India. Given its foundation in English tradition, it has been compared to the Public Schools of England, and has been referred to as "The Eton of the East" by William Dalrymple, in his book "The Age of Kali." Hostel La Matinière Calcutta and Lucknow both have hostel facilities. Dormitories are provided with swimming and other facilities. Every December the boarders have a special night named "Boarders Night" where all the boarders and teachers come together for a dance party. The next night is followed by Boarders Night Socials where both boys and girl school boarders have socials. La Martinière Old Boys (Blacks and Tigers) La Martinière Old Boys (L.M.O.B) was founded in 1873 and during its centenary 100 years in 1973 won the major tournaments in Calcutta under the leadership of Dada Osman. The L.M.O.B. mascot was drawn by Cris Rowe in 1976. Magicians of old (LMOB) Colin Goodall, Sidney Edge, Bob Ford, Mathew Kurien, Babul McLeod. LMOB/Blacks won the Calcutta Cup in 1973 for the first time under Dada Osman's captaincy (on our 100th.year! )In all we went on to win the cup 16 times. The All India 8 times.La MOB (1873) have won the Calcutta Cup 16 times. All India Cup 8 times. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, LMOB had a legendary player in the name of Sydney Edge, famous for his signature drop kicks. Also round about this time at La Martinière school, there were the outstanding Armenian brothers — Romek and Armen, who were also school captains during these times. Another renowned player-cum-manager was Iqbal Ahmed in the mid 1960s who played as a prop in the scrum. The legendary players of his time were Dada Osman who even captained the side, Babul McLeod, Mathew Kurian, Milford Hennessy, Nandu Chandavarkar, S. Guha Thakurta (Bua) and Peter and Richard Hooper(brothers). In the 1980s the renowned players were Tony and Steven McLuskie (brothers), Herman and Chris Bulsara, Naresh Ojha, K.C. Lee, Philip Kuruvilla and David Yah. The 90's saw the introduction of fresh blood in the form of players from the recently formed La Martiniere for Boys School teams, Deepak Mandody and Aman Grewal to name a few. First joining up in the Tigers Side and then quickly moving up to the elite "BLACKS". One of the most memorable moments was winning the Rugby Sevens in Calcutta. Vas (Moroth Vasant Kumar) the legendary team Manager made