Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School

This article is about the school in Thiruvananthapuram. For the school in Thrissur, see Government Model Higher Secondary School for Boys. For the school in Kollam, see Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Kollam.

Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram
Location
Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala India
Information
Type	Higher secondary school
Motto	Thamasoma jyothirgamaya
Established	1885
Locale	Thaikkadu
Number of students	2000
Education system	Kerala State Board of Education
Classes offered	Std 5 to 12

Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, previously called Government Model High School, is a school in Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, India. The school is affiliated to the Kerala State Board of Education and is one of the oldest schools in Kerala.[1]

History

The school

In 1885, a normal school was started in Thiruvananthapuram by the government of Travancore for training male teachers. It was situated in the compound where St.Joseph's Higher Secondary school is at present. In 1903 it was shifted to Thycaud. The magnificent main building of the school, an example of European architecture, was built in 1910[2] during the reign of Maharaja Sree Moolam Thirunal Ramavarma.[3]

The first headmaster was Dr. C F Clarke who served for three years. He lived on the school campus; the house where he stayed remains as Clarke's Bungalow. One of the earliest headmasters of the training college was Shri. P.G. Sadasiva Iyer, who was an M.A. in Chemistry from the Madras Presidency college. The school was the city's first English, Malayalam, Tamil medium school.

Higher secondary school

When the Kerala State Board of Education decided to move the two-year intermediate course (the course between high school and university) from colleges to schools in 1998, Model School was part of the program. As part of this change, the name of the school was changed to Government Model Higher Secondary School.

Notable alumni

• Mohanlal, actor, producer and a recipient of Padma Bhushan[4][5][6][7]
• Sri Madhukarnath, spiritual guide, social reformer, educationist and a recipient of Padma Bhushan[8][9]
• Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder and former executive vice chairman (former co-chairman) of Infosys, former president of Confederation of Indian Industry, chairman of Axilor Ventures[10][11]
• Jagathy Sreekumar, actor[12]
• Priyadarshan, film director, screenwriter, and producer[13]
• U. Vimal Kumar, former international Badminton player and served as chief national coach of India
• Jagadish, actor, screenwriter, television presenter, and politician[12]
• Maniyanpilla Raju, actor and producer[12]
• Venu Nagavally, film actor, screenwriter and director[12]
• K. B. Ganesh Kumar, actor, television host, and politician. He was the Minister for Forests & Environment, Sports and Cinema in the Government of Kerala[13]
• M. G. Sreekumar, playback singer, composer, music producer, television presenter and film producer[13]
• G. Venugopal, playback singer[13][14]
• Srinivas, playback singer[15][16]
• Balabhaskar, was an Indian musician, violinist, composer and record producer[17]
• Vishnu Vijay, music producer, music director, flautist, and composer[18]
• Rajeevnath, film director[12]
• S. Krishna Kumar, a politician and former union minister of India[13]
• Babu Divakaran, a politician and a former Kerala state minister[13]
• K. Muraleedharan, a politician and a former Kerala state minister[13]
• M. G. Radhakrishnan, music director and Carnatic vocalist[13]
• Shaji Kailas, film director and scriptwriter[13]
• M. P. Appan, a poet and littérateur[13][6]
• Sukumar (writer), a popular satirist and cartoonist[13]
• Dr. A. Marthanda Pillai, neurosurgeon, the recipient of a Padma Shri and managing director of Ananthapuri Hospitals & Research Institute[9]
• Nalini Netto, was a student of the primary section and a former chief secretary, Government of Kerala[13]

References

1. Model School details
2. Centenary celebrations of Model School inaugurated
3. Architectural beauty of Government Model School
4. "Mohanlal Biography". www.thecompleteactor.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
5. "Mohanlal on his school, college days in Thiruvananthapuram". www.youtube.com. Kairali TV. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
6. "My Model School". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
7. "Mohanlal: Back to school, (Govt Model School, Trivandrum).Meets school alumuni". www.youtube.com. asianetnews. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
8. "Back to school, to give something back". www.thehindu.com. Staff Reporter. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
9. M, Sri (2010). Apprenticed to A Himalayan Master: A Yogi' s Autobiography (1st ed.). Chennai: Magenta Press. pp. 23, 24, 43. ISBN 9788191009606. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
10. "Model School: Meet of Alumni, Teachers Today". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
11. "Project by alumni to improve Thiruvananthapuram school". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
12. "Model School alumni meet on Sunday". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
13. "Model School turning 100". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
14. "Alumni Meet at Thiruvananthapuram Model School 1976 10th class Batch students". www.youtube.com. asianetnews. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
15. "13 Nov 08: Meeting with Srinivas and Suresh at Trivandrum". www.modelschool1975.pbworks.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
16. "Srinivas Biography". www.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
17. "Model school mourns a beloved alumnus". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
18. "Making waves in Mollywood". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

External links

• https://modelschooltvm.com
• Department of higher secondary education, Kerala

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