Basel Evangelical Mission Parsi School (BEMP) was founded by the German

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in 1856 in

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as the Basel Mission German School. Its name was later changed to the Basel Mission German Parsi School after a Parsi philanthropist Kaikose Ruderasha donated funds to the school. During the

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, owing to political reasons, the "German" in the school's name was changed to "Evangelical".

Notable alumni

* Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan *

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* Nettur P. Damodaran * K. Ananda Nambiar * Vittaldas Leeladhar * C. H. Kanaran * E. Ahamed * A.N. Shamseer *

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Notable alumni

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