Capital High School, Bhubaneswar Explained

Capital High School, located in Bhubaneswar, is one of the oldest schools in the Indian state of Odisha and was established in 1951. The school is situated in unit-III near Ram Mandir and is adjacent to St. Joseph's High School and The Blind School. It is affiliated to the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha under State Government of Odisha. Ganesh Chandra Mishra was the first headmaster of the school and he took charge on 16 July 1951. After Mishra, many other teachers such as Laxman Kara and Sarat Chandra Basu^[1] have taken over the charge of Headmaster of this school and lead the school to more successes.

The school had its Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in April 2012.^{[2] [3] [4]} India Post has released a Special Cover on 60 years of Capital High School Bhubaneswar.^[5]

Description

The notable features of the Capital High School in Bhubaneswar are as follows:

• It has given rise to many well known personalities in science, sports, politics and music etc.^[6]
• Excellent infrastructure within the school premises. The huge playground and prayer hall have been used for many state level activities.^{[7] [8] [9]}
• Much stress on formal education of the students as per curriculum
• Importance to games and other physical activities
• Stress on cultural activities like music, dance, art and craft etc.
• Sympathy towards the weaker sections of the society in the form of free hostel accommodation^[10] and financial aids.

See also

• Badagada Government High School, Bhubaneswar
• Puri Zilla School
• Board of Secondary Education, Odisha
• Secondary Board High School

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Book: Orissa (India). Legislative Assembly. Debates. 24 September 2012. 1965.
2. Web site: Capital High School goes gaga from today . Capital High School goes gaga from today . Dailypioneer.com . 2012-04-27 . 2012-10-06.
3. News: TNN . Nostalgia reigns high as Capital High School celebrates diamond jubilee today . https://archive.today/20130103125018/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-28/bhubaneswar/31451362_1_diamond-jubilee-school-pictures-medium . dead . 2013-01-03 . 2012-04-28 . . 2012-10-06.
4. Web site: Governor Sri M C Bhadare releasing the souvenir in the Diamond Jubilee Celebration of Capital High School, Bhubaneswar . https://archive.today/20120909071001/http://www.odisha360.com/gab_gallery/governor-sri-m-c-bhadare-releasing-the-souvenir-in-the-diamond-jubilee-celebration-of-capital-high-school-bhubaneswar/ . dead . 2012-09-09 . Odisha360.com . 2012-04-29 . 2012-10-06 .
5. Web site: Special Cover:60 Years of Capital High School Bhubaneswar | Phila-Mirror . 2012-05-09 . 2012-10-06.
6. http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/60987-capital-high-school-goes-gaga-from-today.html
7. Web site: Odisha: Talented students should never be neglected says Governor, Orissa Current News . Orissadiary.com . 2012-04-29 . 2012-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130311120141/http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=33521 . 11 March 2013 . dead .
8. Web site: Naveen Patnaik at the 59th NCC Day Celebration at Capital High School Ground, Bhubaneswar . Naveenpatnaik.com . 2012-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105319/http://naveenpatnaik.com/news/Naveen-Patnaik-at-the-59th-NCC-Day-Celebration-at-Capital-High-School-Ground-Bhubaneswar/844.html . 17 September 2018 . dead .
9. Web site: Orissa: Thousands of children and parliamentarian witnessed the Nine is Mine Rail Yatra, Orissa City News . Orissadiary.com . 2011-11-15 . 2012-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130313102859/http://orissadiary.com/Bhubaneswar/ShowCityNews.asp?id=30227 . 13 March 2013 . dead .
10. Book: Bijoya Mishra. Higher Education of SC/ST Girls in Orissa: A Study of Participation and Attainment. 2011. Gyan Publishing House. 978-81-212-1133-8. 132.