DATTAJI HOUSE
The Motto of the House is “Suyastha Aatma Jagatsathu”Who was Dattaji ?
Dattaji Shinde was Ranoji’s third son and Jankoji’s uncle. He acted as a regent when Jankoji was very young. Dattaji was killed in a battle with Najib Khan at Buradi Ghat in 1760. When he was lying wounded at the battle-field, Najib Khan approached him and asked, “Kyun Patil aur bhi laroge?” He said, “ Bachenge to aur bhi larenge” – this was a great inspiration for the Maratha soldiers, though Dattaji was slain.
About the HousemasterMs Sneha Bhagat has completed her master's in English and B.Ed from the University of Delhi. Other than academics, Ms Sneha has interests in debating, dramatics, cultural activities and art. While at university, she has trained people for communication, language teaching, linguistic assessments, story telling, creative writing, theatre, and movement. Her idea of education is that co-curricular activities and academics go hand in hand. She integrates lessons with life skills and to enable students to realize their dreams and ambitions, to lead successful and happy lives.
She believes in the power of conversations, affection, and empathy being the driving forces of education for life. If a child empathises with the ones around them, shows genuine affection for those who matter, and trusts conversations more than assumptions, she believes her role as an Educator and more so as a Housemaster, is fruitful.HOUSE MASTER & STAFF
Ms Sneha Bhagat
HOUSE MASTER
HOUSE MASTER
Mr Rahul Bharadwaj
ATTACHED TUTOR
ATTACHED TUTOR
Ms Mrinal S. Bhatt
RESIDENT TUTOR
RESIDENT TUTOR
RECENT WINS
Awardees
- Best in Sports: Ekam S. Dang and Ishaan Gupta
- Best in Academics: Chirag Jalan and Vinayak Agarwal
- Best in Discipline: Parshva Kochar
- All Rounder: Manvick Kapoor
- Housemaster’s Cup: Krishnam Bajoria
Academic Achievements
- Manvick Kapoor and Vinayak Agarwal were honored at the Scholar’s Banquet, with Vinayak also selected for the VP’s Breakfast and signing the Honour’s Book.
- Chirag Jalan achieved an outstanding 99% in the Class 8 batch.
Appointments
- Manvick Kapoor and Suryansh Pratap Singh were appointed House Prefects for their exemplary leadership skills.
Co-Curricular Achievements
- The house topped the Inter House Hindi Elocution competition, with Krishnam Bajoria and Parv Goyal winning first place in Poetry and Prose, respectively.
- Suryansh P. Singh secured second place for Best Speaker in the Hindi Debate.
- The house earned second place in the Manika Ghosh Memorial Inter House Art Competition. Individual awards:
- Paper Mache: Parshva Goyal and Krishnam Bajoria
- Metal Work: Manvick Kapoor and Chirag Jalan
- Clay Modelling: Manan Goyal and Reham Berlia
- Wood Work: Ekam Singh Dang and Krishna Agarwal
- Second place in the Science Quiz with participants: Abhimanyu Banoth, Chirag Jalan, and Vinayak Agarwal.
- Avneesh Jhunjhunwala and Chirag Jalan advanced to the final round of Innoventure in Pune.
- Second place in the Inter House English Debate with Advik Garg, Chirag Jalan, and Ishaan Gupta.
- Advik Garg and Devraj Singh achieved second place in the Best of Waste competition.
- Idhaant Mehrotra and Agrim Kumar made significant contributions to the editorial board of Uplabdhi.
- Chirag Jalan participated in the Young CEO Programme, which launched the product Bambrush.
- Advik Garg served on the Mess Committee.
Sports Achievements
- Led by Suryansh Pratap Singh, the house won the Basketball Trophy.
- Ishaan Gupta was named Rookie of the Year in Basketball, while Manan Goyal was declared Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.
- Krishnam Bajoria was acclaimed as Best Bowler in the Cricket Tournament, with the house winning the Inter House Cricket Tournament. Krish Kesari and Devraj Singh also contributed significantly.
- Dattaji House placed second in Athletics:
- Ishaan Gupta set a record in the 400 meters and won the High Jump in Group A.
- Ekam Singh Dang and Ishaan Gupta secured first and second places in the 100 meters and 200 meters, respectively.
- Shashwat Agarwal earned third place in the High Jump (Group B).
- Ishaan Gupta and Krishnam Bajoria excelled in athletics and were invited to the Sports Banquet.
- Eight athletes competed in the Triangulars Tournament, with Ekam Singh Dang named Player of the Match in Hockey.
- Krishnam Bajoria and Divy Yadav represented the house in the IPSC Under 14 Cricket Tournament, with Krishnam also part of the team that won the HH Maharaja Madhavrao Scindia Memorial Cricket Tournament.
- Parshva Kochar participated in the Squash Open Tournament in Bangalore.
- Aagman Agarwal took part in the IPSC Under 15 Shooting Championship, earning third place in the Intra-Set Shooting Tournament.
- Vinayak Agarwal, Parshva Kochar, Kartik S. Gupta, and Chirag Jalan competed in the All-India Chess Federation Tournament.
