er ▁Second ary ▁School ▁( HH SS ), ▁located ▁on ▁Big ▁Street , ▁T rip lic ane , ▁Chen na i , ▁India , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁secondary ▁schools ▁in ▁South ▁India , ▁having ▁been ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁founded ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁many ▁parents ▁were ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁send ▁their ▁children ▁to ▁schools ▁managed ▁and ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁British , ▁in ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁English ▁East ▁India ▁Company . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁schools ▁roots ▁are ▁in ▁two ▁boys ' ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁T rip lic ane ▁area ▁of ▁Mad ras , ▁the ▁D rav ida ▁Path as ala ▁( Path as ala ▁means ▁school ▁in ▁S ansk rit ) ▁for ▁T amil ▁boys ▁and ▁the ▁H indu ▁Bal ura ▁Path s ala ▁for ▁Tel ug u ▁boys . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁these ▁two ▁Path sal as ▁were ▁merged , ▁the ▁new ▁entity ▁being ▁named ▁the ▁" T rip lic ane ▁And h ra ▁D rav ida ▁Bal ura ▁Path as ala ". ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁later ▁again ▁renamed ▁" The ▁T rip lic ane ▁Ang lo - V ern ac ular ▁High ▁School ". ▁Finally , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁the ▁school ’ s ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁" H indu ▁High ▁School ". ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁school ▁building ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁the ▁L - sh aped ▁red ▁brick ▁building ▁having ▁been