De Nobili School, FRI

De Nobili School, FRI
Location
Digwadih, Dhanbad India
Information
Type	Secondary
Motto	In God We Trust
Established	1956
Principal	Fr Sebastian Puthenpura, SJ
Staff	approx. 15
Faculty	approx. 65
Grades	KG-Std 12
Number of students	approx. 2000
Color(s)	Maroon and Steel Grey
Affiliation	CISCE
Information	[phone]
Website	DeNobili.edu.in

De Nobili School is a school located in Dhanbad, India. The De Nobili School shield displays part of a Sanskrit sloka Vidya Dadati Vinaym (Education Bestows Humility) in Devanagari script in the scroll under the school shield.^[1] The school is named after an enigmatic Jesuit, Roberto de Nobili, who was the first foreigner master Sanskrit, incognito, in sixteenth century Madurai Madurai. He apparently conducted himself like an orthodox Brahmin and is even said^[2] to have declared himself to be a descendant of Brahma.

Vidya Dadati Vinayam is the opening fragment from the sixth verse^[3] of the preface to Hitopadeśa, Hitopadesha a collection of fables that provide "Good Advice". The entire verse translates to^[4] "Knowledge giveth humility, from humility he attaineth worth, From worth, wealth he attaineth, from wealth the power of being religious, from thence happiness". Through a Sanskrit sloka, a Catholic School in India, named after a "Brahmin Jesuit", managed to imply that "being happy" and "being religious" comes after the "attainment of wealth". Perhaps the Puritanical influence on the American Jesuits who founded the School would explain this.

Past Principals

1956 - 1962	Fr. (Late) F. X. McFarland, S.J.
1963 - 1979	Fr. George A. Hess, S.J.
1979 - 1985	Fr. Eric Cassel, S.J.
1985 - 1991	Fr. Hilary Lobo, S.J.
1991 - 1996	Fr. Victor Misquith, S.J.
1996 - 1996	Fr. James Santhanam, S.J.
1996 - 1998	Fr. Flavian Topno, S.J.
1998 - 2000	Fr. Chandy M, S.J.
2000 - 2002	Fr. Saleth S, S.J.
2002 - 2007	Fr. Pius Fernandes, S.J.
2007 - 2009	Fr. George Fernandes, S.J.
2009 -	Fr. Sebastian Puthenpura, S.J.

School song

Oh De Nobili hats off to thee;

To your colours true we shall ever be;

firm and strong united are we;

Rah, rah, rah. For DNS;

Rah, rah, rah, rah;

Rah, for De Nobili;

Hail, to the victors valiant,

Hail, to the conquering heroes,

Hail, Hail, De Nobili,

the leaders and the best;

Hail to the victors valiant,

Hail to the conquering heroes

Hail, Hail, De Nobili,

the champions and the best.

References

1. ^ http://denobili.edu.in/
2. ^ http://arunshourie.voiceofdharma.com/articles/roman.htm
3. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=OcI2AAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA111&ots=7qmIy2KDL8&dq=Vidya%20dadati%20vinayam%20Hitopadesa&pg=PA112#v=onepage&q=dadati&f=false
4. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=OicSAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA176&lpg=PA176&dq=Vidya+dadati+vinayam+Hitopadesa&source=bl&ots=VcM3cCmIc-&sig=5c-DillKtWPCy2AcWztnT1ZRlO8&hl=en&ei=nll_S4-fJJL8tAPTg7SYBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAUQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=&f=false

External links

Official Website :

• DeNobili.edu.in