Maharani Girls' High School, Darjeeling
Maharani Girls' High School is a Higher Secondary school for girls' located at Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
The school was founded in 1908 by the efforts of Hemlata Sarkar, daughter of Sivanath Sastri,[1] who was a Brahmo reformist. She was aided in these efforts by Maharani Suniti Devi of Koch Bihar and her sister, the Maharani Sucharu Devi of Mayurbhanj, both daughters of another Brahmo reformist Keshub Chandra Sen. These Maharanis funded the school and therefore school was named Maharani Girls' School.[2] It was upgraded to High School status in 1911.[3]
The school is affiliated to West Bengal Board of Secondary Education[4] and the medium of teaching is Bengali, Nepali and English and Sanskrit being taught as a subject.[5]
References
- ^ The Many Worlds of Sarala Devi / The Tagores and Sartorial Styles By Sukhendu Ray, Malavika Karlekar, Bharati Ray. 2010. p. 8.
- ^ The Indian Princes and Their States, Volume 3 By Barbara N. Ramusack. 2004. p. 144.
- ^ West Bengal District Gazetteers: Darjeeling. West Bengal District Gazetteers. 1980. p. 503.
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- ^ Darjeeling, a favoured retreat,1989 pp:90
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