Olcott Memorial High School is a secondary school located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a free school providing free education, school uniforms, educational materials and nutritious meals to about 500 underprivileged boys and girls.
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2, Besant Avenue, , 600090 India | |
Coordinates | 13°00′14″N 80°16′04″E / 13.0039°N 80.2678°E |
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Established | 1894 |
Founder | Henry Steel Olcott |
Gender | Boys and Girl |
Language | English, Tamil |
Website | oesindia |
History
editThe school was started in 1894 by Colonel Olcott with the intention to provide educational upliftment of Paraiyar children.[1] It was the first Paraiyar school in the city.[2] After the demise of Olcott in 1907, the school was renamed as Olcott Memorial Panchama (Paraiyar) School.[3]
The school provides free education, uniforms, books, and two daily meals to lot of impoverished rural children in Chennai. The school is a portion of Theosophical Society Adyar's charity work. From 1935 to 1998, the school was Government aided. From 1999, Theosophical Society took the responsibility again.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "A school for the poor that the rich may envy". Good News India. India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Caste back into Tamil literary domain". The New Indian Express. Chennai, India. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Gandhi, Thaatha, ThaLapathy, Kudumbar…". LankaWeb. Sri Lanka. 16 November 2009.
External links
edit- ashanet - Olcott Memorial High School - Bridge Project
- Olcott Memorial School