Smt. Lilavatibai Podar HighSchool, (LPHS), is a

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, English medium institution for grades 1 through 12. It is a private, ICSE, unaided, independent, day-boarding school, registered with the state of Maharashtra. LPHS is located in Santacruz (W),

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, and is part of the Podar Education Complex. There are approximately 5000 students in the school (as of 11.07.2020). The school was founded in 1927 by Shri Ganesh Narayan Podar. It has classes from pre-primary up to Std. XII ISC and is affiliated to the

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History

The Educational Complex was founded under the inspiration of Late Shri Pithashree Anandilal Podar in 1927. In 1930,

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

and Mr.

Jamnalal Bajaj Jamnalal Kaniram Bajaj (4 November 1889 – 11 February 1942) was an Indian industrialist. He founded the Bajaj Group of companies in the 1920s, and the group now has 24 companies, including six that are listed on the bourses. He was also a c ...

, owing to their political pre-occupation, retired from the Trusteeship of the Society, and Mr.

Madan Mohan Malviya Madan Mohan Malaviya ( (25 December 1861 — 12 November 1946) was an Indian scholar, educational reformer and politician notable for his role in the Indian independence movement. He was president of the Indian National Congress four times and ...

became the President of the Society, till his death in 1946. Thereafter, the Society was guided by Raja Ramdeo Anandilal Podar. Lilavatibai Podar High School, is a co-educational English medium, unaided institution founded in 1987 by Late Shri Ganesh Narayan Podar. The School claims to impart "sound, liberal

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aimed at the development of the total personality of the child".

Format

LPHS offers the standard ICSE curriculum. The campus includes a five-floor main building, the Ramniranjan Podar Hall, and a field equipped with sporting equipment.

Houses and Student Council

The school follows a house system where students are grouped into 4 houses. These are: * Raman (red)
After the scientist Dr. CV Raman * Swami Vivekanand (yellow)
In patronage of the religious and social leader Swami Vivekananda * Tagore (green)
A tribute to the acknowledged

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, painter,

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and

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Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

. * Gandhi (blue)
A tribute to the Father of India,

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

. Interhouse competitions are held regularly. Students are encouraged to showcase their talents. House trophies and individual championship awards are distributed at the annual prize distribution ceremony annually. Interschool competitions, events and social drives are also held. Houses generally have respective house captains and vice-captains. The Student Council at LPHS generally consists of The ISC Student Council, The ICSE Student Council and House Prefects in lower grades. The Council is generally elected through a series of rigorous rounds testing their suitability and merit.

References

External links

School website
* Official website: http://www.lilavatibaipodarschool.com/ * Podar Education Network website http://www.podar.org/ {{coord missing, Maharashtra High schools and secondary schools in Mumbai