M. P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School

M. P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School
Address
James Long Sarani Behala Kolkata, West Bengal, 700034 India
Coordinates	22°29′35.21″N 88°19′9.75″E / 22.4931139°N 88.3193750°E / 22.4931139; 88.3193750Coordinates: 22°29′35.21″N 88°19′9.75″E / 22.4931139°N 88.3193750°E / 22.4931139; 88.3193750
Information
Type	Co-educational
Motto	विद्या ददाति विनयं
Established	1988
Principal	Mr. Herbert George
Staff	Around 200
Enrollment	3450^[1]
Affiliations	CISCE
Website	http://mpbfhsschool.com

M.P.Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School is a school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It has around 3450 students. It is coeducational and teaches in English.^[2] The school started in 1988. It is run by the M.P. Birla Group, the philanthropic wing of the Birla family.

The principal of the school is Mr. Herbert George who started his tenure in 1989. It is located in James Long Sarani, Behala, Kolkata. It follows the CISCE board of education. The school followed CBSE before switching to CISCE.^[3]

Founders

Sri Madhav Prasadji Birla (1918 - 1990) and Smt. Priyamvada Devi Birla (1928 - 2004) are the school's founders.

Facilities

Football field, basketball court, and back field which houses the volley court and facilities for badminton
Air conditioned assembly hall cum Auditorium.
Physics, chemistry, biology and computer laboratories, and audio visual rooms.
Music cum dance room.
Language room.
Educomp Smart Class Program.
Basketball court and a football ground and organises inter-school events every year.
A well equipped Library to offer a plethora of books.
Canteen to offer food at a subsidized rate.

Houses

The school has four houses named after sites of learning in ancient India. They are Nalanda (green), Taxila (yellow), Ujjaini (red) and Vikramshila (blue).

Activities

The school organises a 2-day exhibition-cum-fete every January which is attended by students, alumni, parents, teachers and staff members. The event alternates with the school cultural program Utkarsh.
The school has a cricket club named SPECTRUUM which organises cricket tournament annually.
The school has a registered charitable organisation Sparsh,. The organisation promotes social welfare. It organizes an annual Interschool Basketball Tournament Hoops.
The school has its own Counter Strike Team, which is the only official clan in Kolkata.
Along with the students of South Point, the students of M. P. Birla judge city pandals during Durga Puja. The event is called M. P. Birla Puja Utkarsh Samman.
An annual Sports Day is held during the winter season.
Inter-school events is held throughout the year.
Every year the alumni meet Milaap is held in school.^[4]
The school celebrated its Silver Jubilee year in session 2012-13.

Trips and Excursions

The summer vacation is of approximately four weeks duration covering May and June. The Puja vacation is roughly for two weeks, corresponding to the festival in West Bengal, while the winter vacation is of two weeks' duration. Excursions, in the country and abroad, are organized annually to develop confidence and self-esteem in children. Short visits to places of interest in and around Kolkata are organized regularly.

School prayer

The prayers sung in the school assembly are:

Yaa Devi Sarva Bhuteshu Shakti Rupena Samsthita, Namastasyai, Namastasyai, Namastasyai Namo Namaha, Yaa Devi Sarva Bhuteshu Shanti Rupena Samsthita, Namastasyai, Namastasyai, Namastasyai Namo Namaha, Yaa Devi Sarva Bhuteshu VIDHYA Rupena Samsthita, Namastasyai, Namastasyai, Namastasyai Namo Namaha
Vakratunda mahakaya surya koti sama prabha nirvighnam kurume deva sarva karyesu sarvada
Tvameva Mata Ca Pita Tvameva/Tumhi ho Mata, Pita Tumhi ho, Tumhi ho bandhu, sakha Tumhi ho
Asato ma sad gamaya
Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram
Jana Gana Mana

The National Pledge is also recited.

Faculty

Special classes are provided to the weak students, who fail to come up to the school standards. Students who fail to meet the academic standards are provided with mentor teachers who monitor their performance and visit their house to interact with parents.

Teachers in school (past and present)
Years in school	Name	Subject taught	Additional information
1988 -	Moon Moon Mukherjee	History
1988 -	Dr.Susmita Duari	Physics
2004 -	Lipika Guha	Geography / Economics
1995 -	Partha Pratim Pal	Physics
1995 -	M. Chacko Baby	Maths
1988 -	Anirudh Chaterjee	English
1996 -	Shampa Das	Accounts
1988 -	Purnima Chatterji	Chemistry
1988 -	Samir Chatterjee	Physical Training Instructor
1988 -	Debamita Adhikary	Biology and others
2000 -	K.S.Smitha	English
2002 -	Chandreyee Chatterjee	English
1988 -	Srabani Sengupta	Geography
1988 -	Aparna Chakroborty	Computer
2006 -	Rumela Roy	English
1988 -	Smita Mukherjee	Geography
1988 -	Mousumi Phatak	Chemistry and Maths
1993 -	Rishi Raj Maity	Physics, Maths
1988 -	Parvati Subramaniam	History, English
	Soma Bhargav	SUPW
1988 -	Bishnupriya Banerjee	Bengali	Died 24 December 2012
1988 - 2005	Anindita Banerjee	Maths	Vice-Principal Apeejay School Kolkata
	Mudhumita Dasgupta	Maths
	Madumita Shyam	English
2002 - 2004	Sundari Das	English
1988 - 2005	Alamelu Narayanan	SUPW
1996 - 2002	Anurekha Borkakoti	Economics
	Rijul Banerjee
1988-	Tapas Kumar Saha	P.T
	Kaberi Roy	Commerce
	Soham Das
	Dr. Kanchan Prabha	Hindi
1988	Sharmila Bose	Hindi

Notable alumni

Media, arts and entertainment

Anupam Roy - singer
Saurav Jha - author
Sayantani Ghosh - actress
Rohit Ganguly-script writer
Tridha Choudhury-Tollywood actress

Politics

Abhishek Banerjee - leader Of Trinamool Youth Congress

Student Safety

Student Safety Insurance Coverage:

The school provides free accidental insurance coverage to all their students for 24 hours anywhere in India.There is an Accidental Insurance Policy from the National Insurance Co. Ltd., Kolkata

References

External links

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