd Week of August. This pplies for classes III to IX. Weightage of Unit 3 from classes III to IX is 20 marks. Weightage of marks for Unit 3 for class VIII is per District Institute of Education and Training (DIET)specification. Pre-Board test for Class X is held during last week of August.
* ] – (born 1983), a professional footballer and the head coach of ] club ]

* ] – (1920–2013) Kashmiri civil servant turned Pakistani politician after partition
'''Term 2'''
* ] – (born 1972) politician and religious scholar{{Citation needed|reason= school is not sourced in his article|date=May 2019}}

* ] – a cardiologist at ] who performed the first successful heart transplant in India. He was awarded the certificate of Honor as "Best All Round Boy" in school
Term-2 examination is held during the 2nd week of October. This applies for classes Nursery to VII and class IX. Class VIII and Class X test dates are given by DIET and Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) respectively.
* ] – (born 1971), Kashmiri separatist leader, chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Muslim League and also serving as chairman of ]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/being-masarat-alam/lite/|title=Being Masrat Alam – includes Nazir Leharwal's Famous Quote 'Are you Ishfaq ?'}}</ref>

* ] (born 1947), Indian politician
==School management==
* ] – (1918–1975), ] politician and an Indian diplomat
1. The Tyndale Biscoe and Mallinson Society, Srinagar has the responsibility of administration and management of the following schools in the state of ].
* ] (1919–2012), ] and the head of ]'s secretariat

* ] ] (1946–2018), English judge, law lecturer and Muslim community leader; first Muslim to be a judge in Britain
i) Srinagar: Tyndale Biscoe School, Sheikh Bagh, Srinagar and The Mallinson School, Sheikh Bagh,Srinagar,
* ] – (born 1983), ] civil servant, social activist, politician<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fazili |first1=Ehsan |title=The Doctor and a Civil Servant |url=http://wwwtribuneindia.com/2010/20100509/main7.htm |work=The Tribune |accessdate=2 June 2018 |date=9 May 2010}}</ref>

* ] – (1898 – 1968), born Gopinath Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century ]
ii) Tangmarg: Tyndale Biscoe and Mallinson School, Shajimarg, Tangmarg;Rural branch, District Baramulla.
* ] – (1916-2001), an educationist who was the first trained graduate to profess teaching as a profession in ]

* ] – (born 1981) is a Bollywood actor
iii)Jammu: Alexenader Memorial School; Jammu
* ] – (1907–1972), politician and former ]

* ] (1929–2016), advocate, Indian politician and statesman from ], founder of the Congress Party in ]
iv) Humhama: The Kashmir Valley School, New Airport Road;Humhama Dist; Budgam
* ] – (1917-2012), a UNESCO award winning Kashmiri writer
* ], Chief Spokesperson of ]
* ] – (1966–1990), first commander-in-chief of ]<ref name="Khateeb">{{cite web |title=Yasin Malik remembers Nadeem Khateeb on his anniversary |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/yasin-malik-remembers-nadeem-khateeb-on-his-anniversary/276560.html |publisher=GreaterKashmir |accessdate=2 June 2018 |date=22 February 2018}}</ref>


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Missionary school in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Tyndale Biscoe School (TBS)
Tyndale Biscoe School Motto
Location
Sheikh Bagh, Lal Chowk, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Srinagar
India
Coordinates34°04′17″N 74°48′44″E / 34.071402°N 74.812234°E / 34.071402; 74.812234
Information
Former nameHadow Public School
TypePrivate School
MottoIn All Things Be Men
Established1880; 145 years ago (1880)
FounderRev. J.H Knowles
Sister school
Educational authorityTyndale Biscoe and Mallinson Society, Srinagar, Diocese of Amritsar, Church of North India (CNI)
PrincipalMabel Youzon
GenderBoys
LanguageEnglish
CampusUrban
Area84 kanals (including the Mallinson Girls School)
Houses
  •   Kolahoi
  •   Harmukh
  •   Tatakuti
  •   Mahadev
SportsFootball, basketball, cricket, hockey, water polo, swimming, volleyball, badminton, etc.
NicknameBiscoits, Biscoe Boys
AffiliationJammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education
Websitetbmes.org/TBS/home.aspx

Tyndale Biscoe School is a school in the Sheikh Bagh neighbourhood, in the Lal Chowk area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The school was founded in 1880 CE and is one of the oldest schools in Jammu and Kashmir, the oldest being S.P school which was founded in 1874 CE. The school was started by Christian missionaries and was named after Canon Cecil Tyndale-Biscoe (1863–1949). It still has affiliations with the Church Mission Society. The first principal was Reverend J.H.Knowles.

Departments

The school has five departments.

Department Classes
Lower Primary Department Nursery to II
Junior Department III to V
Middle Department VI to VIII
Senior Department IX and X
Higher Secondary (Science Stream only) XI and XII

Activities

Tyndale Biscoe School is known for its extra-curricular activities, especially swimming, skiing, mountain climbing, camping and regatta. School placed emphasis on physical activities including mountaineering, trekking, boating, football, cricket, and swimming stimulating sense of courage, masculinity and physical fitness.

When football was introduced in the Valley by Missionary School, there was resistance initially. Students felt the cow leather was holy and touching the ball, made out of it, was blasphemous. Instead they played football with a wooden clog (known as Khraav in Kashmiri) in their feet. Similarly, when boating was introduced in Mission School students did not like boating because, in Kashmiri society, boatmen weren't consider respectable members of the society. But later it was adopted and the Mission School boys became efficient paddlers and rowers.

Regatta organised by Tyndale Biscoe School in May 1948
India's first Prime Minister visited Regatta held by Tyndale Biscoe School in May 1948 during his Kashmir Visit

History

Rev. J.H. Knowles, in 1880, laid the foundation of the C.M.S. (Church Mission Society) School on the hospital premises (Modern Chest Disease Hospital, Drugjan) in Srinagar. The school was started with 5 pupils. In 1883, the number of boys in the school increased to 30.

In 1890, the Government permitted the C.M.S. to shift the school to downtown, and it was moved from the hospital premises (Drugjan) to a large house and compound on the river bank in the middle of the city at Fateh Kadal. As a result of this, the number of students increased to about 200 in 1890. Canon C.E. Tyndale-Biscoe joined the school in 1891, there were 250 pupils on the school roll. The primary school grew into a middle school and eventually into a high school. The high school was designated the Hadow Memorial School after the name of its honorary treasurer for 40 years. Eventually, five other mission schools were set up, one each in different parts of the capital city and one in Anantnag.

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Schools in Srinagar | Ekikrat.in". ekikrat.in.
  2. Naqash, Rayan (9 July 2017). "'Don't even think about it': Alumni of one of Kashmir's oldest schools criticise call for relocation". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. "Biscoe , Cecil Earle (BSCW882CE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. Service, Tribune News. "Tyndale Biscoe School holds annual 'Dal cross'". Tribuneindia News Service.
  5. "Kashmir". www.kashmir-issue.com.
  6. "AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH OF MISSION SCHOOL FATEH KADAL , SRINAGAR KASHMIR". 8 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Tyndale-Biscoe and Mallinson Schools Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir". tbmes.org.
  8. "Historic schools of Kashmir". Rising Kashmir. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  9. "Being Masrat Alam – includes Nazir Leharwal's Famous Quote 'Are you Ishfaq ?'".
  10. Fazili, Ehsan (9 May 2010). "The Doctor and a Civil Servant". The Tribune. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  11. "Yasin Malik remembers Nadeem Khateeb on his anniversary". GreaterKashmir. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

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