Gibb High School,

Kumta Kumta is a town and taluk in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India. It is one of the important stations along the Konkan Railway line running between Mumbai and Mangalore. The 36th Kannada Sahithya Sammelana was held in Kumta in 1 ...

, is an independent secondary school in

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History

It is one of the oldest

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s in

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district. The school was established on 4 June 1908. It was initially named New English School, Kumta to distinguish it from the then existing Kumta Municipal, A.V. School. The school was renamed as Gibb High School as a token of gratitude to M.C. Gibb, the Commissioner of Southern Division for his help in getting recognition and bringing this school under

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in 1911. Accommodating 100 students, a hostel called Pandit Hostel for the pupils was constructed later. The

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was celebrated in 1959 and the

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was celebrated on 19, 20 and 21 December 2009. The Golden Jubilee was celebrated under the presidency of

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, the first President of India. To mark the Golden Jubilee Celebration, an auditorium was constructed in the name of Rajendra Prasad.

Former headmasters

* A. S. Kamat * V. G. Bhat *G.S.BHAT * B. G Pai * Vasudev Mhapsekar * S. P. Shanbhag

Headmaster

Smt. Mahamaya Kamat

Notable alumni

* Tonse Madhav Ananth Pai, a

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er, who received the

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. *

Yashwant Chittal Yashwant Vithoba Chittal (3 August 1928 – 22 March 2014) was a Kannada fiction writer. G. S. Amur said: "His short stories, many of them were outstanding, and came with his distinct touch.The kind of experimentation he did with language ...

* Gangadhar V. Chittal * Gopalkrishna P. Nayak * Pallavi Subhash Chandran

References

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