query: who was the first principal of bengal national school and college

pos: Jadavpur University withdrawal of funding and grants. The decade preceding these decrees had seen Bengali intellectuals increasingly calling for indigenous schools and colleges to replace British institutions. Generous sums of money were also donated by Brojendra Kishore Roy Choudhury, Maharaja Suryya Kanto Acharya Choudhury and Rashbihari Ghosh, who was appointed the first president of the university. Aurobindo served as the first principal of the college. The organisation in its early days was intricately associated with the nascent revolutionary nationalism in Bengal at the time. It was during his time as principal that Aurobindo started his nationalist publications "Jugantar", "Karmayogin" and "Bande Mataram".

pos: National Council of Education a National University in Bengal. The objective in setting up the institution that was to challenge the British rule over education by offering education to the masses 'on national lines and under national control'. Generous sums of money were also donated by Brojendra Kishore Roy Choudhury, Maharaja Suryya Kanto Acharya Choudhury and Rashbihari Ghosh, who was appointed the first president of the university. Aurobindo served as the first Principal of the college. The organisation in its early days was intricately associated with the nascent revolutionary nationalism in Bengal at the time. It was during his time as Principal that Aurobindo

pos: Bowbazar was at the laboratories of this institution that Sir C. V. Raman did his monumental work on Physical Optics that lead to the discovery of the Raman Effect, for which Raman was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Science won by an Indian. That building now houses the Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration, an eminent business school, one of the best in Eastern India. It was ranked as the 7th best commercial college in India, in 1999. The Bengal National College and School, with Aurobindo Ghosh as principal and Satish Chandra Mukherjee as honorary superintendent, was first situated

pos: Political history of Sri Aurobindo circular and its implications. He, along with Rabindranath Tagore, Raja Subodh Chandra Mullick and Brajendra Kishore Roychowdhury decided that they would protest the partition of Bengal by setting up an institution that would challenge British rule by offering education to the masses "on national lines and under national control". The Bengal National College was set up with Aurobindo as its first principal. Later, when he founded the newspaper Karmayogin, he expounded in detail his philosophy on education in the series titled "A System of National Education". The British had been keeping tabs on activities of Barin and Aurobindo since the

pos: Satish Chandra Mukherjee Council of National Education and became a lecturer in the Bengal National College. In 1907, after Sri Aurobindo's resignation on 2 August 1907 (fearing "that he might be spirited away to prison at any moment, and his association with the National College might cause great damage to the institution"), Satish Chandra succeeded him as principal, and a contributor to the daily "Bande Mataram". Four years after Sri Aurobindo's retiring to Puducherry, Satish left for Varanasi in 1914, settled there till his death. Prominent among the regular visitors who consulted him for guidance, there was Malani, Professor of English at the

pos: Subodh Chandra Mallik Subodh Chandra Mallik Subodh Chandra Basu Mallik (9 February 1879 – 14 November 1920), commonly known as "Raja" Subodh Mallik, was a Bengali Indian Industrialist, Philanthropist and nationalist. Mallik is noted as a nationalist intellectual who was one the co-founders of the Bengal National College, of which he was the principal financial supporter. He was close to Aurobindo Ghosh and financed the latter's nationalist publications including "Bande Mataram". Mallik was born in Pataldanga suburb of Calcutta to Prabodh Chandra Basu Mallik. He graduated from St. Xaviers College Calcutta and Presidency College Calcutta before enrolling in fine arts at Trinity College

pos: Anushilan Samiti felt necessary for building indigenous industries. With financial backing of Subodh Chandra Mallik, the Bengal National College (which later grew to be Jadavpur University) was established with Aurobindo as Principal. Aurobindo participated in the Indian National Congress at the time. He used his platform in the Congress to present the "Samiti" as conglomeration of youth clubs, even as the Raj raised fears that it was a revolutionary nationalist organisation. It was during his time as Principal that Aurobindo started his nationalist publications "Jugantar", "Karmayogin" and "Bande Mataram". The Student's mess at the College was frequented by students of East Benal

neg: Ravenshaw University Woodrew, DPI of Bengal supported Ravenshaw. H. J. Reynolds, secretary to the government of Bengal requested the government of India to sanction the incidental charges and the post of the principal on the additional condition of meeting half the monthly expenses by public donation. Due to Ravenshaw's efforts and the financial support of Maharaja of Mayurbhanj, HH Shri Krushna Chandra Bhanjdeo, the college department of the Collegiate School was converted in 1876 to a full-fledged Government Degree College bearing the name Cuttack College affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Samuel Ager was appointed as the first principal. The college had

