Vivekananda Institution
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| The Vivekananda Institution, Howrah | |
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Howrah, West Bengal 711104 India | |
| Coordinates | 22°34′42″N 88°19′00″E / 22.5784°N 88.3166°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Government undertaken |
| Established | 2 February 1923 |
| Number of students | 2200 |
| Classes | 12 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Hours in school day | 6 |
| Classrooms | 50 |
| Houses | 3 |
| Colour(s) | Saffron |
| Sports | Cricket, football etc |
| Affiliations | WBBSE and WBCHSE |
| Website | vivekanandainstitution |
Vivekananda Institution is a
Affiliations
The school is affiliated to WBBSE (West Bengal Board of Secondary Education) for tenth Exam and WBCHSE (West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education) for 12th exam.[1]
History
The institution is named after the Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda and was established in 1923.
In 1928 the school was graced by the presence of Swami Shivananda. In 1956 the new main building was inaugurated by the then Governor of West Bengal Dr. Harendranath Mukhopadhaya.
The principal function of the school is to observe the ‘Swamiji Janmo Tithi’. The presidents of this function in the previous years were men like Ajit Kumar Ghosh, Swami Chidatmananda, Charuchandra Bhattacharya, Kumud Bandhu Sen, Pramathanath B. C., Mahendranath Sarkar,
Mrigendranath Mukhopadhyay was one of the founders of the institution. Two ex-Headmasters (Sudhangshu Sekhar Bhattacharya and Sri Brojamohan Majumder) were honoured by the government of India when they received the National Award for Teachers.
The institution has a roll strength of about two thousand students from class I to XII. The teaching and non-teaching staff range from 50 to 60.
Notable alumni
- Jahar Das, former Indian football player [2]
- Sankari Prasad Basu, writer [2]
- Reetabrata Ghosh, Visual performer [2]
- Swapan Sadhan Bose, industrialist [2]
- Bholanath Chakraborty, Homeopath doctor [2]
- Nemai Sadhan Bose, historian [2]
- Samyo Bhaumik, Singer, Filmmaker, Writer [2]
