De-Nobili School C.F.R.I.
De Nobili School is a school located in Dhanbad, India. The De Nobili School shield displays part of a Sanskrit sloka Vidya Dadati Vinaym (Education Bestows Humility) in Devanagari script in the scroll under the school shield.[1] The school is named after an enigmatic Jesuit, Roberto de Nobili, who was the first foreigner master Sanskrit, incognito, in sixteenth century Madurai Madurai. He apparently conducted himself like an orthodox Brahmin and is even said[2] to have declared himself to be a descendant of Brahma.
Vidya Dadati Vinayam is the opening fragment from the sixth verse[3] of the preface to Hitopadeśa, Hitopadesha a collection of fables that provide "Good Advice". The entire verse translates to[4] "Knowledge giveth humility, from humility he attaineth worth, From worth, wealth he attaineth, from wealth the power of being religious, from thence happiness". Through a Sanskrit sloka, a Catholic School in India, named after a "Brahmin Jesuit", managed to imply that "being happy" and "being religious" comes after the "attainment of wealth". Perhaps the Puritanical influence on the American Jesuits who founded the School would explain this.
Past Principals
1956 - 1962 Fr. (Late) F. X. McFarland, S.J.
1963 - 1979 Fr. George A. Hess, S.J.
1979 - 1985 Fr. Eric Cassel, S.J.
1985 - 1991 Fr. Hilary Lobo, S.J.
1991 - 1996 Fr. Victor Misquith, S.J.
1996 - 1996 Fr. James Santhanam, S.J.
1996 - 1998 Fr. Flavian Topno, S.J.
1998 - 2000 Fr. Chandy M, S.J.
2000 - 2002 Fr. Saleth S, S.J.
2002 - 2007 Fr. Pius Fernandes, S.J.
2007 - 2009 Fr. George Fernandes, S.J.
2009 - Fr. Sebastian Puthenpura, S.J.
School song
Oh De Nobili hats off to thee;
To your colours true we shall ever be;
firm and strong united are we;
Rah, rah, rah. For DNS;
Rah, rah, rah, rah;
Rah, for De Nobili;
Hail, to the victors valiant,
Hail, to the conquering heroes,
Hail, Hail, De Nobili,
the leaders and the best;
Hail to the victors valiant,
Hail to the conquering heroes
Hail, Hail, De Nobili,
the champions and the best.
Oh De Nobili hats off to thee;
To your colours true we shall ever be;
firm and strong united are we;
Rah, rah, rah. For DNS;
Rah, rah, rah, rah;
Rah, for De Nobili.
