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La Martiniere for Boys, Calcutta (Kolkata)
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La Martiniere, Calcutta (Kolkata), was among the three schools founded by Major General Claude Martin. The other two schools are situated at Lucknow, India and Lyon, France.
Claude Martin was born at Lyon, France on 4th January, 1735 and came to India in the French Service in 1752. He was appointed Ensign in the Service of the East India Company in 1763, became Major General in 1775 and died at Lucknow on 13th September, 1800. The school was opened on 1st March, 1836.
Whether referred to as "La Marts" or "Lamartin" by outsiders who have never quite succeeded in figuring out the meaning of the Schools's unconventional name, La Martiniere has always retained a kind of mystique about itself. Above all, La Martiniere is a landmark in Calcutta (Kolkata), its magnificent building inspiring awe and admiration among visitors to the city.
Current News
Sorry, no more additions to the Alumni list !! The pages will be updated after they shift to Calcutta (Kolkata). Thanks.
Additions to the Alumni list has been stopped till we get the official page up and running.
Great News !! You can contact the school directly at lmc@giascl01.vsnl.net.in.
New La Martiniere coming up in Calcutta (Kolkata). Here is an excerpt from an interview with Mr. Alney.
School News from LMC Calcutta (Kolkata).
School Motto
"LABOR ET CONSTANTIA" - By hard work and consistent effort, you can reach great heights in life.
School Song
Vive La Martiniere
Hail ! Hail ! the name we own,
Hail ! to the giver;
Blessing and bright renown,
Be his for ever !
All his martial deeds may die,
Lasting still his charity ;
This his Laurel blooms for aye
Dead he lives in us today,
This then our song shall be,
As we chant his eulogy -
"May our Founder's name endure
Ever spotless, ever pure."
Chorus
Faithful may we ever be
Followers of his constancy;
Firm of hand against the foe
Soft of heart to sccour woe
This then our song shall be
As we chant his eulogy -
"May our Founder's name endure
Ever spotless ever pure !"
Chorus
Famous Alumni
Leander Paes - India's only Medallist at the Atlanta Games !
Dr. Nurul Hassan - Late former Governer of the State of West Bengal, India
Enrico Piperno - Member of Indian Tennis team to the IX Asiad; Davis Cup team member
Justice Jiten Chaudhary - Honourable Judge of Calcutta High Court
Rishi Narayan - Member of the Indian Golf squad in the IX Asiad
Vijay Mallya - Current Chairman of the United Breweries (UB) Group
Class of 1990
Ashish Garodia * Jogesh B. Chandran * Ravi Sutodiya * Prateek Dutta * Sumeet Wadhera * Dhaneesh Kumbhani * Srivatsan Rajagopalan * Arif Zaman * Venkatesh Natarajan * Anurag Daga * Amit Sethia * Vivek Subramanian * Nishant Chandran * Harsh Vohra * Alok Dar * Kartick Shah * Anurag Srivastav * Siddharth Sen Roy * P.V. Shailendra * Saket Sapra * Jeet Banerjee * Nehal Shah * Rohit Sharma * Ambrish Seth * Sandeep Damani * P.Narula * Vikram Bakshi * Sameer Lumba * Rohit Malkani * Vineet Harlalka * Rajyavardhan Kajaria * Harsh Mittal * Anshuman Nathany * Jasgit Singh * Harendra Kumar Chakhaiyar * Sanjeev Saha * Abhishek Acharya * Prashant Khandelwal * Dushmanta Roy * Paramvir Singh * Yashesh Shethia * Girish Agarwal * Neelanjan Bhattacharji * Srinjoy
LMC Fact Sheet
Board:
Affiliated to the Indian School Certificate Education Board. (ICSE and ISC)
Address:
11, Dr. U.N. Bramhachari Street (Loudon Street),
Calcutta (Kolkata) : 700 017. India.