Our Roots
Shri Daulatram Nopany Vidyalaya
Founded January 1954 · Now Nopany High · Est. by the Nopany Education Trust
Every alumnus carries a piece of their school in their heart. For us, that school is Shri Daulatram Nopany Vidyalaya — affectionately known as SDNV — now Nopany High. Founded in January 1954 by the Nopany Education Trust (established 1945), the school was created to honour the memory of Seth Daulatram Nopany, patriarch of a distinguished Marwari business family from Mahansar, Rajasthan.
The driving force behind the school was Rameshwarlall Daulatram Nopany (R.L. Nopany, 1902–1978) — a Calcutta-based sugar-mill industrialist, philanthropist, and secret financier of India's independence movement alongside G.D. Birla and G.L. Mehta. Through the Nopany Education Trust, he established numerous educational institutions across Calcutta, Bihar, and Rajasthan, with SDNV becoming the flagship.
Over seven decades, the school transformed from a Hindi-medium, boys-only state-board institution into today's English-medium, co-educational, ICSE/ISC school. Through every era, one thing remained constant: a commitment to shaping young minds with knowledge, discipline, and character.
"We were, we are, we will be the best!… We're Nopany High!"
Our Campus
Glimpses of 2-D Nando Mullick Lane, Jorasanko, Kolkata 700006.
Our Journey
From a Trust in 1945 to a thriving ICSE school in 2024 — seven decades of Nopany.
- 1945
The Nopany Education Trust
The Nopany Education Trust came into existence, founded by the Nopany family — a prominent Marwari business house originally from Mahansar, Rajasthan. The Trust would go on to establish several schools across eastern India, including Vikas Vidyalaya in Ranchi (1952).
- Jan 1954
Shri Daulatram Nopany Vidyalaya Is Born
The Trust founded Shri Daulatram Nopany Vidyalaya in Kolkata, at 2-D Nando Mullick Lane near Girish Park (Jorasanko), to "preserve and perpetuate the hallowed memory of the Late Shri Daulatramji Nopany." The school began as a Hindi-medium, boys-only institution. The driving force was Rameshwarlall Daulatram Nopany (R.L. Nopany, 1902–1978) — industrialist, philanthropist, and associate of G.D. Birla.
- 1957–1964
A Future Titan Walks the Halls
A young Lakshmi Niwas Mittal — future executive chairman of ArcelorMittal and one of the world's most influential industrialists — studied at SDNV from 1957 to 1964 before moving on to St. Xavier's College, Calcutta. He remains the school's most celebrated alumnus.
- 1960s–1990s
Decades of Excellence
Through these decades, SDNV operated as a respected Hindi-medium state-board school, sending generations of students into diverse fields — business, medicine, engineering, finance, and the arts. Alumni batches on record run continuously from 1960 onward.
- ~2001–2015
Transition to Nopany High
The institution transformed into an English-medium, co-educational, ICSE/ISC (CISCE) school and adopted the shorter public-facing name Nopany High. Government records show the English ICSE entity established around 2001; the school was still recorded as "boys only" in 2011, with co-education following shortly after. By 2015, alumni organisations were describing it as "Shri Daulatram Nopany Vidyalaya (now known as Nopany High)." The exact rename date remains to be confirmed from school records.
- 2024
70 Glorious Years
Nopany High marked its 70th anniversary — seven decades of shaping young minds. Today the school serves 387 students guided by 33 teachers (1:12 ratio), offering AC classrooms, smart classes, science & computer labs, coding, skating, karate, and scouting. Led by Chairman Chandra Shekhar Nopany and Principal Dibyendu Sen Sharma, the institution continues as a modern K-12 ICSE-ISC school while honouring its deep heritage.
Hall of Fame
Notable Alumni
From steel magnates to professors and doctors — Nopany graduates have left their mark across the world.
Lakshmi N. Mittal
Executive Chairman, ArcelorMittal
Batch of 1964
Vineet Patwari
Director, HSBC
Batch of 1992
Ajay Bansal
Professor, Arizona State University
Batch of 1992
Deepak Singhal
Executive Director/CEO, Tolaram Group, Singapore
Batch of 1992
Punit Goenka
Paediatrician
Batch of 1992
Navin Jain
VP, Mastercard India
Batch of 1992
This is just a glimpse. Thousands of Nopany alumni have built successful careers across business, medicine, engineering, finance, technology, and the arts — carrying the school's values into the world.
Help Us Fill the Gaps
Some pieces of our school's history remain to be documented — including the exact year of the rename from SDNV to Nopany High, the precise dates of the Hindi-to-English medium shift and ICSE affiliation, the founding 1954 headmaster's name, and historical teacher names and photographs from the earlier decades. If you have any information, old prospectuses, souvenir booklets, or vintage photos, please reach out.
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