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{{about|the school in Chennai|the school in Karwar|Hindu High School, Karwar}}
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{{Infobox school
| name = Hindu Higher Secondary School
| location = [[Triplicane]]
| city = [[Chennai]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = [[India]]
| motto = Satyam, Jnanam, Anantam, Brahma
| established = {{start date and age|1852}}
| alumni = [[#Notable alumni|See below]]
| nobel_laureates = [[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar]]
}}
The '''Hindu Higher Secondary School''' ('''HHSS'''), located on Big Street, [[Triplicane]], [[Chennai]], [[India]], is one of the oldest [[secondary schools]] in [[South India]], having been established in 1852. The school was founded at a time when many parents were reluctant to send their children to schools managed and run by the British, in this case, the English [[East India Company]].{{Need Citation|date=July 2024}}

==History==
The schools roots are in two boys' schools in the [[Triplicane]] area of [[Madras Presidency|Madras]], the Dravida Pathasala (Pathasala means school in [[Sanskrit]]) for [[Tamil people|Tamil]] boys and the Hindu Balura Pathsala for [[Telugu people|Telugu]] boys. In 1860, these two Pathsalas were merged, the new entity being named the "Triplicane Andhra Dravida Balura Pathasala". The school was later again renamed "The Triplicane Anglo-Vernacular High School". Finally, in 1897, the school's name was changed to "Hindu High School".<ref name=Presidency>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/02/02/stories/2004020200140300.htm | title=Presidency's feeder | first=S | last=Muthiah |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2004-02-02 |accessdate=2 August 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===The building===
Construction of a large school building was completed in 1897, the L-shaped red brick building having been designed by the architect [[Henry Irwin]]. The three-storey building was constructed by Namberumal Chetty, on a plot of {{convert|40000|sqft|m2}}. Wide and broad verandas and big windows ensured proper ventilation, while high ceilings and rows of arches imparted an imposing look to the school building. With additional construction done over a period of time, the building is now T-shaped.<ref name=Presidency/>

==Notable alumni==
*[[G. N. Balasubramaniam]], [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] [[vocalist]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sruti.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_6&products_id=261&zenid=5fd1c3473515bb38faf1c48464a1abc5|title=G.N. BALASUBRAMANIAM (1910-1965), A genius and a pathbreaker|date=December 2009|publisher=[[Sruti magazine]]|accessdate=2010-05-01}}</ref>
*[[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar]], Nobel Prize–winning astrophysicist.
*[[Kamal Haasan]], [[actor]] and [[filmmaker]]<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Old-boys-recall-their-school-days/article15297109.ece|title= Old boys recall their school days |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 September 2008|accessdate=2 August 2018}}</ref>
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[actor]] and [[filmmaker]]<ref name="thehindu" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://hinduhighschool.net/index.htm Hindu Higher Secondary School]

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Nhungexim at 06:24, 10 July 2024