Hans Raj Model School

{{Infobox school

|name = Hansraj Model School

|image =

|imagesize = 1000

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|established = 1966

|type = Private

|affiliation = CBSE

|grades = Kindergarten, Class 1 - 12

|founder = Dayanand Saraswati

|authority = DAV College Management Committee

|principal = Mrs. Heemal Handu Bhat

|faculty = 300

|students = 6400

|campus type = Urban

|campus size = {{Convert|9.5|acre|m2}}

| lower_age = 3

| upper_age = 18

|location = Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, Delhi

|country = Republic of India

|website = https://hansrajmodelschool.org/

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Hans Raj Model School (HRMS) is a co-educational private school in Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, India, providing education to students from kindergarten through the 12th grade, it is situated in the suburbs of West Delhi, spans 8 acres of green lawns, with its kindergarten division housed in a separate 1.5-acre campus.

The school was recognised as one of the ’Top’ schools of West Delhi in C-Fore surveys by Hindustan Times in 2009, 2012, and 2016.{{cite news| url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/top-ten-schools-in-west-delhi-rating-ranks-information-based-on-top-c-fore-surveys-2016-1506677.html|title=Top Ten Schools in West Delhi – Rating, Ranks & Information Based on Top C-Fore Surveys 2016|date=1 September 2017|accessdate=7 August 2020|website=News 18}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/top-ten-schools-of-west-delhi/story-yaWu0JOQuO4XH2RSmQZkxL.html|title=Top Ten schools of West Delhi|accessdate=7 August 2020|publisher=Hindustan Times}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/top-schools-the-westside-stories/story-oJ8gurdih968possx6fXTM.html|title=Top schools: the westside stories|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=24 November 2009|accessdate=7 August 2020}}

History

The school was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1966 at New Delhi. Following the principles of Mahatma Hansraj, the school is a part of the 900+ schools and colleges managed by D.A.V. College Managing Committee in India and overseas.

The founding principal of the school was Mr. Tilak Raj Gupta, an educationalist who is known for his scheme of imparting free education to children of various sections of the society in the year 1984 for which he has also received the lifetime achievement by the National Progressive Schools’ Conference, India.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Schools-must-create-well-formed-minds/articleshow/11932128.cms|title=‘Schools must create well-formed minds’|accessdate=21 June 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/talented-kids-receive-coveted-award/story-49qWfjYhHSzZqMeWUtbSWM.html|title=Talented kids receive coveted award|accessdate= 21 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1600695|title=Press Release by Press Information Bureau, India}}

Vanasthali

As part of the school curriculum, environmental conservation is emphasized. An adjacent 6-acre (24,000 m2) site has been transformed into a children's forest with a garden of Good-Will International, where approximately 4000 trees have been planted by students and dignitaries.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/hansraj-model-conducts-tree-plantation-drive/story-seA2YpAU50EjMCvgu6RhfI.html|title=Hansraj Model conducts tree plantation drive|publisher=Hindustan Times}}

Educational approach

During the 2020 lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic in India, the school shut off its offline operations but conducted a virtual investiture ceremony of the prefectorial board of the 2020-21 batch.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/schools-opt-for-online-tools/story-EKLGaCXRL6j4OIyRhRtjCP.html|title=Schools opt for online tools|accessdate=7 August 2020|publisher=Hindustan Times}}

Extra curricular

=Sports=

There is a skating rink, cricket and football ground, tennis grounds, gymnasium, taekwondo rink, junior and senior department basketball courts aside from a swimming pool. There are evening classes for the sports academy. The students of the school have achieved significant positions in sports including table tennis, lawn tennis, skating, cricket, basketball, gymnastics, handball, golf, etc.{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/878954/table-tennis-the-academy-and-the-coach-behind-star-paddler-manika-batras-meteoric-rise|title=Table tennis: The academy and the coach behind star paddler Manika Batra’s meteoric rise|date=15 May 2018|accessdate=7 August 2020|website=Scroll India}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbseguess.com/news/detail/cbse-national-roller-skating-championship-10|title=CBSE National Roller Skating Championship|date=27 November 2006|accessdate=7 August 2020|website=CBSEGuess.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031113/ncr3.htm|title=Raveena, Uttakarsh win golds|date=12 November 2003|accessdate=7 August 2020|website=The Tribune, Chandigarh}}

