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5 unusual facts about Rishi Valley School


David Horsburgh

He studied in England at the University of London - SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) and returned to India to work as a teacher of English, first in Mysore and then at Rishi Valley School.

Padmanabha Rao

He co-founded and is the co-ordinator at Rishi Valley institute of Educational Research (RIVER) at Rishi Valley School.

Rishi Valley School

Rishi Valley was born with the idea of starting a world university, conceptualised by Annie Besant, President of the Theosophical Society, in 1925.

Apart from academics, students participate in various cultural activities including: classical Indian dance (Bharatnatyam), Carnatic music, Mridangam, Violin, Tabla and Piano.

She was instrumental in restarting the school under a new administration with F. Gordon Pearce, a noted educator, at the helm.


Oopali Operajita

Oopali Operajita went to Rishi Valley School and became god daughter of noted Indian actress, Leela Naidu.


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T. Nagi Reddy

He did his schooling from Rishi Valley School India, founded by the philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti.He studied at Loyola College in Madras and at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi.