Lal Ded Memorial School is one of the oldest high schools in Srinagar

Srinagar

Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...

, Kashmir

Kashmir

Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...

, India. it is located on the bank of Jehlum River near 2nd Bridge Habba Kadal. The school is named after the saint-poetess Lalleshwari

Lalleshwari

Lalleshwari , also known as Lalla, Lal Ded or "Lal Arifa". She was a mystic of the Kashmiri Shaivite sect, and at the same time, a Sufi saint. She is a creator of the mystic poetry called vatsun or Vakhs, literally 'speech'...

 commonly known as Lal Ded and was built in the colonial form with the use of local techniques especially Kashmir wooden crafts and was considered as architectural heritage

Cultural heritage

Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations...

of the Kashmir.

Houses

The student body is divided into four houses, represented by colours. Each student is allotted one of these houses upon entry into school. The houses are:

• Green
• Pink
• Yellow
• Sky blue

The houses compete against each other in academic and sporting disciplines, each contributing towards house points. The house with maximum points is declared the House Of The Year.

Demolition of building

The building was demolished in April 2009 by a private builder in order to construct a shopping complex at the site. The stay order was issued by the High Court after the building was demolished. The school has been transferred to a much smaller building in the same area.