St. Columba's School in

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, India, established in 1941, is one of the 12,000 English medium schools of its kind established by the Indian Province of the

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, which was founded by

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. The school's campus is located in the heart of Delhi and extends over a couple of acres. St. Columba's School alumni include three

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, a

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winner, and a

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awardee. Students are referred to as Columbans. The school admits only boys.

History

St. Columba's was founded in 1941 by the

and contracted by

Sir Sobha Singh Magistrate, Honorary Magistrate, Sardar Bahadur, Sir Sobha Singh , Member of the Legislative Assembly, M.L.C., Member of parliament, M.P. (March 5, 1888 – 18 April 1978) was an Indian civil contractor, prominent builder and real estate develo ...

. St. Columba's School, New Delhi is one of the 19 Christian Brothers Schools in India. St. Columba's School began with 32 boys in New Delhi next to the Sacred Heart Cathedral, admitting through class 6. It was one of the first schools in India to introduce computer education. The junior school opened in 1942, at the site of what previously had been a rose garden.

Notable alumni

Academics and Sciences

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awardee *

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, where he was named the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration * Pradipta Banerji, Professor and Director

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* Mahesh Rangarajan,

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* Suhas Pandurang Sukhatme, 1952,

, Director of

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, ad-filmmaker and Bollywood director *

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on the American sitcom ''

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, 1998, VJ and actor *

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in 1995 * Vibhav Roy, actor, model *

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, filmmaker and writer * Amit Khanna Writer, Poet, Film maker, Entrepreneur, Media Guru.

Politics

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; Former President of the

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and Chairperson of the

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politician; son of Prime Minister

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representing the

. * Jayant Sinha, Minister of State, Finance, Government of India; Member of Parliament * Abhishek Manu Singhvi, 1975, politician, spokesperson for the

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, politician belonging to the

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* Suneet Chopra, politician, trade unionist, belonging to the

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, Chief Minister of the State of

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* Sidharth Nath Singh, Minister of Health, Government of Uttar Pradesh

Civil Servants

* Ajit Seth, 30th

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of India *

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, ex-vice chancellor of

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, 32nd Foreign Secretary of India * Rahul Bhatnagar, Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh *

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, Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan during the

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* Deepak Vohra, India's Ambassador to Armenia * Manjeev Singh Puri, India's Ambassador to Brussels and Nepal

Law

* Badar Durrez Ahmed, Chief Justice High Court of Jammu and Kashmir * Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud,

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* Justice B. P. Singh, Justice of Supreme Court of India

Business

* Ivan Menezes, 1975, CEO of

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* Suresh Kumar, Director-General U.S. Foreign Commercial Service *

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, 1962,

, Founder of

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, 1981,

, Founder and CEO of Naukri.com *

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, 1976, CEO and Director of

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* Ajay Singh, 1984, founder and Chairman,

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* Asim Ghosh, 1963, former CEO of Husky Energy, an integrated Canadian oil and gas company and former CEO of Vodafone Essar. * Victor Menezes, Senior Vice Chairman,

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, businessman, cricket administrator *

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, hotelier and

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Member of Parliament * Neeraj Kanwar, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of

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Patu Keswani Patu Keswani (born February 9, 1959 in Lucknow) is the Chairman and Managing Director of Lemon Tree Hotels . Early life and education Patu Keswani completed his education at St. Columba’s School, New Delhi. He received his bachelor's deg ...

, Chairman and Managing Director of

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* Yashish Dahiya, Founder and CEO of

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* Sumant Sinha, Chairman and Managing Director of

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, 1987, Founder and CEO of

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* Sandeep Jajodia, Chairman and Managing Director of Monnet Ispat and Energy * Vivek Paul, former Vice Chairman and CEO,

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* Rajeev Kakar, 1980, Executive Vice President, Fullerton Financial Holdings * Sandeep P Parekh, financial lawyer, former Executive Director of

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, WEF Young Global Leader *

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, 2010, Promoter and Vice Chairman of McDonald’s India North & East, CPRL and Coca Cola India North & East, Moon Beverages

Military

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, IAF, recipient of the

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and military historian * Maj Bhaskar Roy, 20th Lancers, recipient of the

Maha Vir Chakra The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) () is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the B ...

* Lt

Arun Khetarpal Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal Param Vir Chakra, PVC (14 October 1950 – 16 December 1971) was an Indian army officer and a Tank commander, who is recognized as the Indian tank List of aces of aces, ace of aces, credited with 10 confirmed ta ...

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, recipient of the

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* Lt Gen DS Hooda, former Northern Army commander, and principal architect of the

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Sports

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, former captain, and keeper-batsman of the Canadian cricket team *

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, cricketer and commentator * Mansher Singh, 1985,

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athlete * Novy Kapadia, Indian football journalist, critic and commentator often considered to be India's foremost football expert and commentator * Brigadier Amreshwar Pratap Singh, 1967, yachtsman, member of First Indian circumnavigation team 1985-1987 on

Trishna (yacht) ''Trishna'' is a Swan 37 yacht belonging to the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. The name ''Trishna'' means "to thirst for" in the Sanskrit language. The 1970-vintage boat, earlier known as ''Guinevere of Sussex'', was purchased in 1984 f ...

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