Public school in Tamil Nadu, India
The Lawrence School, Lovedale (formerly known as Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School, the namesake of its founder
Brigadier-General Sir
Henry Montgomery Lawrence
KCB ),
[1] is a
co-educational
private
boarding school located at
Lovedale , which is a little town on the
Nilgiri Mountains in the
south Indian state of
Tamil Nadu .
[2]
Lawrence had mooted the idea of establishing a chain of
British Raj
military-style boarding schools at the
hill stations of India to educate the children of the deceased and serving members of the
British Indian Army .
[3] Although Lawrence was killed at
The Residency, Lucknow during the
Indian Rebellion of 1857 his dream took shape and four such schools, known as the
Lawrence Military Asylums , were established: at
Sanawar in 1847, and at
Mount Abu in 1856, both during his lifetime; then at
Lovedale ,
Ootacamund in 1858 and at
Ghora Gali ,
Murree , in present-day
Pakistan in 1860.
The campus
The Lawrence School, Lovedale has its campus on 750 acres leased from the
Ministry of Defence
[4] in
Lovedale , which is 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) from
Ootacamund . Located at a height of 7200 feet above mean sea level, it is slightly lower than the Dodabetta peak (altitude: 8650 feet), which is the highest peak of the
Nilgiris mountain range.[
citation needed ]
Many notable personalities, such as former Prime Ministers and Presidents of India
Jawaharlal Nehru ,
Indira Gandhi ,
Zail Singh ,
Pranab Mukherjee ,
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam , and others such as
Sam Manekshaw ,
Venkaiah Naidu
[5] and
Kiran Bedi , have visited this campus to grace the school's Founder's day and other special occasions.
[6]
[7]
Several movies, TV shows, and commercial advertisements have been filmed in the school campus. Some of the popular ones include:
Architecture
The Lawrence Asylum, Ootakamund, Madras Presidency, in 1873
Main Building, The Lawrence School, Lovedale
On May 31, 1988, a commemorative postage stamp was issued by
India Post to commemorate 130 years of its existence with an image displaying the towering campanile section.
[8]
Student body
The student body is from all over India and overseas, and is led by
prefects headed by a
head girl and head boy .
[9] The school also has a 40 percent reservation of seats and a 20 percent fee subsidy for children of
Indian Defence personnel.
Notable alumni
Akshaye Khanna , a film actor.
Alphonse Putharen , a film actor, director and producer in
Malayalam Cinema .
Amish Tripathi , a novelist, banker and diplomat.
Anand Mahindra , a businessperson, and chairman and managing director of the
Mahindra Group .
[10]
Vice Admiral (India)
Anil Chopra
PVSM
AVSM , a naval officer and
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Eastern Naval Command .
[11]
Anjolie Ela Menon , a painter and
Padma Shri awardee.
Arun M. Kumar , a venture capitalist, and former Chairman & CEO of
KPMG India.
Aryama Sundaram , a lawyer, judge and former Supreme Court Justice of India and Singapore.
Arundhati Roy , a writer and social activist.
[12]
C Vijayakumar , a business executive, and President & CEO of
HCL Technologies .
Lieutenant General (India)
Dhiraj Seth
AVSM , an army officer and
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the
South Western Command (India) .
Fahadh Faasil , film actor and producer.
Gul Panag , a politician, actor, model and 1999
Femina Miss India Universe .
K. V. L. Narayan Rao , a media executive and former CEO of
NDTV .
Kanika Tekriwal , an entreprenuer and airline executive.
M. M. Murugappan , a businessperson, and former Executive Chairman of the
Murugappa Group .
Major Mohommed Ali Shah , an army officer and film actor.
Nalini Ambady , a social psychologist.
[13]
Nikhil Dey , a social activist.
Nomita Chandy , a social worker and
Padma Shri awardee.
[14]
Nosthush Kenjige , a sportsperson and member of the
United States national cricket team .
Nungshi Malik , a mountaineer and
Nari Shakti Puraskar awardee.
Palanivel Thiagarajan , a banker, politician and member of the
Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers .
Paul Sabapathy
CVO
CBE , an accountant, business manager and former
Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands .
Rear Admiral (India)
Philipose George Pynumootil
AVSM
NM , naval officer and former
Flag Officer
Naval Aviation .
[15]
Pratap Pothen , a film actor and producer.
Ram Charan , a film actor, producer and entrepreneur in
Telugu cinema.
Rear Admiral (India) K. Raja Menon, a naval officer, military author and former Assistant
Chief of Naval Staff (India) .
[16]
[17]
Sashi Reddi , an entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
Sanaya Irani , a film actor.
Tashi Malik , a mountaineer and
Nari Shakti Puraskar awardee.
Thiru Vikram , an inventor, engineer, entrepreneur and CEO of
Buffalo Automation .
[9]
Vijay Menon , an actor, editor, director and
dubbing artist in
Malayalam cinema .
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"Brigadier-General Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence KCB, 1856 (c) | Online Collection | National Army Museum, London" . collection.nam.ac.uk . Retrieved 9 June 2022 .
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"The Magic Mountains" . publishing.cdlib.org . Retrieved 26 December 2020 .
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"Army lays claim to land held by Lawrence" . www.sunday-guardian.com . Retrieved 25 December 2020 .
^ Staff Reporter (16 May 2022).
"Vice-President expected to commence the Nilgiris visit on Tuesday" . The Hindu .
ISSN
0971-751X . Retrieved 25 August 2022 .
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"Ooty Lawrence school rolls out red carpet to President" . Deccan Chronicle .
^ ravichandran, b (30 July 2015).
"Kalam had fascination for birds, say greens" . Deccan Chronicle . Retrieved 26 December 2020 .
^
"A commemorative postage stamp on the 130th anniversary of the Lawrence School" . iStampGallery . 21 June 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2019 .
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b
"Country needs honest people: AVM Rai" . The Hindu . 5 April 2012.
ISSN
0971-751X . Retrieved 11 January 2021 .
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"Kabaddi deserves a league of its own: Anand Mahindra" . The Economic Times . 10 April 2014.
^ News Network, NetIndian (29 October 2011).
"Vice Admiral Anil Chopra appointed as FOC-in-C, Eastern Naval Command" . NetIndian . Retrieved 25 December 2020 .
^ Siddhartha Deb, "
Arundhati Roy, the Not-So-Reluctant Renegade
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^ Warnick, J.E.; Landis, D. (2015).
Neuroscience in Intercultural Contexts . International and Cultural Psychology. Springer New York.
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"Bonding for a lifetime" . The Hindu Businessline . Retrieved 9 April 2023 .
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"Rear Admiral Philipose George Pynumootil, NM Assumes Charge as Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA)" . www.indiannavy.nic.in . Retrieved 25 December 2020 .
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"Soldier2ndLife" . soldier2ndlife.com . Retrieved 25 December 2020 .
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"K Raja Menon" . National Maritime Foundation . Retrieved 20 April 2021 .
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