De Nobili School, FRI

De Nobili School, FRI
The Crest of De Nobili School, FRI In God We Trust
Location
Digwadih, Dhanbad India
Information
Type	Secondary
Established	1956
School district	Dhanbad
Principal	Fr Pius Fernandes, SJ
Staff	15
Faculty	75
Grades	KG-Std 12
Color(s)	Maroon and steel grey
Affiliation	CISCE
Information	+91-326-2381373
Website	Denobilifri.in

De Nobili School is a school located in Dhanbad, India. The De Nobili School shield displays part of a Sanskrit sloka Vidya Dadati Vinaym (Education Bestows Humility) in Devanagari script in the scroll under the school shield.^[1] The school is named after a Jesuit, Roberto de Nobili, who was the first foreigner to master Sanskrit, incognito, in sixteenth century Madurai. He apparently conducted himself like an orthodox Brahmin and is even said^[2] to have declared himself to be a descendant of Brahma.

On the school shield Vidya Dadati Vinayam is the opening fragment from the sixth verse^[3] of the preface to Hitopadeśa, Hitopadesha a collection of fables that provide "Good Advice". The entire verse translates to^[4] "Knowledge giveth humility, from humility he attaineth worth, From worth, wealth he attaineth, from wealth the power of being religious, from thence happiness".

Past Principals

1956 - 1962	Fr. (Late) F. X. McFarland, S.J.
1963 - 1979	Fr. (Late) George A. Hess, S.J.
1979 - 1987	Fr. Eric Cassel, S.J.
1987 - 1991	Fr. Hilary Lobo, S.J.
1991 - 1996	Fr. Victor Misquith, S.J.
1996 - 1996	Fr. James Santhanam, S.J.
1996 - 1998	Fr. Flavian Topno, S.J.
1998 - 2000	Fr. Chandy M, S.J.
2000 - 2002	Fr. Saleth S, S.J.
2002 - 2007	Fr. Pius Fernandes, S.J.
2007 - 2009	Fr. George Fernandes, S.J.
2009 - 2013	Fr. Sebastian Puthenpura, S.J.
2013 - 2014	Fr. Sunny Jacob, S.J.
2014 -	Fr. Pius Fernandes, S.J.

History

In the early 1950s, the prominent people in the coalfield asked the Jesuit fathers of Jamshedpur Province to open a Cambridge school for their sons and wards. Jesuits were already running Loyola School, in Jamshedpur, on the invitation of Late J.R.D. Tata. Fr. F. X. McFarland, S.J. an American Jesuit, was the pioneer, under whose able guidance, De Nobili School started, in a rather humble way, in the unfinished girls school building at the Fuel Research Institute, Jealgora, (now Digwadih) courtesy, the then Director of F.R.I., Late Dr. Adinath Lahiri. It had 36 students with teachers. That was February, 1956. In 1959, a significant piece of land was handed over to the Jesuits by industrialist and philanthropist, Late Banwari Lal Agarwalla and on 28 October 1959 the ground was broken for the new building. In 1960, with the help of Lions Clubs, an adjoining piece of land was acquired for further expansion. In 1961, the school shifted from its temporary quarters in F.R.I. to the unfinished new building. In 1963, while De Nobili was still in its infancy, Rev. Fr. George A. Hess, S.J., took over as the new principal of De Nobili. His 17 long years as the Principal, had been a period of much expansion and progress that resulted from his able leadership quality, coupled with tireless and selfless service to the school and for the cause of quality education for the children of the coalfield people.

School song

Oh De Nobili hats off to thee;
To your colours true we shall ever be;
firm and strong united are we;
Rah, rah, rah. For DNS;
Rah, rah, rah, rah;
Rah, for De Nobili;
Hail, to the victors valiant,
Hail, to the conquering heroes,
Hail, Hail, De Nobili,
the leaders and the best;
Hail to the victors valiant,
Hail to the conquering heroes
Hail, Hail, De Nobili,
the champions and the best.

References

↑ http://denobili.edu.in/
↑ http://arunshourie.voiceofdharma.com/articles/roman.htm
↑ Johnson, Francis (1847-01-01). Hitopadeśa: The Sanskrit text, with a grammatical analysis, alphabetically arranged. W. H. Allen and Company.
↑ Weston, Stephen (1810-01-01). Remains of Arabic in the Spanish and Portuguese Languages. With a Sketch by Way of Introduction of the History of Spain,: From the Invasion to the Expulsion of the Moors. Also Extracts from the Original Letters in Arabic to and from Don Manoueel and His Governors in India and Africa. Appendix, Containing a Specimen of the Introduction to the Hitopadesa Translated Into Three Languages, the Principal Metre of which is that of the Sanscrit. S. Rousseau, Wood Street, Spa Fields; and sold by Payne, Pall Mall; and Clark, New Bond Street.

External links

Official website

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