South Suburban School (Main) was established in 1874. It was located at Hazra Pukur (now Jatin Das Park) in Kolkata, India. At that time it was known as South Suburban School, Kalighat. Pundit Sibnath Sastri was the first Headmaster. After a few years the school's name was changed to South Suburban School, Bhowanipur. The school was relocated to Govinda Bose Lane (its current location). The secondary building of the school was built in 1888 by an Italian engineer and its primary building was built in 1908.
| South Suburban School (Main) | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 22°31′52″N 88°20′39″E / 22.5310489°N 88.3440769°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Government Sponsored Primary,Secondary |
| Motto | "Ars Longa Vita Brevis" - "Art is long, Life is brief" |
| Established | 1874 |
| Founder | Dr Ganga Prasad Mukherjee |
| School district | Kolkata |
| Principal | Sri Dilip Kumar Das |
| Staff | 5+ |
| Faculty | 50 |
| Number of students | 1000+ |
| Classes | Jr. I (4+) to 12 |
| Color(s) | Ash colour trouser and white shirt (secondary), black trouser and white shirt (Higher secondary) |
| Affiliation | West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |
| Foundation Day | 13 February |
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2021) |
Asutosh College was established by the school. The school helps other schools including L.M.S. Institution (now known as South Suburban School (Branch), Sir Ramesh Mitra Balika Vidyalaya and Chakraberia High School.
Notable alumni
edit- Ashutosh Mukherjee, academic administrator
- Premendra Mitra, poet, novelist and short story writer
- Uttam Kumar, actor
- Rabi Ghosh, character artist and comedian
- Sisir Kumar Das, poet, playwright, translator, and scholar
- Tarun Kumar Chatterjee, actor
