Scottish Church Collegiate School

Scottish Church Collegiate School (SCCS)
Location
73, Bidhan Sarani, 32/8, Beadon Street, Kolkata – 700006, West Bengal, India. [1]
Coordinates	22°35′29″N88°22′09″E / 22.5913093°N 88.3692459°E / 22.5913093; 88.3692459
Information
Type	Private
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of North India
Established	13 July 1830;195 years ago (1830-07-13)
Founder	Alexander Duff & Raja Rammohan Roy
President	Rt. Rev. Dr. Paritosh Canning, Bishop of Kolkata.
Headmaster	Bivash Saniel
Houses	rammohan(red) =vivekananda(orange) = netaji(green) = duff(blue)
Nickname	SCOTTISHIANS
Affiliation	WBBSE & WBCHSE
Website	www.sccskolkata.in

The Scottish Church Collegiate School is a school in north Kolkata, West Bengal, India. This school has three branches: Bidhan Sarani (Kolkata), Kestopur (Krishnapur, Kolkata) and Beadon Street (Kolkata).

Notable former pupils

• Anindya Chatterjee, film and music director, singer, lyricist and actor ^[2]
• Tanishk Bagchi, music producer, composer, singer and lyricist ^[3]
• Sayantan Das, chess player ^[2]
• Manna Dey, singer, music director and musician ^{[4] [5]}
• Dhan Gopal Mukerji, writer ^[6]
• Badal Sircar, dramatist and theatre director ^[7]

See also

• Scottish Church College, the twin institution of the school, also founded by Duff.
• List of schools in India
• Education in West Bengal

References

1. "Official Site". Scottish Church Collegiate School. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
2. "Old boys' meet". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
3. "Humma Humma to Tamma Tamma – he's Bolly's music man of the moment. Meet Calcutta boy Tanishk Bagchi". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
4. Joshi, S. Bollywood Through Ages. Best Book Reads. p. 68. ISBN   978-1-311-67669-6 . Retrieved 4 April 2023.
5. De, M. (2007). Memories Come Alive: An Autobiography. Penguin Books. p. 3. ISBN   978-0-14-310193-2 . Retrieved 4 April 2023.
6. Mukerji, D.G.; Chang, G.H.; Mankekar, P.; Gupta, A. (2002). Caste and Outcast. Asian America. Stanford University Press. p. 258. ISBN   978-0-8047-4434-8 . Retrieved 4 April 2023.
7. Katyal, A. (2015). Badal Sircar: Towards a Theatre of Conscience. SAGE Publications. p. 1. ISBN   978-93-5150-371-2 . Retrieved 4 April 2023.

External links

• Official website