Yadavindra Public School, is located in Patiala, Punjab India.
Considered among the top rung of Indian Public Schools, Yadavindra Public School, Patiala is a boarding-cum-day school founded by Late His Highness Maharaja Yadavindra Singh, father of former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
Following partition, children of many families in Patiala found themselves separated from the school they were studying at, Aitchison College, Lahore. Therefore, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh started the school initially for displaced student and teachers of Aitchison College, Lahore, and thus the two share a common alumni, represented by AYOSA (Aitchison Yadavindrian Old Students Association).
This school is a member of the Indian Public Schools' Conference and is affiliated to the CISCE board. Yadavindra Public School, Mohali is a branch of this school.
YPS offers an all-round education to its students. Apart from its magnificent stadium (built for the proposed Commonwealth Games in 1938), this co-educational school has a 25 metre swimming pool for its students, 3 full-sized grounds for hockey and football, one cricket field and horse riding grounds as the school owns several horses. In addition to this, the school offers other sporting facilities in the form of basketball, badminton and tennis courts.
The school's focus, however, remains on Cricket and Hockey. The popularity of Tennis has been fueled by two modern synthetic hardcourts and a dynamic coach.
The school has seen an increase in extra curricular activities including music and drama. Over the past few years, the library has expanded its collection, including reference books, journals and magazines.
The school's annual day is celebrated in February and is usually companied by exhibitions and performances by the children. Past principals include Lt Col. Frankton Von Goldstein, Mr H.N. Kashyap, Dr Harish Dhillon, Mr Pramod Sharma and Mr Ajit Singh Jawanda.
Read more about Yadavindra Public School: Foundation, Management, Staff, Old Yadavindrians
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