Birla High School
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Birla High School in Kolkata
, West Bengal
, India
, was founded by Lakshmi Niwas Birla
in 1941. The name of the school was changed from Hindi High School to Birla High School in 1997.
The school is organized in three sections in separate buildings, the Junior Section, the Senior Section, and the Girls' Section. Students have been admitted into colleges and universities across India such as the IITs, BITS Pilani, SRCC and across the world at universities like Tufts University, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, Indiana University, University of Michigan, Purdue University, Kansas University and Carnegie Mellon University.
and yoga.
NCC
The Chess Club is recognized by Grand Master Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy, which is a national chess academy of India. The team has done tours to International and National Grand Masters’ workshops, workouts, simultaneous games and practices. In an initiative by Harish Gupta (2010 Pass Out), the chess club organized an Inter-School (under the roof of school fest - Odyssey) and Inter-House Chess Tournaments. These have become annual events. The Chess Team has participated in a number of national and state level tournaments both individually and as a team. The top members of the team are registered with the FIDE, the All India Chess Federation
and the West Bengal Chess Association
.
The club has produced several top notch 'quizzards', some of whom have featured in the national arena. Laurels earned by the club members include the ESPN Star sports Quiz, The Calcutta Boys School Quasquicentennial Quiz, Vibes Brain Storm 2003, and MP Birla Smarak Kosh Quiz ’04.
Intra-school and inter-house quizzes for classes 6-9 are held.
Other houses like Drama , Photography , Debate and etc .
House - navy blue
Gandhi House - white
Netaji House - red
Pratap House - orange
Shivaji House - yellow
Tagore
House - green
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, was founded by Lakshmi Niwas Birla
Birla
Birla may refer to:* Birla family* Members of the Birla family:** Aditya Birla** Basant Kumar Birla** Ghanshyam Das Birla** Krishna Kumar Birla** Kumar Mangalam Birla...
in 1941. The name of the school was changed from Hindi High School to Birla High School in 1997.
The school is organized in three sections in separate buildings, the Junior Section, the Senior Section, and the Girls' Section. Students have been admitted into colleges and universities across India such as the IITs, BITS Pilani, SRCC and across the world at universities like Tufts University, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, Indiana University, University of Michigan, Purdue University, Kansas University and Carnegie Mellon University.
Co-curricular activities
These include music (vocal and instrumental), elocution, debate, quiz, poster design, chess, creative writing, Shotokan karateShotokan
is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi and his son Gigo Funakoshi . Gichin was born in Okinawa and is widely credited with popularizing karate through a series of public demonstrations, and by promoting the development of university karate clubs, including...
and yoga.
NCC
School events
- Saraswati Puja
- Felicitation ceremony of school toppers
- All India Inter-Institutional L.N.Birla Debate
- Career guidance programme
- Annual Day
- Orientation programme
- Inter-House Chess Tournament
- Inter-House quiz
- Inter-House debate
- Elocution
- Farewell
- Independence Day
- Republic Day
- Teachers' Day
- Students' Day
- Annual Sports
- Odyssey (The Journey Beyond Horizon) - The School Fest
Chess Club
The Chess Club is the largest school club, founded in 2005. The club is coached by Mr. Bipin Shenoy, who has coached Indian National Champions and Junior World Champions, has been a National Level Arbiter certified through All India Chess Federation and has been the National Newspaper “The Telegraph” Chess Correspondent.The Chess Club is recognized by Grand Master Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy, which is a national chess academy of India. The team has done tours to International and National Grand Masters’ workshops, workouts, simultaneous games and practices. In an initiative by Harish Gupta (2010 Pass Out), the chess club organized an Inter-School (under the roof of school fest - Odyssey) and Inter-House Chess Tournaments. These have become annual events. The Chess Team has participated in a number of national and state level tournaments both individually and as a team. The top members of the team are registered with the FIDE, the All India Chess Federation
All India Chess Federation
The All India Chess Federation is central administrative body for the game of chess in India. Founded in 1951, the federation is affiliated to Fédération Internationale des Échecs, , the world body for chess...
and the West Bengal Chess Association
West Bengal Chess Association
The West Bengal Chess Association is the apex body for the game of chess in West Bengal, India. It was formed in the late 1959s and is affiliated with the All India Chess Federation.-Affiliated District Associations:...
.
Grey Matter – The Quiz Club
Founded in 2000, the Quiz Club of the school, named "Grey Matter", was started by Priyodorshi Bhattacharya and Shreyo Sadhu, who took over as President and Vice-President in the initial year.The club has produced several top notch 'quizzards', some of whom have featured in the national arena. Laurels earned by the club members include the ESPN Star sports Quiz, The Calcutta Boys School Quasquicentennial Quiz, Vibes Brain Storm 2003, and MP Birla Smarak Kosh Quiz ’04.
Intra-school and inter-house quizzes for classes 6-9 are held.
Creative Writing Club
The Creative Writing Club of Birla High School encourages creative thinking in students and develops in them a flair for writing. Students write poems, short stories and articles. These are read out by the writers so that others can comment on their writings. The articles are published in the school magazine.Computer Club
The Computer club of the school comprises around 40 members. Activities include Computer Programming, Website Development, Multimedia, Presentations and Computer Quizzing.Social Service Club
With the motto “Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress and working together is success”, the Social Service Club of the school was set up. The club help its members by developing in them the virtues of compassion, empathy and fellow feeling. Members make visits to old age homes, sell cards, raise funds, organize walks promoting communal harmony, run cultural shows and conduct literacy programmes.Nature Club
Instituted in 2004, with members from the senior secondary section, the Nature Club promotes environmental awareness among the members by activities like excursions to parks, field trips to forests such as the Sunderbans, and campaigns against pollution.Other houses like Drama , Photography , Debate and etc .
Houses
AshokAshoka
Ashok Maurya or Ashoka , popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BC to 232 BC. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests...
House - navy blue
Gandhi House - white
Netaji House - red
Pratap House - orange
Shivaji House - yellow
Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
House - green