1. History

2. Campus
    Infrastructure  Library  Laboratories  Playground 

3. Academic structure
    Affiliations  Academics  Higher Secondary Curriculum 

4. Extracurricular activities
    Sports  Other events 

5. Committees

6. Gallery

7. Notable alumni

8. See also

9. References

10. External links

• Re-founded in 1870, as Santragachi Minor School
• Re-founded on 17 July 1925, as Santragachi Kedarnath Institution

(see history)

• School Calendar
• School Magazine (Pujar Ful)
• School Dairy (named as Blue Book)

• Sec, HS- 10.30am- 4.30pm
• Primary- 6.30am-9.30am

• Ashutosh Mukherjee Block
• Ram Charan Seth Block
• Rupen Kar Block
• Ram Krishna Das Block
• Upendranath Kar Block
• Satish Chandra Bhattacharjee Block
• Guest Keen Williams Block
• Jubilee Block

• Total approx 2200
  • approx. 1700 (Boys secondary and high secondary) and
  • 600 (Boys Primary)

Previously the school was named Santagachi Minor School, that was the first vernacular Bengali medium school of Howrah city. Though the original institution was founded in 1857, the establishment year of Kedarnath Institution is considered as 1925. Howrah's first Indian chairman and vice-chairman Kedarnath Bhattacharya founded it in 1957 and professor of Ashutosh College, sri Ashutosh Mukherjee laid the foundry stone in 1920.^[6][7]

History

The Santragachi and Ramrajatala areas in Howrah were very undeveloped in previous time. There were ony two high schools "Santragachi Madhya Engreji School" and "Chakraberia Madhyamik School". Both were English medium and aided by Government. A "toll" or "pathsala" was started in 1770 by the Bhattacharya (Bhattacharjee) family. In 1800, Sri Gourikanta Bhattacharya expanded the toll that existed up to 1860. In 1857, zamindar Baboo Kedarnath Bhattacharya established a vernacular Bengali medium school with the help of Government aid. It was the first vernacular Bengali medium school to get a Government aid.^[6] But, in 1864 this school was demolished by cyclone. Then the house was removed to house of Kedarnath Bhattacharya. There it stayed for two years. By a cost of ₹4000/- a new building was constructed for the school.^[8] In 1870, this school was amalgamated with Santragachi Madhya Engraji School and named as Santragachi Minor School.^[9] At that time, an educationist and zamindar Manmatanath Seth tried to build a high school for the children of the locality for higher education. So he donated a grant. Mahendranath Kar, Late Upendranath Kar and Late Narendranath Kar helped him giving a land. But Manmatanath Seth passed away before making a complete High school. After that Kar bothers made a school with his donated money with the students of Santragachi Minor School and in November 1925, this was named as "Kedarnath Institution" on the name of Baboo Kedarnath Bhattacharya who died in 1915.^[7][9]

The foundation stone was laid by the vice chancellor and professor of Ashutosh College, sri Ashutosh Mukherjee on 17 July 1920. From 1925, the newly named institution started with 225 students in six classrooms. In 1926, the class for the ninth standard started with the temporary permission of Calcuta Vishwa Vidyalaya, and in 1927, after the completion of tenth standard, the school's students were sent for board exams the first time. In 1933, the school received its permanent affiliation from the West Bengal Board.^[10]

Campus

Infrastructure

The school's main building has three storeys and contains about 30 classrooms totally. The main building has many blocks. The main block is Ram Charan Sett Block which is situated in the middle of the main building as it is the entrance to the main building. The block contains staffrooms, teachers room, headmaster room etc. in two floors. In the left side of this block, the three-storied Guest Keen Williams Block is located. It contains 12 classrooms. In front of this block the three-storied Rupen Kar Memorial Block is located which is in right angle with the Keen Williams Block. This block contains 9 classrooms. In the right side of the Ram Charan Sett Block the two-storied Upendranath Kar Block is located. Over this block the newly made Sarbha Sikhya Bhaban is located. Beside these blocks, there are another three blocks in three floors: Ashutosh Mukherjee Block, Ramkrishna Das Block and Satish Chandra Block, these are also in right angle with Upendranath Kar Block. These were the blocks that were used in previous days as classrooms. Now there are located the laboratories and a modernized computer lab. At the Satish Chandra Block, a main gate was situated in previous times that was once the entrance to the school, now it is fully closed and damaged. In front of the middle blocks there is a little place called as small playground or Choto Math. In two sides, the Guest Keen Williams Block and Ashutosh Mukherjee Block is parallel to each other.

In the backside of the building, there is a playground. Beside the field, there are the minor buildings. There are two buildings, one for boys section and one for girls section. Both buildings are three-storied. The whole building for boys is named Jubilee Building and the building for girls is named as Nivedita Block, it is not the part of the boys' section. The boys building has more classrooms (about 6), a library and a hall which is named Jubilee hall (has adequate sound system and a capacity of taking about 150 students). The third floor of this block is under construction.

At the end of the ground, there is a two-storied short building that is used for primary section only in the morning.

Library

The school library has a long range of books containing most of old books, though it contains many new books but less in number.^[11]

Laboratories

There are many well-organised laboratories based on each subject. The Ram Krishna Das block and the second floor of Upendranath Kar block contains physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, optics and computer laboratory for the boys' section. The computer lab contains 15 computers in total. Also in the second floor of Ram Charan Sett block, another computer lab is located for lower classes, having 15 computers. In the first floor the geography laboratory is located.

Playground

The school has a playground taking an area of near about 2900 m² or 31000 feet² for playing and other functional purposes. It is mainly a football ground.^[12]

Academic structure

Affiliations

The school is affiliated to West Bengal Board of Primary Education for preprimary-IV, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for V-X and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for XI-XII. The madhyamik average pass percentage is 100% and H.S. pass percentage is 98%.

Academics

Every year the school has about 1700 students from V–XII and 800 students from I–IV. Each class is divided into some sections (e.g. A, B, C). Each section contains 60 to 70 students. There are about 50 faculties here.^[2]

Up to class X classes are as per the syllabus. With these, extra classes of Spoken English, computer learning and physical education are taken. After class X the classes are divided into Arts, Commerce and Science.

Higher Secondary Curriculum

After madhyamik examination the subjects offered here are:

• Bengali and English (these subjects are compulsory)
• Arts (Humanities)
  • Political Science
  • Philosophy
  • Geography
  • History
  • Computer Application
  • Environmental Studies
• Science
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Biological-Science
  • Computer Science
  • Geography
  • Environmental Studies
• Commerce
  • Accountancy
  • Business studies
  • Cost and Tax
  • Commercial Law and preliminary auditing
  • Environmental Studies
  • Computer Application

Extracurricular activities

Sports

• The annual sports event takes place containing 100 metre race, 200 metre race, marathon, Shot put, long jump, kicking the ball and other races such as the spoon race, sack race and fruit race. In the month of August–September the annual football competition is held.^[14]
• The school's football team has built a good reputation in the interschool football competitions in Howrah. It participates in M P Cup and Reliance Foundation Youth Sports National School Championships.^[15][16] The school won the Bandhuta's Amit Bosu Smriti Amantran Football Competition in 2013 defeating Howrah Zilla School in final^[17] and in 2018, defeating Shibpur Srimat Swami Projnananda Saraswati Vidyalaya (Shibpur S.S.P.S Vidyalaya) in final. In 2018, the school also won "Bakuni Smiti Cup" held at Jagacha High School.

Other events

• Saraswati Puja is a special event at this school. The school received second best Saraswati puja award in 2017 and Palaspriya Samman Award in 2018.^[18]
• Rabindrajayanti, the birthday of Netaji, Republic day, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, Independence Day etc. are celebrated with recitations, songs, dramas^[19] presented by the students.^[20][21]
• Parades and rallies, seminars, quiz competitions etc. also take place in this school.

Committees

• SKNI Scout Group

Apart from the curricular learning, selected students are trained with the Boys Scout programme. The Scout Group is controlled by The Bharat Scouts and Guides. During the 1930-1940 decades, the Santragachi Kedarnath Institution Scout Group was founded. The programme is continuing till now with the higher vision of the scout movement. There have been many prestigious moments in the history of the school made by the Scout Group. The group control and manage school programmes and take part in various contests, competitions and exhibitions formed in school as well as outside. Every year, scout camps take place in various places. Many students from this scout group have been chosen for the Rajyapuraskar and Principal Scout award, the highest awards for scouters. The trainings have been conducted by many scoutmasters like Bimal Kar (during 1945),^[23] Kali Sankar Mukherjee etc.

• Reunion Committee

In May 2018 the temporary alumni association of this school, Santragachi Kedarnath Institution Reunion Committee was established.^[24][25] Many social, cultural and extra-curricular events are regularly organised by this reunion committee.^[26]

• Consumer Committee

The consumer committee spreads awareness among students about sincere and aware marketing. Founded in 2016, regular camps are organised by the group.

• The school management Committee

The committee manages administrative works of the school.

• Patrika Uposamity

The patrika uposamity manages and publishes the yearly magazine Pujar Ful.

• National Cadet Corps (closed)

In 1980-1990 decades, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) trainings were started. It was controlled by 41 Bengal Battalion NCC, Howrah-03. But the campaign has been stopped.

• Nationgal Green Corps (closed)

The team was formed in 2006 by Asit Baran Ghosh, under a Governmental Campaign. Successfully running up to 2013, the activities have stopped.^[27][28]

Gallery

Notable alumni

• Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharyya, an educationist, politician, public leader and ex-minister of Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Govt. of West Bengal^[29]
• Raviranjan Maitra, actor, film editor and movie producer
• Jatu Lahiri, politician^[30]
• Rudranil Ghosh, actor^[31]
• Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharya, politician^[32]
• Rabin Das, footballer, played for Mohun Bagan^[33]
• Sital Chandra Ghosh, allopathic doctor, passed in 1943^[34]
• Chinmoy Nandi, poet and elocutionist, maker of Chhandaneer group, first recitation group in Calcutta (founded in 1971)^[35]
• Kausik Bhaduri, engineer and writer^[36]

See also

• Santragachi Kedarnath Institution (Girls)

References

External links

• [https://sknionline.in Official Website]
• [https://sknireunion.com/#/ Alumni Website]

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