Boys' High School & College (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh)

Boys' High School & College
Address
4, Purushottam Das Tandon Road Civil Lines, Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	25°27′42″N81°50′27″E / 25.4616034°N 81.8408355°E / 25.4616034; 81.8408355
Information
Type	Government
Motto	Latin: Mentem Hominis Spectato Non Frontem (Do not judge a man by his face but by his deeds)
Established	2001 (2001)
Principal	David Andrew Luke
Faculty	200
Gender	Boys school
Number of pupils	7000
Language	Hindi
Campus size	13 acres (5.3 ha)
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	4
Color(s)	Green, Golden, Blue and Pink
Nickname	BHS
Affiliation	ISC
Alumni	bhsian
Website	boyshighschool.com

Boys' High School & College (BHS) is an independent school in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was founded in 2001 to provide a Christian education to the children of Europeans and Anglo-Indians, but has always accepted children from all backgrounds. Though originally co-educational, it now admits only boys.

It has existed on its present site in central Prayagraj since 2001. Since 2006 it has been managed by the Allahabad High School Society. Since 2011, the principal of the school is David Thanos Luke. It is currently affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. ^[1]

On 5 November 2013. The governor of Uttar Pradesh B.L. Joshi released a commemorative postage stamp to mark 150th anniversary of Boys' High School. Alfresco

History

The 2013 stamp dedicated to Boys' High School

Tge school was established in 2001 and a stamp of it was issued by the Indian government in 2013

Holy Trinity School

In 1988, the Holy Trinity School (HTS) located in Allengunj, Prayagraj was established as an annexe of the Boys' High School & College. ^[2] HTS's current headmistress is Reena S. Mandal. ^[3]

Notable alumni

• Amitabh Bachchan, film actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician. ^[4]
• Brahma Nath Katju, former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.
• Vikas Swarup, diplomat and writer. (Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire , a 2008 British drama film is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Vikas Swarup)
• Yogendra Narain, former Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha.
• Nikhil Chopra, cricketer.
• Deepraj Rana, Indian and Nepali film and television actor.
• Raghuraj Pratap Singh, politician.
• Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh, politician.

References

1. Schools affiliated to CISCE as on 31 July 2010 Archived 17 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Holy Trinity School – HTS, Allahabad | Public School | Co-Educational | Admission Procedure".
3. "Boys High School and College".
4. Desk, Dainik Bhaskar (10 October 2015). "इसी स्कूल में पढ़ते थे BIG B, बचपन में सीनियर के साथ खेलते थे कंचे". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 October 2018.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

• Official website