DAULAT HOUSE
Who was Daulat ?
His Highness Maharaja Daulatrao Scindia, the son of Anandrao, a cousin of Mahadji Shinde, was adopted by the latter as his heir. Daulatrao Scindia shifted the capital from Ujjain to Gwalior. He signed the Treaty of Subsidiary Alliance with Lord Wellesley. After the defeat of the allied Maratha states by the British in the Third Anglo Maratha war of 1818, most of the former Maratha Empire was absorbed by British India. Daulatrao Scindia was forced to accept local autonomy as a princely state within British India and to give up Ajmer to the British in exchange for Shivpuri, Narwar and some parts of Malwa. After the death of Daulatrao, Maharani Baiza Bai ruled the empire, and protected it from the British power, until the adopted child Jankojirao took charge. Daulatrao Scindia built the Gorkhy Palace and the Temple in Maharaj Bara.
The motto of the House is "Aaroh Tamso Jyoti"
About the Housemaster
Mr Jagdish Joshi has been a passionate educator for more than two decades. He has a vast experience of teaching in residential schools. Prior to joining The Scindia School he was a senior Hindi teacher and served as the Housemaster at MIT Pune’s VGWS. His previous experience includes working as the Head of Department (Hindi) and Housemaster at Sarla Birla Academy, Bangalore. Mr Joshi holds a Master’s degree in Hindi and Sociology, and the Master of Philosophy. He is a certified Cambridge University Diploma teacher with a B.Ed. Degree. Mr Joshi has been a sportsperson since his college days and has represented the District in Volleyball. He has mastered Squash at SBA and is always seen with students on the field, during the evening games, guiding, and playing with the students. He played in the Karnataka Open Squash Tournament in 2008. His love for sports, nature and trekking has made him participate in many events like scaling the Jagatsukh Peak, Gandhala Pass, Stock La Pass and many more. He describes himself as an enthusiast who demands perfection. Hence, he instills the same spirit and attitude among the students, be it in Hindi or Sports. He believes in the fusion of Indian culture with the modern day scientific approach so as to help his students become powerful, impressive and lifelong learners. He has instilled the roots of ‘Sanskaar’ in every Daulatian which again goes hand in hand with the school’s legacy of keeping alive the Indian traditions in every Scindian.
RECENT WINS
Awardees
A Group
- Best in Academics: Ekaksh Mohan
- Best in Sports: Siddhanth Kaul
- Housemaster’s Cup: Arnav Yadav
B Group
- Best in Academics: Vivek Sharma
- Best in Sports: Manikanta Vattam
Academics
- Twelve boys from Class 12 and twelve boys from Class 10 passed their board exams with exceptional results.
- The house was honored with the Gurudwara Trophy for the Best House in Academics.
- Tushar Saini received the medal for the highest score in Mathematics in the Class 12 Board exams.
- Aadi Dev Goel and Madesh Ashok were awarded the scholars’ scarf.
- Seven boys – Atharv Tiwari, Aadi Dev Goel, Vivek Sharma, Bhavya Saini, Yuvraj Sethia, Tanish Agrawal, and Madesh Ashok – attended the Vice Principal’s Breakfast, the Scholar’s Banquet, and signed the Honor’s Book.
Co-Curricular Achievements
- Daulat House won the Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Memorial Trophy for the best house in co-curricular activities.
- The house secured 1st position in four out of eight events:
- Hindi Elocution (B Group)
- English Debate (B Group)
- Hindi Debate (A Group)
- Hindi Elocution (A Group)
- 3rd position in the Interhouse English Debate (A Group).
- 2nd position in the Interhouse IT Week.
- Atharv Tiwari was awarded Best Speaker, and Aadi Dev Goel was named Most Promising Speaker in the Interhouse English Debate (B Group).
- Tanish Agrawal served as Editor-in-Chief and Creative Editor for “unMUTE” and “Qila Quotes,” while Aadi Dev Goel was the Student Editor for “Nucleus.”
- Divij Agrawal secured 2nd place in the Interhouse English Elocution (B Group).
- Atharv Tiwari and Vivek Sharma bagged 2nd Best Speaker awards in the Interhouse Hindi Elocution (B Group) for Prose and Poetry, respectively.
- Atharv Tiwari and Vivek Singh participated in the Daly College Annual Hindi Debate.
- Aadi Dev Goel qualified for the finals of the Aryabhat Astronomy Quiz 2023-24, securing 9th place in the state.
- Atharv Tiwari and Aadi Dev Goel were finalists in the Innoventure Innovation Challenge 2024.
- Atharv Tiwari, Jayant Rathi, and Aadi Dev Goel participated in IIMUN Gwalior, where Atharv won High Commendation in the Lok Sabha Committee, and Jayant won Best Photographer in the ICIJ Committee.
- Daulat House participated in the Adventure Course at NIM Uttarkashi and the World Wild Wisdom Challenge 2023.
- Five boys represented the house at the IPSC Brass Band Competition and marched in the PM Rally at the RDC Camp 2024.
- Daulat House boys also excelled in quizzes and science competitions:
- Bhavya Saini secured All India Rank 1 in the PI Quiz by IIM Indore, winning a cash prize of ₹20,000.
Sports
- Under the captaincy of Amogh Bhargava, Daulat House stood 2nd in the Interhouse Basketball Tournament (A Group).
- Dhairya Goyal was awarded “Rookie of the Year” in basketball.
- Harsh Upadhyay won the Best Bowler award in the HH Memorial Cricket Tournament 2023.
- Amogh Bhargava, Dhairya Goyal, and Rituparan Singh were part of the school basketball team.
- Harsh Upadhyay, Tanish Agrawal, and Manikanta Vattam were part of the school cricket team.
- Aaradhy Shiv Shukla was part of the school swimming team.
- Siddhant Kaul participated in the SGFI Nationals and the Mayo Football Tournament.
- Shayn Rohra and Divit Deswal participated in the SGFI District Tennis Tournament, where Shayn secured a gold medal and qualified for the states in the Under-19 category.
- Rituparn Singh came 1st in the Interhouse Cross Country (A Group).
- Manikanta Vattam participated in the South Africa Cricket Tour and the Under-14 IPSC Cricket Tournament at B.K. Birla Centre for Education, Pune.
- Divit Deswal stood 3rd in the Interhouse Tennis Open (B Group).
Special Recognition: The following boys were awarded colors for their respective sports:
- Rituparn Singh: Half Color for Cross Country
- Harsh Upadhyay: Half Color for Cricket
- Siddhant Kaul: Half Color for Football
Individual Achievements
- Tanish Agrawal won the Sam Pitroda Award for the most innovative science project on the 125th Founder’s Day.
- Tanish Agrawal and Aaradhy Shiv Shukla represented the school in the Aaj Tak Debate, where their team stood 2nd, and Tanish won the Best Interjector Award.
- Tanish Agrawal secured 1st place in website designing and multimedia presentation at the Suryoday IT Fest.
- Vivek Singh was awarded the Pandit Atmaram Sharma Memorial Trophy for Best Student in Hindi.
- Tanish Agrawal also secured 3rd place in the Multimedia Tech Wiz, organized by Vasant Valley School.
- Vivek Singh was one of the anchors for the 125th Founder’s Day program.