neg: Jyotirmayee Gangopadhyay Bethune Collegiate School and after that in the Ravenshaw College in Cuttack, Odisha. She moved to Sri Lanka to join the Women's College as its principal. In 1920 she served as the Principal of Jullundur Kanya Mahavidyalay In 1925 she served as the Principal of Brahmo Girls' School and the next year in Vidyasagar Bani Bhavan. She joined the Buddhist College, Ceylon in 1929. She joined the Non-Cooperation movement in the early 1920s. Jyotirmayee raised a female volunteer corp for the Indian National Congress. In 1926 she started the Students' Association for Social Service. She joined the Bengal Provincial Congress

neg: The Sanskrit College and University From 1851 the College was headed by a Principal. The "Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Bill 2015", aimed at transforming Sanskrit College into a university was passed in West Bengal Assembly on 17 December 2015. The university was established vide "The Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Act 2015" on 19 February 2016 and became functional on 15 June 2016 when the first Vice-Chancellor, Dilipkumar Mohanta, joined the institute. The Sanskrit College and University is located on College Street in central Kolkata, India. Its centrality is heightened by its proximity to Hindu School, Presidency University, Kolkata, the University of

neg: St. Xavier's College, Kolkata colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2018. St. Xavier's College, Raghabpur, West Bengal, India, is a graduate and undergraduate college opened in 2014 by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus, who also administer St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. In 2014 St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, founded a college in the Bengali medium in the rural area of Raghabpur, West Bengal, India. The first courses offered were: B.Com, Bengali (Honors), and BA (General). Each can accommodate 60 students per year. There is also a virtual classroom extension of lectures from the Kolkata campus. Xavier Kolkata principal Felix

neg: Edward John Thompson the Kingswood School and later worked at a bank in Bethnal Green to support his mother and siblings. He joined Richmond Theological College, was ordained a Methodist minister and gained a degree from the University of London. In 1907 he published his first collection of verse, "The Knight Mystic". He was sent to India in 1910 to teach English literature at the Wesleyan College in Bankura, Bengal and he went on to serve there as Vice Principal of the college and Principal of the mission's school located on campus. During the First World War he served with the 2nd Battalion,

neg: North Bengal Dental College North Bengal Dental College North Bengal Dental College is a government dental college in West Bengal. It is situated at Sushrutanagar near Siliguri in the district of Darjeeling. This college is recognized by Dental Council of India and is under the West Bengal University of Health Sciences. North Bengal Dental College was established in the year 1990 with 20 seats. The college was under the University of North Bengal until formation of The West Bengal University of Health Sciences, which was established in 2003. The first principal was Dr.Bimal Chandra Bera. The names of the first batch of students are

neg: Asutosh College Asutosh College Asutosh College is a college affiliated to the University of Calcutta, situated in Southern Kolkata, close to the Jatin Das Park Metro Station. It was established in 1916 as the South Suburban College, under the stewardship of educationist Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, who was the then vice-chancellor of the University of Calcutta. After the death of Sir Mukherjee, the college was renamed as Asutosh College in 1924. The principal of the college is Dipak Kumar Kar. The first college in West Bengal to be accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council in 2002, it was given an A

neg: Serampore Union Institution the town and its adjoining places, which has earned the school “A-Grade Excellence” education from West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. The school has also played an important role in the town in creating mass awareness on different social and science related issues involving in the students and common people. Several eminent alumni of the school evince her glorious heritage. Acharya Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya (former vice chancellor, Visvabharati University), Prof. Panchanan Singha (Principal, Asutosh College), Dr. Mohini Mohan Ghosh (ex-principal, City College), Dr. Basanta Kumar Samanta (eminent mathematician and ex-principal), Hooghly Mohosin

neg: North Bengal Medical College Airport is Bagdogra Airport about 9 km from the Campus It was established in 1968 as the first medical college of North Bengal. Originally envisioned by Dr. B. C. Roy, the planning was executed by Ajit Kumar Panja, the then state health minister. Prof. Ajit Kr. Duttagupta joined as the first official principal of the college which was then known as North Bengal University Medical College. NBUMC was rechristened in August 1978 to North Bengal Medical College & Hospital and the administrative control went from North Bengal University to Govt. of West Bengal. The premedical classes started on 6.11.67 in

