Queen Mary School, Mumbai
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| founder = Zenana Bible and Medical Mission
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The Queen Mary School, is a private school for girls in Grant road, Mumbai, India. It was founded in 1875, It operates under the management of Christian Medical Educational Fellowship (C.M.E.F) Trust and is affiliated to Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (I.C.S.E) Board. Notable alumni include Maniben Patel (the daughter of Sardar Patel).{{cite book |last1=Gandhi |first1=Rajmohan |title=Patel: a life (Biography) |publisher=Navjivan trust}}{{cite web | title=Tata Power's Club Enerji and Queen Mary School bring cheer to the students of 'Cheshire Home' | website=Tata Power | url=https://www.tatapower.com/media/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=52 | access-date=13 July 2024}}
History
The Queen Mary School in Mumbai, India, was started in 1875 by the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission, an Anglican Mission, to provide education for girls.{{cite book|last=Hambye|first=Edward René|title=The St. Thomas Christian encyclopaedia of India, Volume 1|year=1982|publisher=St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India|pages=125–128|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eQ3ZAAAAMAAJ|access-date=2014-12-14}}{{cite web | title=‘I am what I am thanks to my school’ | website=SabrangIndia | date=30 November 2000 | url=https://sabrangindia.in/i-am-what-i-am-thanks-my-school/ | access-date=13 July 2024}}
Initially, most of the teachers were of British origin who came to India under the auspices of the Mission to teach. These were gradually replaced by local Indian teachers, primarily Parsis, followed by other Indian ethnicities.
Present
Queen Mary School is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for the class 10 Board exams and the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education.
Headmistresses
=British Principals=
- Miss Harley
- Miss Kimmins
- Miss Kelsall
- Miss Wilson
- Miss Nixon
- Miss Heather
- Miss Bevis
- Miss A. K. Groom
- Miss A. E. Lambert
- Miss B. R. Shelton
Notable alumni
- Padmashri Shabana Azmi, actress, National award winner and Rajya Sabha MP{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Shobhaa De, columnist, author, and publisher{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Chandi Bathwala, Indian Representative at the U.N.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Nargis Dutt, the woman-in-white of the Indian cinema and former Chairperson of the Spastics Society of India{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Dr. Armaity Desai, former Director of the Tata Institute of Social Services and former Chairperson of the University Grant Commission{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Preeti Sagar, playback singer.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Rajni Iyer, Senior Counsel, Bombay High Court{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Sharda Dwivendi, historian{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Shaina NC, fashion designer{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Soli P Godrej, Former Sheriff of Bombay{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Sooni Taraporevala, international award winner for script writing Salaam Bombay and Mississippi Masala.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Aarti Chhabria, Actress{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Ayra Cama, famous poet and writer{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Devita Saraf, Founder of Vu Technologies and Co Founder of Vu TelePresence{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Gautami Kapoor, Actress and model{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Saryu Doshi, Padma Shri awardee{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
- Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, Former chairman of Godrej Group and Padma Bhushan awardee{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://queenmaryschoolmumbai.in|title=Queen Mary School, Mumbai|publisher=queenmaryschoolmumbai.in|access-date=2014-12-14}}
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060314201524/http://www.adam-matthew-publications.co.uk/collections_az/CMS-2-05/description.aspx
- {{cite web|url=http://bettysheltonqueenmarian.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203032135/http://bettysheltonqueenmarian.com/|archive-date=2007-12-03|url-status=dead|title=Bettysheltonqueenmarian.com|access-date=2014-12-14}}
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Category:Primary schools in India
Category:Catholic secondary schools in India
Category:Christian schools in Maharashtra
Category:Girls' schools in Maharashtra
Category:High schools and secondary schools in Mumbai