=Hobbies and activities=

In 2020, the school engaged in the Fit India Movement launched by PM Narendra Modi by observing a week-long program curated with yoga, traditional Indian games and sessions on maintaining a healthy lifestyle.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-school/delhi-school-events-new-era-public-holds-honours-ceremony/story-vjgvxNebhtel5KqC04KgBK.html|title=Delhi school events: New Era Public holds honours ceremony|accessdate=7 August 2020|publisher=Hindustan Times}}

Controversy

A 16-year-old boy, Ankit, died after taking a plunge into a swimming pool in a Punjabi Bagh club in West Delhi on Tuesday, June 11, 2003.

The victim was rushed to Agrasen hospital, where he was declared deceased. According to deputy commissioner of police (licensing) G C Dwivedi, the club's licence has been cancelled. "We won't allow swimming in the club until the investigations are completed," said Dwivedi. The incident took place around 7.30 pm. Son of a businessman, Ankit was a student of Hansraj Model school and had passed his Class X examinations this year. He was a regular visitor of the club, the police said. Deputy Commissioner of police (west) Satish Golcha said: "The boy had gone to the pool alone. Five life guards were present on the spot. First-aid equipment was there as well." According to the police, four life guards are deployed in the evening and three in the morning at the pool, which is 16 feet deep. According to sources, there are more than 120 swimming pools in the city with a proper licence. However, the actual number of swimming pools in the city is much more. Additionally, every pool must employ an instructor with adequate knowledge of first aid and artificial respiration. The instructor has to be present till the pool remains open.{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=Jun 11, 2003|title=Guards watch as Delhi boy drowns in pool {{!}} Delhi News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/guards-watch-as-delhi-boy-drowns-in-pool/articleshow/18010.cms|access-date=2021-07-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the school was involved in a fee-hike row with the Delhi Parents Association, where almost 288 Delhi schools were alleged to have increased their fees for the new academic session.{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/apr/16/delhi-schools-hiking-fees-blocking-virtual-classes-say-parents-2130779.html|title=Delhi schools hiking fees, blocking virtual classes, say parents |publisher=Hindustan Times|date=17 April 2020|accessdate=7 August 2020}}

Notable alumni

Sanjay Thapar, an ex-Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force and the first Indian to hoist the Tricolor at the North Pole was an alumnus of the school of the class of 1977.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjay-thapar-072044113/?originalSubdomain=in|title= LinkedIn Page of Sanjay Thapar}}

Manika Batra, international tennis player and bronze-medalist at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta is an alumnus of the school of the class of 2013.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/how-a-shy-manika-batra-grew-up-to-rewrite-indias-tt-history/articleshow/65853616.cms|title=How a shy Manika Batra grew up to rewrite India's TT history|accessdate=21 June 2020|publisher=Times of India}}

2008 Beijing Olympic participant Neha Aggarwal, another table tennis player trained under the guidance of Table Tennis coach Sandeep Gupta - the head coach at Hans Raj Model School's Table Tennis Academy.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/tt-queen-manika-batra-wants-dronacharya-award-for-guru-sandeep-gupta/articleshow/65810740.cms|title=TT queen Manika Batra wants Dronacharya Award for Guru Sandeep Gupta|accessdate= 21 June 2020|publisher=Times of India}}

Indian stand-up comedian Amit Tandon, who featured in the Netflix show Comedy Premium League also graduated from the school in the year 1993.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitandon17/?originalSubdomain=in|title=Linkedin Page of Amit Tandon}}{{cite web|url=http://hansrajmodelschool.org/File/4548/1.%20AlumniDetails@.pdf|title=HRMS Alumni List}}

Indian television actresses Shraddha Arya and Aditi Sharma (actress, born 1996) are also graduates of Hansraj Model School.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/shraddha-arya-a9721811a/|title= LinkedIn Page of Shraddha Arya}}{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditi-sharma-1486b01aa/|title= LinkedIn Page of Aditi Sharma}}