De Nobili School, Koradih is a privateCatholic primary and secondary school located in Koradhi in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, India. Founded in Sijua in 1975 by the Jesuits, the school is a branch of the De Nobili Schools Group.
The school is named after a christian missionary and 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 to have declared himself to be a descendant of Brahma.[1]
Shield
The De Nobili School shield displays part of a Sanskrit slogan Vidya Dadati Vinayam (Education Bestows Humility) in Devanagari script in the scroll under the school shield.[2]
Principals
The following individuals have served as principal of De Nobili School, Koradih:
Ordinal
Officeholder
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
1
V. J. Abraham
1975
1985
9–10 years
2
Xavier Joseph
1985
1992
6–7 years
3
Joy Matthew
1992
2006
13–14 years
4
G. Thomas Kennedy
2006
2010
3–4 years
5
Tanushree Banerjee
2010
incumbent
14–15 years
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.
