Ratan Tata School: Ratan Tata may have been born in Mumbai, but he has spent his life in different parts of the country and the world. Born in 1937, Ratan Tata also spent some time in the valleys of Himachal. From his childhood to youth, he has travelled to many cities. Ratan Tata did his early schooling at Campion School in Mumbai. He studied in this school till class 8. After this, he took admission in a school in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh and completed his further studies from there. Let us tell you that this school is from the British era and it is also the first public school of India. So let us tell you about the school from where Ratan Tata did his studies.
In which school of Shimla did Ratan Tata study? Ratan Tata studied in Bishop Cotton School in Shimla. Let us tell you that this school is counted among the oldest and largest schools in Asia. This school was established by George Edward Lynch Cotton in 1859 during the British rule. George himself was a graduate from Cambridge University and a scholar of Westminster School. According to the information given on the website of Bishop Cotton School, Bishop Cotton School is one of the oldest boarding schools in India. This school was established on 28 July 1859. This school has completed 165 years of its establishment this year. The campus of this school is spread over 56 acres. This school is a boarding school for boys aged 8 to 18 years.
These big names have been students of this school
Apart from Ratan Tata, there are many other big names who have studied at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla in different batches. The alumni list given on the school's website also includes the names of renowned author and Padma Shri awardee Ruskin Bond, former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh, senior Supreme Court advocate and Padma Bhushan awardee Fali Nariman, former Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India Montek Singh Ahluwalia, founder and former commissioner of Indian Premier League (IPL) Lalit Modi, former head of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) A.S. Dulat, Bollywood actor Kumar Gaurav etc. All of them have been students of this school.