La Martiniere Alumni

Many former students of Kolkata's prestigious La Martiniere for Boys School have come out in its defence after the controversy created by a student's suicide after being caned. "Our teachers are one of the most caring", says one Facebook post while another says that "caning was an acceptable form of punishment" and problem lay with the boy being "t...

A day after Kolkata's prestigious school La Martiniere's principal, Sunirmal Chakravarthi, admitted to caning 12-year-old Rouvan Rawla and apologised to the school board, the school's alumni came out strongly in support of him and the board."Individuals are on the dock, will be scrutinized and will pass muster, we believe that. However, we will not...

Many former students of Kolkata's prestigious La Martiniere for Boys School have come out in its defence after the controversy created by a student's suicide after being caned. "Our teachers are one of the most caring", says one Facebook post while another says that "caning was an acceptable form of punishment" and problem lay with the boy being "t...

A day after Kolkata's prestigious school La Martiniere's principal, Sunirmal Chakravarthi, admitted to caning 12-year-old Rouvan Rawla and apologised to the school board, the school's alumni came out strongly in support of him and the board."Individuals are on the dock, will be scrutinized and will pass muster, we believe that. However, we will not...