M. P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School

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M. P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School
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M. P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School
James Long Sarani

Behala

Kolkata
,
West Bengal
700034

India
Coordinates 22°29′35.21″N88°19′9.75″E / 22.4931139°N 88.3193750°E / 22.4931139; 88.3193750 (M. P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School)
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Type Private
Mottoविद्या ददाति विनयं Vidya Dadati Vinayam
("Knowledge generates Humility")
Established1988
PrincipalPurnima Chatterjee
Vice principalSravani Roy Choudhury
StaffAround 200
Enrollment3450 [1]
AffiliationCISCE
Website http://mpbfhsschool.com

M.P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School is a private school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is coeducational and teaches in English. The school started in 1988. It is run by the M.P. Birla Group, an Indian industrial Conglomerate owned by the Birla family.

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The principal of the school was Mr. Herbert George whose tenure lasted from its founding in 1988 until his death in 2020. [2] It is located in James Long Sarani, Behala, Kolkata. It follows the CISCE board of education. The school followed CBSE before switching to CISCE.

History

Founded by Madhav Prasad Birla (1918 – 1990), an Indian philanthropist and his wife Priyamvada Devi Birla (1928 – 2004) in 1988. [3]

In late 2017, a scandal occurred where two non teaching faculty members were accused by the parents of a three year old child for sexually abusing their daughter which happened right after a similar case in another school in the city which led to the eventual arrest of the accused and sparked protests by parents outside school gates. [4] [5]

In 2020, Mr. Herbert George who had been principal of the school since its founding died at the age of 75. Miss Purnima Chatterjee, who had worked as vice principal under him, became the 2nd principal of the school. [2]

In March of 2024, ten students of the school were invited to sit beside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the inauguration of an underwater metro tunnel in the city. [6] [7]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "M.P.Birla Foundation H.S.School – A Profile" . Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Principal of MP Birla Foundation School dead". The Telegraph Online. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Founders". MPBFHS. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Staff, Scroll (6 December 2017). "Staff member at another Kolkata school arrested for alleged sexual assault of three-year-old". Scroll.in. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sexually Abused Students Along With Another Man, MP Birla School Staff Allegedly Tells Police". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "India's first metro line 'under any mighty river' opened by PM in Kolkata". India Today. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "WATCH: PM Modi Rides With School Kids In Kolkata Underwater Metro". www.india.com. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
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