Iconic Tamil school in Delhi marks a century

Tamil Nadu By MR Narayan Swamy December 19, 2022 Read the article

In 2023, a Tamil school that opened in Delhi with just one teacher and one student will complete 100 years.

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What began amid uncertainty but with great hopes was a dream-come-true for Delhi’s miniscule Tamil community.

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PH Sundaresa Iyer, the founder-teacher, registered the body in 1919 and opened the school with one student in Shimla, the British summer capital, in 1923.

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The Delhi Tamil Education Association (DTEA) blossomed into one of the most academically successful schools the capital ever had.

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Ironically, for someone who laid the foundation of a huge success story, Iyer had passed only Class X.

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Money was a constant irritant in the years after Independence when salaries were low and most families had three or more children and just one earning member.

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“MEA and DTEA were a merger of government and public schools,” explained S Natarajan, one of the most successful principals.

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“Our schools were like government schools because education was virtually free.” No tuition fee was levied till Class 8.

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“They were like public schools because the medium of instruction was English and there was a focus on quality education.”

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The DTEA now has eight branches with 9,000 students and over 500 teachers.

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Retired teachers and ex-students recall their association with DTEA with visible pride.

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