in the year 1993 and initially it was sponsored & managed by Midnapore Marwari Sammelan. Later on after a year or two, it came under the control of DAVCMC, New Delhi. Gurguripal High School. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Paschim Medinipur Midnapore Collegiate School (for boys) established in 1834, is one of the oldest schools in Bengal as well as India. The students and teachers of this school made contributions in Indian Freedom Movement during the British Rule. Khudiram Bose, a martyr in the freedom struggle is one of the notable alumni of this school. Midnapur Collegiate Girls' High School Midnapore Town School Mission Girls' High School is one of the girls' schools. Mahasweta Devi, Magsaysay Award recipient completed elementary school here. Keranitola Shree Shree Mohanananda Vidyamandir Sri Narayan Vidyabhaban Boys' High School Nirmal Hriday Ashram Catholic Church High School is a school run by Catholic missionaries and has both girls' and boys' section. It runs a primary section in the morning. Locally it is known as the "Church school". Rangamati Kironmoyee High School, popularly known as Rangamati High School. Aligunj Rishi Raj Narayan Balika Vidyalaya, popularly known as Aligung Girls School, is another school for girls.- Ramakrishna Mission Vidyabhaban, Midnapore. Vidyasagar Shishu Niketan: ICSE & ISC affiliated school in the city. One of the best in the district. Vidyasagar Vidyapith, popularly known as Bangla School is also a rather old institute. This has separate boys' and girls' section. Vidyasagar Vidyapith Girls' High School Sports Many people in Midnapore town are increasingly becoming more health-conscious and going on walks and the city is a witness to which is the proliferating gyms and clubs. In sports, the most notable achievement of a native was by Susmita Singha Roy, participating at the Olympics in Beijing in 2008 as a long jumper. The 10,000-capacity Sri Aurobindo Stadium hosts a number of sports events, including football tournaments of junior National level. The most notable footballer was Ramananda Mukherjee who later had served the Midnapore Referee Club for almost 40 years, including the president. Another footballer was Swapan Chakrabarty, who had been a national level coach. Midnapore's schools and colleges are usually well-ranked in soccer tournaments held at national level. Midnapore Sports Development Authority (MSDA) was involved in constructing a sports complex which includes a modern gymnasium and indoor stadium near Sepoy Bazar. MSDA oversees many of the sporting activities in the town. Every year on 23