Sethupathi Higher Secondary School is a school situated in Madurai, Tamilnadu, in India. The school was founded by Baskara Sethupathi (1889–1903). It is one of the oldest schools in Madurai and celebrated its 125th year anniversary in 2014.[1] Additionally, the Madurai Corporation, said the school has a reputation for producing a significant number of scholars, including the reputation for having produced a vast number of scholars including "freedom fighters, scholars, exceptional thinkers and speakers."[2]
Notable faculty
Subramaniya Bharatiyar taught at Sethupathi for 11 months before going underground to evade arrest by British authorities. He has been listed as staff list since 1904, having never resigned or been terminated. Bharathi is still on school staff list.
References
- ↑ "Celebrations commences at Sethupathi School in Madurai". The Times of India. 4 January 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ↑ "Celebrations commences at Sethupathi School in Madurai". The Times of India. 4 January 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- Imranullah S., Mohamed (1 January 2014). "Bharathi still on school staff list". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- Devanathan, V (4 January 2014). "Celebrations commences at Sethupathi School in Madurai". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- https://m.timesofindia.com/city/madurai/Bharathis-school-celebrating-125-years/articleshow/28266981.cms