G D Birla Memorial School was established in 1987 in memory of the Indian industrialist Ghanshyam Das Birla

Ghanshyam Das Birla

Ghanshyam Das "G.D." Birla was an Indian businessman and member of the influential Birla Family.Birla's grandfather Shiv Narayana Birla wanted to diversify from the traditional marwari business of lending money against pawned items. He left Pilani, his hometown in Rajasthan with a modest capital...

 by its founders Syt. B K Birla (Basant Kumar Birla) and Smt. Sarla Birla is a school situated in Ranikhet

Ranikhet

Ranikhet is a hill station and cantonment town in Almora district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the home for the Military Hospital, Kumaon Regiment & Naga Regiment and is maintained by the Indian Army....

 (Dist. Almora

Almora

Almora is a municipal board, a cantonment town in the Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Almora was founded in 1568.It is a town bustling with activity and a rich cultural heritage and history. It is considered the cultural heart of the Kumaon region of...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

) providing education and residential facilities to over 700 students from grades 4 through 12.

School Campus

It is situated in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, a state in Northern India. Ranikhet is at a height of 5500 ft above sea level and is 360 km from the capital of India, Delhi. The school is located on a hill slope about 5 km from Ranikhet town.