Puri Zilla School

School in Puri, Odisha, India

19°48′15.81″N 85°50′4.83″E / 19.8043917°N 85.8346750°E / 19.8043917; 85.8346750InformationFounded1853; 171 years ago (1853)Faculty45Number of students1500Colour(s)Blue and white

Puri Zila School is a government high school^[1]^[2] and one of the oldest school in Odisha, India. It was established in 1853 in the holy city of Puri, located in Kundheibenta Sahi. The school moved to another building which later converted to Samanta Chandra Sekhara College, Puri. Puri Zila School moved to its current location on Station Road in 1958.

It imparts teaching in humanities, social sciences, physical sciences etc. The school has indoor and outdoor games and sports facilities. Other societies and activities are NCC, Red Cross, Scouts and Guides.

Noted alumni

Nirmal Kumar Bose, anthropologist^[3]
Gopabandhu Das, Freedom Fighter^[4]
Madhab Chandra Dash, Environmentalist^[5]
Kalindi Charan Panigrahi, poet^[6]
Sachidananda Routray, poet^[7]

Gallery

Playground
Outside Headmaster's Chamber
Corridor
Room 19
Inside the classroom

References

^ Bihar and Orissa (India). Legislature. Legislative Council (1934). Bihar and Orissa Legislative Council Proceedings. Superintendent, Government Printing.
^ Orissa (India). (April 1964). The Orissa Gazette.
^ Tulika Sen (2003). Nirmal Kumar Bose: Life, Works, and Vision. Asiatic Society. ISBN 978-81-7236-138-9.
^ Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. 1977.
^ P. C. Mishra (1995). Advances in Ecology and Environmental Sciences. APH Publishing. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-81-7024-676-3.
^ Glimpses on Art and Literature, Orissa. Cuttack Students Store. 1976.
^ Sachi Rautroy (1996). Verticals of Life: Selected Poems of Sachi Raut-Roy. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-81-260-0138-5.