Guru Nanak Public School
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Guru Nanak Public School, in Pitam Pura
, Delhi
, is an English
medium co-educational public school. The school was founded as a nursery school
in 1975 under the patronage of Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Punjabi Bhagh, and by 1998 had expanded to an enrollment of 2300 at all levels up to higher secondary. Although the school follows a Sikh
ethos many of the students are Hindu
. It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education
.
The school aspires to "develop in [its] students a spiritual outlook on life by inculcating in them the love for mankind, service to humanity and worship of the Lord through Gurbani".
Pitam pura
Pitampura is an affluent residential area of North Delhi district of Delhi, India. It is planned neighbourhood developed by the DDA in the 1980s, and Pitampura TV Tower, was built in 1988. Dilli Haat Pitampura is also situated near the TV tower....
, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, is an English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
medium co-educational public school. The school was founded as a nursery school
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
in 1975 under the patronage of Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Punjabi Bhagh, and by 1998 had expanded to an enrollment of 2300 at all levels up to higher secondary. Although the school follows a Sikh
Sikhism
Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...
ethos many of the students are Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
. It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education
Central Board of Secondary Education
The Central Board of Secondary Education is a Board of Education for public and private schools, under the Union Government of India.-History:...
.
The school aspires to "develop in [its] students a spiritual outlook on life by inculcating in them the love for mankind, service to humanity and worship of the Lord through Gurbani".