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Started with five students and a Rs.300 loan, a
Lucknow school has travelled a long way to
become the school with the most number of
pupils in the world, according to the Guinness
World Records.
The 57th and 2013 edition of the book says the
City Montessori School (CMS) in Lucknow had a
record enrolment of 39,437 pupils on August 9,
2010, for the 2010 – 11 academic year.
School authorities said that the number of pupils
now stood at about 45,000.
The entry in the book of world records, which
documents the world’s most unique and selective
records, has enthused the students and staff.
“We are very happy that not only our size but also our philosophy of world peace is being recognized
at a global level,” school founder Jagdish Gandhi said.
Tanmay Tiwari, a Class 12 student on one of the 20 branches the school operates in the city, is
ecstatic. He said studying in one of the school campuses was an “enriching experience”.
Principal Vera Hazela says the school gives a lot of exposure to its students by holding as many
as 32 educational international events every year.
School spokesperson Rishi Khann said the management, staff and students were overjoyed over
the Guinness recognition.
The school was founded in 1959 by Jagdish Gandhi and his wife Bharti Gandhi on rented
premises with just five students and a borrowed capital of Rs. 300.
The school was also awarded the prestigious UNESCO Prize for Peace Education in 2002,
becoming the only school worldwide ever to receive this honour.IANS