List of Modern School alumni

The Modern School (informally Modern School or Modern) is an independent day-cum-boarding school in New Delhi, India founded in 1920 by Lala Raghubir Singh, a prominent Delhi philanthropist and businessman. The founders foresaw a school combining the best of Indian tradition and modern modes of pedagogy. The first principal was Mrs. Kamala Bose, who moved from Calcutta to head the school.

Old students of Modern School are commonly known as Modernites. Although the total number of Modernites is relatively small (estimated at 15,000 since the school was founded in 1920), they include some of India's most prominent politicians, government officials, and business leaders. The best known alumnus is former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Note: The sub-headings are given as a general guide and some names might fit under more than one category

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Government

Prime Ministers

• Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India

Cabinet Ministers

• Arun Shourie, Minister of Communications and Information Technology (IT)

Chief Ministers & Governors

• Gopal Krishna Gandhi, Governor of West Bengal and Bihar^[1][2]

Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies

• Rahul Gandhi, Member of Parliament and General Secretary, India National Congress (completed RSJMS and transferred)^[3]
• Sandeep Dikshit, Member of Parliament and Member, India National Congress (INC)
• Varun Gandhi, Member of Parliament and National Secretary, Bharatiya Janta Party (completed RSJMS and transferred)

Diplomats and Bureaucrats

• Kamlesh Sharma, Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
• Vinod Dikshit, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer, The Vinod Dikshit Award was created in his memory^[4]

Judiciary

• Bhupinder Nath Kirpal, Chief Justice of India
• Neeraj Kishan Kaul, Additional Solicitor General of India^[5][6]
• Mukul Rohtagi, Attorney General of India
• Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Chief Justice of the Madras High Court

Armed Forces

• Surinder Kumar Mehra, Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force^[7]
• Pratap Chandra Lal, Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force
• Subhash Bhojwani, Air Marshal, Indian Air Force

Business

• Rajat Gupta, Managing Director, McKinsey & Company and Founder, Indian School of Business
• Gurcharan Das, CEO, Procter & Gamble
• Varun Thapar, Director, KCT Coal
• Atul Punj, Chairman, Punj Lloyd Group
• Surinder Mehta, Founder of Prime Group, Padma Shri awardee

Journalism

• Barkha Dutt, Consulting Editor, NDTV

Literature

Non-Fiction

• Valmik Thapar, Naturalist, Conservationist, and Writer

Fiction, Poetry and Drama

• Khushwant Singh, Novelist, Columnist, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), and former Editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India, The National Herald, and The Hindustan Times

Arts

Fine & Performing Arts

• Yamini Reddy, Indian Classical Dancer and Kuchipudi exponent
• Geeta Kapur, Art Critic and Art Historian

Architecture & Design

• Ratish Nanda, Architect, Conservationist, and Project Director, Aga Khan Trust for Culture, India

Films & Entertainment

• Shekhar Kapur, Director & Filmmaker
• Amrita Singh, Actress
• Abhishek Bachchan, Actor
• Ekta Choudhry, Model and Miss India Contestant & Winner

Music

• Amjad Ali Khan, Sarod Maestro
• Ayaan Ali Khan & Amaan Ali Khan, Sarod Players
• Madhup Mudgal, Indian Classical vocalist

Education

• Kiran Seth, Professor Emeritus at Indian institute of Technology, Delhi, and founder of SPIC MACAY
• Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment
• Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, Former Member of the Planning Commission of India, Former Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Padma Shri awardee

Life Science and Medicine

• Naresh Trehan, Surgeon and Chairman, Vedanata
• Noshir Minoo Shroff, Ophthalmologist and Founder, Shroff Eye Hospital
• Arvinder Singh Soin, Liver-transplant Surgeon
• Aditi Shankardass, Neuroscientist

Sports

• Daniel Chopra, Professional golfer
• Gaurav Ghei, Professional golfer^[8]
• Gautam Gambhir, Indian international cricketer and captain, Kolkata Knight Riders^[9][10][11]
• Kirti Azad, international cricketer
• Vishal Uppal, tennis player
• Samaresh Jung, sport shooter
• Unmukt Chand, cricketer

See also

• Modern School, Barakhamba Road

References

1. "Modern School Turns 91". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved October 2, 2015. Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. Guha, Ramachandran. "Merchandizing Gandhi". Retrieved October 2, 2015.
3. Ramachandran, Aarthi (2012). Decoding Rahul Gandhi. New Delhi, India: Tranqebar Press. ISBN 978-9381626696.
4. "Annual Report" (PDF). Modern School. Modern School. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
5. "Judges of the Delhi High Court". Delhi High Court. Delhi High Court. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
6. "The Hindustan Times". The Hindustan Times. The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
7. Surinder Kumar Mehra. "Bharat Rakshak". Bharat Rakshak. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
8. "Golf Roll of Honour" (PDF). Modern School. Modern School. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
9. "The School that Shaped Gautam Gambhir". NDTV. NDTV. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
10. "Interview with Gautam Gambhir". Yahoo. Yahoo. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
11. "Teachers Over the Moon at Boy's Success". The Hindustan Times. The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 September 2015.