Tashi Namgyal Academy
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| Location | |
| Zero Point PO Raj Bhavan Gangtok – 737103  India |
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| Coordinates | 27°20′13.2246″N 88°36′58.1358″E / 27.337006833°N 88.616148833°ECoordinates: 27°20′13.2246″N 88°36′58.1358″E / 27.337006833°N 88.616148833°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Boarding cum Day school |
| Motto | Learn To Serve |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Founder | Sir Tashi Namgyal |
| School code | SI001 (CISCE) |
| President | Mr. G.P. Upadhyaya |
| Chairman | Mr. R.B. Subba |
| Director | Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Vinod Kumar Pillai |
| Teaching staff | 75 |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Number of students | 2000 (Approx.) |
| Classes offered | Kindergarten to XII |
| Medium of language | English |
| Campus | Urban |
| Campus size | 12 acres (49,000 m2) |
| Houses |
Yuksam Zongri Phensong Karponang |
| Colour(s) |
Green Yellow |
| Song | The TNA Way |
| Sports | Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Cricket, Swimming & Taekwondo |
| Nickname | The Tenacians |
| Publication | The TNA Echo |
| Yearbook | Tenacius |
| Affiliation | CISCE |
| Uniform Colors |
Grey Navy Blue |
| Website | tashinamgyalacademy.com |
Tashi Namgyal Academy (TNA) is a public school in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India. It was founded in 1926 by the late Sir Tashi Namgyal, KCSI, KCIE, the 11th consecrated Ruler of Sikkim. It is an autonomous English-medium, co-educational and residential-cum-day school.
Sir Tashi Namgyal (Sikkimese: བཀྲ་ཤིས་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: Bkra-shis Rnam-rgyal) (October 26, 1893 – December 2, 1963) was the ruling Chogyal (King) of Sikkim from 1914 to 1963. He was the son of Thutob Namgyal.
Namgyal was the 11th ruler of the Namgyal dynasty of Sikkim, succeeding his half brother Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal, who had ruled from February to December in 1914, till his death from heart failure. Born in Tibet and crowned by the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso, he was a strong advocate for closer links with India.
He was married in October 1918 to Kunzang Dechen, and they had 3 sons and 3 daughters. The eldest son died in a plane crash during World War II. On his death he was succeeded as Chogyal by his second son Palden Thondup Namgyal.
During his reign, he is known for land reform and free elections. He also favoured closer links between Sikkim, India and Tibet. Many people attribute his death to Indian agents.
About a decade after his death, his son Palden Thondup Namgyal, the incumbent hereditary Chogyal was formally deposed to join the Indian Union. Prime Minister Lhendup Dorji appealed to India to change the status of Sikkim from protectorate to statehood. On May 16, 1975, Sikkim was officially made the 22nd state of the Indian Union.
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