Welham Girls' School

Welham Girls' School
12 Circular Road Dehradun-248001 India
Information
School type	Independent
Motto	Sanskrit: Artha shanti phala vidya (The aim of education is to bring peace)
Religious affiliation(s)	Secular
Founded	1957
Founder	H.S. Oliphant
Current Principal	Vibha Kapoor
Founder Principal	Grace Mary Linnel
Gender	Girls
Age	10to 18
Number of students	550
Campus	12 acres
Houses	5
Colour(s)	Blue and White
Mascot	Kingfisher
Publication	News and Views Chrysalis Techkey Delphic Kshitij
Affiliation	ICSE ISC
Former pupils	Welhamites
Website	www.welhamgirls.com

Welham Girls' School is a private boarding school for girls located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

History

The school was founded by Hersilia Susie Oliphant, who had previously set up Welham Boys' School. ^[5] She named the schools after her home village of Welham, Nottinghamshire in the United Kingdom. ^[5]

She acquired a palatial estate called Nasreen adjacent to the boys' school to start a small boarding school for girls. ^[5] There were no funds, staff, or school buildings. There were originally ten pupils. ^[5] Oliphant recruited another English woman, Grace Mary Linnel, to run the boarding school for girls. ^[5] Linnel became the founder principal of Welham Girls School, which started in 1957. ^[6]

The school has been described in The Economic Times as one of a group of "old, rich and popular schools — the Eton equivalents in India ... These boarding schools are a state of mind in themselves, an attitude which can’t be duplicated". ^[7]

Extracurricular activities

The school hosts competitive events such as sports, craft, dramatics, music, dance and photography. ^[8] Sports include basketball, hockey, swimming, badminton, lawn tennis, athletics, table tennis, karate, shooting and aerobics. ^[9] The basketball team has won numerous tournaments and represented Uttrakhand at the national level. Several students have been chosen for the India camp as well. ^[10]

Notable alumnae

• 
  Priyanka Gandhi, Politician
• 
  Kareena Kapoor, Actor
• 
  Meira Kumar, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• 
  Tavleen Singh, Journalist
• 
  Deepa Mehta, Film director

Art

• Madhu Jain, textile designer ^[11]
• Smriti Morarka, hand-weaving revivalist ^[12]
• Mrinalini Mukherjee, artist ^[13]
• Laila Tyabji, co-founder of Dastkar ^[14]

Business

• Devika Bulchandani, Global CEO, Ogilvy ^[15]
• Devyani Rana, vice-president of Coca-Cola India ^[16]

Film

• Kareena Kapoor, actress ^[17]
• Nitya Mehra, director and screenwriter ^[18]
• Deepa Mehta, film director ^[19]
• Shivani Rawat, producer ^[20]
• Sukhmani Sadana, actor and screenwriter ^[21]
• Priya Seth, cinematographer ^[22]
• Alankrita Shrivastava, screenwriter and film director ^[23]

Indian Administrative Service

• Neera Yadav, IAS officer ^[24]

Journalism

• Radhika Roy, co-founder and co-owner of NDTV ^[25]
• Tavleen Singh, non-fiction writer, journalist and columnist, Indian Express ^[19]
• Madhu Trehan, journalist and co-founder of Newslaundry ^[19]

Law

• Malavika Rajkotia, lawyer and activist ^[26]

Literature

• Advaita Kala, novelist and screenwriter ^[27]
• Deepti Kapoor, novelist ^[28]

Politics and activism

• Subhashini Ali, activist, president of the All India Democratic Women's Association ^[29]
• Renuka Chowdhury, MP Rajya Sabha ^[30]
• Priyanka Gandhi, politician ^[7]
• Brinda Karat, Member of Parliament, Communist Party of India (Marxist) ^[31]
• Meira Kumar, ex-presidential candidate and First Lady speaker of the Lok Sabha ^[32]
• Mala Sen, writer and activist ^[33]
• Ambika Soni, politician ^[34]

Sports

• Jyoti Ann Burrett, footballer ^[35]

References

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21. "Sukhmani Sadana shares her Doon days". Entertainment Times. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
22. Nandini Ramnath (9 December 2019). "Women cinematographers on how the mainstream ignores them: 'On the periphery'" . Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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25. Kathuria, Charvi (28 November 2020). "Who is Radhika Roy, the woman who built India's NDTV from behind-the-scenes?". SheThePeople.TV . Retrieved 24 June 2021.
26. Sambasivam, Padmini (January 2017). "Innovation and Thought Leadership". Mentor Magazine. 10 (8): 12. Retrieved 5 April 2023.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
27. Chitkara, Vanita; Singh, Ayesha (1 March 2010). "Off the beaten track". India Today. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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29. Fernandes, Vivek (21 July 2001). "The Subhashini Ali 5 Questions". rediff.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
30. Sharanya (17 June 2022). "Congress Leader Renuka Chowdhury Booked by Police: What Went Down?". She the People. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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34. Dua, Rohan (8 April 2014). "Ambika Soni, retired babu husband worth Rs 94 crore". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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External links

• School website

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