Welham Girls' School is a private boarding school for girls located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.[1][2][3][4]
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| 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 | 10 to 18 |
| Number of students | 550 |
| Campus | 12 acres |
| Houses | 5 |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Kingfisher |
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| Affiliation | ICSE ISC |
| Former pupils | Welhamites |
| Website | www |
History
editThe 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
editThe 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
editArt
edit- Madhu Jain, textile designer[11]
- Smriti Morarka, hand-weaving revivalist[12]
- Mrinalini Mukherjee, artist[13]
- Laila Tyabji, co-founder of Dastkar[14]
Business
edit- Devika Bulchandani, Global CEO, Ogilvy[15]
- Devyani Rana, vice-president of Coca-Cola India[16]
Film
edit- 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
edit- Neera Yadav, IAS officer[24]
Journalism
edit- 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
edit- Malavika Rajkotia, lawyer and activist[26]
Literature
edit- Advaita Kala, novelist and screenwriter[27]
- Deepti Kapoor, novelist[28]
Politics and activism
edit- 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
edit- Jyoti Ann Burrett, footballer[35]
References
edit- ^ "Rishi Valley ends Doon's legacy as best boarding school – India News – IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Award India: Gold completion in Welham Girls' School the largest in India: a peek into their Residential Project with HESCO". Gahs.in. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Educationworldonline.net". Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ Top ranked ISC and ICSE Schools: http://www.thelearningpoint.net/home/examination-results-2013/top-icse-and-isc-schools-based-on-academic-performance
- ^ a b c d e Chopra, Jaskiran (22 September 2019). "Dehradun's journey to town of schools, with Miss Oliphant". The Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "History".
- ^ a b Ghosh, Aniruddha; Naithani, Ambika (5 November 2006). "At school, forever". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Dehradun Plus". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "The Tribune, India". Tribuneindia.com. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "YPS, Mohali cagers shine". The Times of India. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ Bhardwaj, Karan (3 August 2013). "Roots of revival". The Pioneer. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Weaving a success story". The Financial Express. 4 September 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Gupta, Trisha (23 May 2015). "Secular Deities, Enchanted Plants: Mrinalini Mukherjee at the NGMA". The Wire. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Krishna, Geetanjali (21 March 2014). "Business Standard". Business Standard India. Business Standard. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ Gopalan, Krishna (8 September 2022). "Ogilvy's new Global CEO is Amritsar-born Devika Bulchandani". Business Today. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Pesta, Jesse (6 June 2001). "A Look at Two Players in Massacre Could Help Explain Nepalese Crisis". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Verma, Sukanya (18 May 2000). "I do not intend doing the David Dhawan kind of films". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Upadhyay, Karishma (30 April 2021). "Inside an all-women writers' room: in conversation with director Sudhanshu Saria". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Old school skirt". Indian Express. 24 June 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Walters, David (11 January 2017). "The Sundance Kid's Hot Streak". Bloomberg UK. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Sukhmani Sadana shares her Doon days". Entertainment Times. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Nandini Ramnath (9 December 2019). "Women cinematographers on how the mainstream ignores them: 'On the periphery'". Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Female Idol Blog Series – Filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava On 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' And More". WMF India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "About Welham". Welham School. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sambasivam, Padmini (January 2017). "Innovation and Thought Leadership". Mentor Magazine. 10 (8): 12. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Chitkara, Vanita; Singh, Ayesha (1 March 2010). "Off the beaten track". India Today. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Why everyone's talking about Deepti Kapoor's Age of Vice". The Indian Express. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Fernandes, Vivek (21 July 2001). "The Subhashini Ali 5 Questions". rediff.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Sharanya (17 June 2022). "Congress Leader Renuka Chowdhury Booked by Police: What Went Down?". She the People. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview/Brinda Karat". Rediff. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Oppn prez nominee Meira Kumar an acclaimed rifle shooter". Times of India. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Mala Sen". The Telegraph. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Dua, Rohan (8 April 2014). "Ambika Soni, retired babu husband worth Rs 94 crore". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Footballer Jyoti yearns for space to play in Delhi". Rediff. Retrieved 5 April 2023.