CHRISTEL HOUSE NAYA RAIPUR GETS NEW NAME

Thursday, November 29, 2018

School is now Christel House India – Atal Nagar

There is a change in names for one of the Christel House schools in India. The Naya Raipur learning center will now be called Christel House India – Atal Nagar. “Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the former Prime Minister of India contributed to the formation of the state of Chhattisgarh in 2000,” shares Christel House India CEO Jaison Mathew. “To acknowledge his contributions towards the state formation, the current state government decided to change the name of Naya Raipur to Atal Nagar to honor him after his passing in August of 2018.”

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