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{{Infobox school<br />
| name = The Calcutta Boys' School<br />
| image = Dei Mundus Deo.jpg<br />
| type = [[Private school|Private]]<br />
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| | motto = Dei Mundus Deo<br />
| motto_translation = The World of God for God<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Methodist Church in India]]<br />
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| | established = {{start date and age|1877}}<br />
| address = 72, S.N. Banerjee Road, Kolkata - 700014<br />
| location = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22|33|46.04|N|88|22|01.56|E|display=title,inline}}<br />
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| | founder = Bishop James M Thoburn<br />
| school_board = [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] (year 10)<br/>[[Indian School Certificate|ISC]] (year 12)<br />
| principal = Raja McGee<br />
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| | campus_type = Urban<br />
| houses = Thoburn {{color box|red}}, Laidlaw {{color box|green}}, Henderson {{color box|blue}}, Warne {{color box|yellow}}<br />
| song = "Hail! Alma Mater"<br />
| classes = Nursery (4+) to 12 (ISC)<br />
| enrollment = 2200<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.calcuttaboysschool.edu.in/}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''The Calcutta Boys' School''' was founded by the Rev. [[James Mills Thoburn]] ([[Methodist]] [[Missionary]] to [[India]], and later Missionary Bishop of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]]), and was opened in 1877. It was endowed by [[Robert Laidlaw (politician)|Robert Laidlaw]] and others interested in the education of the sons of the [[Anglo-Indian]] and domiciled European community.<ref name="Clifford Hicks' 1980">''Clifford Hicks'' by Alfred Martin, ''Pulse'', Calcutta, February 1980.</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Bishop James M Thoburn.jpg|thumb|right|Bishop James M Thoburn]]<br />
The origins of CBS are closely linked with the establishment of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]] in [[India]]. In January 1873, the Reverend [[William Taylor (bishop)|William Taylor]] founded the work of the [[James Mills Thoburn|Thoburn]] [[Methodist Episcopal Church]] in [[Calcutta]] ([[Kolkata]]). He was succeeded by the Reverend [[James Mills Thoburn]]. The latter's ardent preaching soon rendered the Entally Baptist Chapel unable to cope with the increasing number of converts.<ref name="ReferenceA">"visions & victories in Hindustan" by Bishop B.T. Badley</ref> In February 1874, a new chapel was opened at 145 [[Dharmatala]] Street, built at a cost of 16,000 [[rupee]]s largely due to the generosity of George Bowen of Bombay who donated 10,000 rupees.<ref>"The Opening Gate 1873-1923" Ed.by Louise Holloway Joyner</ref> Soon even this chapel proved unable to accommodate the growing congregation, until a larger church was constructed on Dharamtolla Street, where it stands today. The New Thoburn Church was dedicated on 31 December 1875. In 1888 Rev. James Mills Thoburn was elected Missionary Bishop of India and Malaysia - the first ever Missionary Bishop in India.<ref name="ReferenceA" /><br />
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It was Bishop Thoburn who founded the Calcutta Boys' School. First located at Mott Lane, and then later housed in a room on Corporation Street (known as S. N. Banerjee Road today), the school struggled for survival without a building of its own. It acquired a permanent residence in 1893 thanks to the generosity of a man who could be regarded as the chief patron of the school: Sir Robert Laidlaw, founder of the 'Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Company'.<br />
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The school has four houses named under the founder, benefactors and well-wishers; Thoburn (Red), Laidlaw (Green), Warne (Yellow) and Henderson (Blue). <br />
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During Mr. Clifford Hicks' (educationist) time as Principal & Secretary, the middle building that currently houses the CBS Chapel Hall was built. Named the 'Fritchley Building', the construction was made possible by the retirement benefit and gratuity of Mr. Horace Christopher Fritchley, former Principal (1931–1951), which he donated to "his very dear CBS" together with donations collected by the students of the school. The school library (now housed in the old Physics lab) is named "The Clifford Hicks Memorial Library". The CBS Archives (established in 2009) is housed in the old Library.<br />
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Mr. Gilbert Samuel, who became Principal in 1997, furthered the cause of co-curricular activities, allowing the students of CBS to secure top positions at premier National and International contests regularly, including a second-place finish at the 2003 Biology Olympiad and the International Informatics Olympiad in 2004.<ref>''The Telegraph'', 2 June 2003; 5 June 2004</ref> In 2005 CBS won the under-16 national cricket tournament, and in 2004 the national rounds of the Inter School Frank Antony Memorial Debate.<br />
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The school offers courses in science, commerce and humanities<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/calcutta-boys-school-to-introduce-humanities-from-2019-20-academic-session-293739|title=Calcutta Boys' School to introduce Humanities from 2019-20 academic session|first=Team|last=MP|date=10 April 2018|website=www.millenniumpost.in}}</ref> (started in 2019) for the students enrolling in ISC.<br />
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[[File:Calcutta Boys' School Building 1.jpg|thumb|Frichley Building and Renfrew House]]<br />
[[File:Laidlawflag.jpg|thumb|Laidlaw House's flag]]<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
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*[[Chandrajit Banerjee]], Director General - [[Confederation of Indian Industry]]<br />
*[[Protik Prakash Banerjee]], Indian Judge<br />
*[[Sasthi Brata]], Writer<br />
*[[Swapan Kumar Chakravorty]], former Director of [[National Library of India]]<br />
*[[Purbayan Chatterjee]], Sitarist<br />
*[[Utpal Chatterjee]], Cricketer<br />
*[[Rusi Jeejeebhoy]], Cricketer<br />
*[[Altamas Kabir]], former Chief Justice of India<br />
*[[Amit Mitra]], Finance Minister of West Bengal<br />
*[[Rudrangshu Mukherjee]], Editor, ''[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]''<br />
*[[Gaurav Pandey]], Filmmaker<br />
*[[Ashok Som]], Associate Dean, [[ESSEC Business School]]<br />
*[[Benjamin Walker (author)|Benjamin Walker]], Writer<br />
*[[Prakash Panangaden]], Professor, McGill University<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{official website|http://www.calcuttaboysschool.edu.in/}}<br />
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[[Category:Boys' schools in India]]<br />
[[Category:Christian schools in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Primary schools in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1877]]<br />
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