Kimmins High School

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Kimmins High School
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Type Boarding secondary school
MottoGod, My Leader
Established1898;123 years ago (1898)
FounderAlice Emilie Kimmin
Sister school Queen Mary School, Mumbai
Gender Girls
Website kimminsschool.edu.in

Kimmins High School is a girls' boarding school in Panchgani in the state of Maharashtra, India, founded in 1898. It was founded as the "sister" school of Queen Mary School, Mumbai, providing boarding school capability for girls who could not attend Queen Mary's as day students.

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History

Under the leadership of its founder, Miss Alice Emilie Kimmins, many buildings were completed over various periods. For 15 out of 23 years in Panchgani, she was involved in getting buildings planned and made. [1]

In 2011, the author, Nayana Currimbhoy, a former student, immortalized the school in a novel titled Miss Timmins' School for Girls. [2]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. "Kimmins | Milestones Of Success". kimminsschool.edu.in. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. Currimbhoy, Nayana. (2011). Miss Timmins' School for Girls : a novel (1st ed.). New York, NY: Harper. ISBN   978-0-06-199774-7. OCLC   662153501.
  3. Time Pass : The Memoirs of Protima Bedi, Biographical info: ‘Early Years’. p.11.
  4. An unforgettable journey (1992) 11. Life in Panchgani