St. James' School, Kolkata, India, is a CNI school, and is one of the oldest private schools in India. It was founded on 25 July 1864 by Bishop Cotton, and celebrated its sesquicentenary (150 years) in July 2014. It is an all-boys school and is associated with the ICSE and ISC Board of Education. The school has four houses, which are Cotton, Copleston, Lefroy, and Westcott, each named after an English Bishop who served in India in the 19th century. In 1900, the hockey team of St. James' School won the prestigious Beighton Cup title.
Notable alumni
- Arjun Atwal, Indian professional golfer
- Somnath Bharadwaj, Indian theoretical physicist
- Sourav Chatterjee, Indian Mathematician, Professor at Stanford University
- Rohit K. Dasgupta, Indian born British politician and academic
- Ashish Dhawan, Indian philanthropist and former private equity investor
- Ujaan Ganguly, Indian actor
- Sujoy Ghosh, Indian actor, film director, producer and screenwriter
- Rajesh Gopakumar, Indian theoretical physicist
- Kiyan Nassiri, Indian Footballer
- Pritam, Indian composer, singer and music producer
- Sanjeev Sanyal, Indian economist, popular historian and author
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