183:, was set up with Tytler as one of the ten members. The new school, to be called Delhi Public School, was put on the list of recognised schools, and land was allotted to it. Finally, in 1949, Delhi Public School began functioning from its present location on Mathura Road. J. D. Tytler was its first Principal (1949–1952). D. Kapilash, a teacher during that period, has this recollection of Tytler: "We had about 500 boys and girls on the rolls. He knew each and every child. Children really loved him and he in turn got their undivided love. The little ones ran after him. He picked them up and gave them a piggy ride. You could see the kids holding his hands, clinging on his legs or sitting on his shoulders and holding each finger of his hand. ... It was a real pleasure working with Mr. Tytler. He not only loved the children but also cared for and respected the teachers."
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Humayun's Tomb ...Rev. Tytler and myself were called upon to help the trainees. J.D and myself were camp mates. ... we talked late into the night. J.D. confided, “Banerjee, I shell be retiring soon, but I will not go back ... I have planned to start a school. Yet there is a ‘BUT’ in it. I do not have enough funds to invest. Could you suggest a way out?” Tytler accepted Banerjee's suggestion to start in tents pitched inside the church compound. In 1946, Banerjee and several other experienced teachers from Presentation Convent School joined the new school.
240:. The credits of the film show his name as Jim Tytler, which is how he was referred to in the world of theatre. He was profiled as a theatre person in a 1961 book by Rekha Menon. The author thought of him as primarily an actor, and wrote (amusingly): "When Jim Tytler is not acting in plays, he is founding schools, of which he has founded quite a few..." He was a founder-member of Delhi Music Society, an organisation set up in 1953 to promote Western classical music. He was also one of the Vice-Presidents of the
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just outside it, on North Avenue, and was renamed Naveen Bharat School. The name, meaning New India, was suggestive of a new beginning in a newly independent country. Meanwhile, Tytler had applied to the Delhi
Administration to be allotted land for the school, but his request was not granted since the school was not recognised by the Administration.
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several sports in Delhi, including swimming, weightlifting, cycling and gymnastics. His readiness to help organisers of sporting events earned him the sobriquet of "good
Samaritan of Delhi sport". A badminton tournament at the state level is named after him. The National Federation Cup Judo Championship 2002 was dedicated to his memory.
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Tytler was, in the words of the J. D. Tytler school website, "a man of many talents – an educationist, a sportsman, a dynamic organizer, an incurable optimist with a wry sense of humor, dramatist, actor and a well – known patron of the arts and music ..." He played a major role in the organisation of
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In 1954, Tytler founded the school that still bears his name – J. D. Tytler School, New Delhi. Unlike with other schools he founded, in this case he retained his close connection with the school, remaining the principal until his death in 1973. An innovation that was introduced in this school was the
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J. D. Tytler's role in school education began in 1941, when he started the New Delhi Church High School within the church premises, with a handful of students. The school attracted some experienced teachers from other schools. His associate R. D. Banerjee recounts: "December 1940 – The annual Scouts’
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In 1947, the association of the school with the church ended. According to Suman Narain, one of the earliest students to graduate from the school, this was due to a "disagreement between the Church authorities and the Rev. Tytler". The school moved out of the church compound to a temporary location
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Ajay Kumar Sharma, who has written a history of educational institutions in Delhi, regards the Delhi Public School
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Christian cleric, Tytler was, arguably, responsible for the growth of the idea of a non-denominational private school in Delhi. Through the expansion of the DPS chain, the idea also spread to other parts of India. Additionally, an aspect of school education on which Tytler laid
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Principal and his association with Delhi Public School came to an end. The expansion of the DPS system, into what has become one of India's largest chains of private schools, began in his lifetime, in 1972.
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