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Olcott Memorial High School

Coordinates: 13°00′14″N 80°16′04″E / 13.0039°N 80.2678°E / 13.0039; 80.2678
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Olcott Memorial High School
Address
Map
2, Besant Avenue,


,
600090

India
Coordinates13°00′14″N 80°16′04″E / 13.0039°N 80.2678°E / 13.0039; 80.2678
Information
Established1894
FounderHenry Steel Olcott
GenderBoys and Girl
LanguageEnglish, Tamil
Websiteoesindia.org

Olcott Memorial High School is a secondary school located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a free school providing free education, school uniforms, educational materials and nutritious meals to about 500 underprivileged boys and girls.

History

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The school was started in 1894 by Colonel Olcott with the intention to provide educational upliftment of Paraiyar children.[1] It was the first Paraiyar school in the city.[2] After the demise of Olcott in 1907, the school was renamed as Olcott Memorial Panchama (Paraiyar) School.[3]

The school provides free education, uniforms, books, and two daily meals to lot of impoverished rural children in Chennai. The school is a portion of Theosophical Society Adyar's charity work. From 1935 to 1998, the school was Government aided. From 1999, Theosophical Society took the responsibility again.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "A school for the poor that the rich may envy". Good News India. India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Caste back into Tamil literary domain". The New Indian Express. Chennai, India. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Gandhi, Thaatha, ThaLapathy, Kudumbar…". LankaWeb. Sri Lanka. 16 November 2009.
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