List of Modern School alumni
The Modern School (informally Modern School or Modern) is an independent day-cum-boarding school in New Delhi, India founded in 1920 by Lala Raghubir Singh, a prominent Delhi philanthropist and businessman. The first principal was Mrs. Kamala Bose who moved from Calcutta to head the school. The best known alumnus is former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Note: The sub-headings are given as a general guide and some names might fit under more than one category

Government

Prime Ministers 
 Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India

Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies 
 Rahul Gandhi, Member of Parliament and General Secretary, Indian National Congress (completed RSJMS and transferred)
Priyanka Gandhi, General Secretary, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, All India Congress Committee
 Sandeep Dikshit, Member of Parliament and Member, Indian National Congress (INC)
 Varun Gandhi, Member of Parliament and National Secretary, Bharatiya Janta Party (completed RSJMS and transferred)
Raghav Chadha, National Treasurer and National Spokesperson of the Aam Adami Party

Diplomats and Bureaucrats 
 Kamlesh Sharma, Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

Judiciary

Armed Forces

Business 

Rajat Gupta, Managing Director, McKinsey & Company and Founder, Indian School of Business
Rakesh Kapoor, CEO, Reckitt Benckiser
Ashwajit Singh, Founder and Managing Director, IPE Global Limited

Journalism 
 Barkha Dutt (1989), Television Reporter & Journalist, Tiranga TV
 Pallavi Aiyar, China Bureau Chief, The Hindu

Literature

Non-Fiction 
 Valmik Thapar (1969), Naturalist, Conservationist, and Writer

Fiction, Poetry and Drama 
 Amitava Kumar, Novelist, Journalist, and Helen D. Lockwood Chair of English at Vassar College
 Khushwant Singh (1930), Novelist, Columnist, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), and former Editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India, The National Herald, and The Hindustan Times

Arts

Fine & Performing Arts 
Anuradha Kapur, director, National School of Drama  
Geeta Kapur, art critic and art historian
Yamini Reddy, Indian classical dancer and Kuchipudi exponent

Architecture & Design 
 Ratish Nanda, architect, conservationist, and project director, Aga Khan Trust for Culture, India
 Aman Nath, founder, INTACH and co-founder and chairman, Neemrana Hotels
 Rajeev Sethi, designer, scenographer and art curator, Padma Bhushan, India

Films and entertainment 
Abhishek Bachchan, actor
Mallika Dua, actress and comedian
Priyamvada Kant, actress
Gauri Khan, film producer & interior designer
 Kabir Khan, filmmaker
 Sanjana Sanghi, actress
Amrita Singh, actress
Karan Soni, Indian born American actor
Arjit Taneja, actor

Music 

 Ayaan Ali Khan & Amaan Ali Khan, sarod players

Education

Medicine 

 Aditi Shankardass, neuroscientist

Sports

Cricket 

Unmukt Chand, Indian cricketer
 Surendra Nath, Indian test cricketer

Golf 
Daniel Chopra, professional golfer

Shooting 
Samaresh Jung, Indian sport shooter

Tennis 
Vishal Uppal, Indian tennis player

Athletics 
Sharad Kumar, Paralympic Bronze medalist

Chess 
 Tania Sachdev, chess player and commentator
 Prithu Gupta, grandmaster

References

Modern School alumni