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Mumbai: A school committed to inclusiveness
Updated On: 19 November, 2023 07:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Arpika Bhosale
In its 70th year, New Activity School at Kemps Corner wants to not just focus on academics, but on a sense of belonging
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(From left) Piroja Boman, Huxtoxi Boman and Sharukh Bhesania with their pug Zoey at their home in Kemps Corner (right) The New Activity School has always been run by the women of the family. Pics/Satej Shinde
The New Activity School, which sits pretty atop the hill at Kemps Corner, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. The school has a rich history—one that begins with a mother, Dolat H Doongaji, searching for a school for her two-year-old son Darayas. It was during her hunt then that she chanced upon a unrealised dream of opening her own school—also so that she could remain close to her son at all times.
It was 1953 when Doongaji, after raising funds by selling her jewellery, finally opened the school at Peddar Road. It later shifted to its current location when philanthropist Laxmichand Tejpal gave it space at his premises in 1958. The school is now headed by Doongaji’s daughter Hutoxi Boman, and the trustees are the founder’s grandson Sharuk Bhesania and granddaughter Piroja Boman.
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