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OFFICIAL GUINNESS BLOG
Lucknow school is world`s `largest`
Lucknow: Starting from 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 Book of
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 09, 2010, for the 2010-
11 academic year.
School authorities told a news agency that
the number of pupils now stood at 45,000-
plus.
The entry in the Guinness, 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 recognised at a global level,” school founder
Jagdish Gandhi told a news agency.
Tanmay Tiwari, a Class 12 student on one of the 20 branches the school
operates in the city, is equally ecstatic.
He said studying in one of the school campuses was an “enriching
experience” which “mattered a lot in the transition” in his persona.
Principal Vera Hazela says her association with the school has been a
“great one”.
Talking of the exposure the school gives to its students, she said the
school holds 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 in 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.
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