neg: Government College of Art & Craft created and on January 29, 1886 an Italian artist O. Ghilardi joined the post. In February, 1892 the institute was shifted to its present site adjacent to the Indian Museum. After the death of its principal, Jobbins Ernest Binfield Havel joined the school as its principal on July 6, 1896. Ernest Binfield Havel was the principal from 1896 to 1905. He attempted to reform teaching to emphasise Indian traditions, leading to the emergence of the style known as the Bengal school of art. Percy Brown was the next principal, who took over from the officiating Principal Abanindranath Tagore on January

neg: Ravenshaw College of Bengal requested the Government of India to sanction the incidental charges and the post of the Principal on the additional condition of meeting half the monthly expenses by public donation. Due to Mr. Ravenshaw's efforts and the support of the Maharaja of Mayurbhanj, HH Shree Krushna Chandra Bhanjdeo by means of financial help, the College department of the Collegiate School was finally converted in 1876 to a full-fledged Government Degree College, bearing the name ‘Cuttack College’ affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Mr. Samuel Ager was appointed as the first Principal. The college then had only 19 students on

neg: Bengal School of Art Bengal School of Art The Bengal School of Art commonly referred as Bengal School, was an art movement and a style of Indian painting that originated in Bengal, primarily Kolkata and Shantiniketan, and flourished throughout India during the British Raj in the early 20th century. Also known as 'Indian style of painting' in its early days, it was associated with Indian nationalism (swadeshi) and led by Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951), but was also promoted and supported by British arts administrators like E. B. Havell, the principal of the Government College of Art, Kolkata from 1896; eventually it led to the development

neg: Isipathana College Isipathana College Isipathana College (formerly known as Greenlands College) is a National school for boys located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Founded in January 1952, the school was initially named as Isipathana Maha Vidalaya, but is now referred to simply as "Isipathana". In January 1952 with an intake of 400 boys, who constituted the overflow from the Royal Preparatory School, Greenlands College was established in a coconut grove amidst the lush greenery of Havelock Town on Greenlands Road (after which it was named), about in extent. The first principal was B. A. Kuruppu (1952 -1959) who was then the vice principal

neg: Alec Garden Fraser Alec Garden Fraser Reverend Alexander Garden Fraser (1873-1962), MA, CBE, was one of the founders of Achimota School and the first Principal of the School (1924–1935). The other founders were Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, former governor of the Gold Coast (1919–1927), and Dr. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey, the first Assistant Vice Principal (1924–1927). Alexander Garden Fraser was born in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland on 6 October 1873, the eldest son of Sir Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser (1848-1919), later Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, and his first wife Agnes Whitehead née Archibald ( -1879). Educated at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh, and Trinity College,

neg: Kashiram Das Institution includeDr. Nanda Gopal Chatterjee, Suniti Mohan Chatterjee, Gangadhar Josh (Stood first in Matriculation Examination in West Bengal), Dr. Ajay Chandra (Retired Principal of Medical College, Kolkata, W.B.), Dr. Sanjay Chandra, Ph.D. (Renowned geologist), Dr. Bani Prasad Dutta (Neurologist), Dr. Gautam Bhattachariya, Dr. Subhasish Saha (Ph.D. U.C. Berkeley. Lawrenec Lab), Apurba Ghosh and Arindam Mukerjee. Kashiram Das Institution Kashiram Das Institution is the largest and oldest higher secondary school in Katwa Sub-Division, West Bengal. It was established in 1857. Originally the name of the school was Katwa High English School. In 1910 it took the name of Kashiram Das, the great

neg: Malda College moved from its original rented building at the present-day Atul Market-area, Malda, to a new building at Rathbari More, Malda, in a large compound. Two auditoriums were built in 1994, commemorating the golden jubilee celebrations. Malda College is located at English Bazar, in the Malda district of West Bengal, India, right on the National Highway 12. The full address of the college (for the purpose of correspondence) is: The Principal, Malda College, Rabindra Avenue, Rathbari More, Post Office + District: Malda, Pin-732101, West Bengal, India The college is administrated by Administrator, currently, Mr. Kaushik Bhattacharya, IAS and Principal, currently Dr.

neg: Faujdarhat Cadet College of Bengal. It was established on 28 April 1958. Until 1965, it was known as the East Pakistan Cadet College. The principal of the school is ranked lieutenant colonel, and is appointed by the Adjutant General's branch of the Bangladesh Army. From 2003, the cadet colleges in Bangladesh were converted to the English version of the National curriculum. Cadets are enrolled in the seventh grade and continue their study for six years. They follow the English version syllabus of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board. The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) is the final examination to pass. Each class generally has

neg: Education in West Bengal Regional Engineering college (presently National Institute of Technology) at Durgapur was set up. It is amongst the top NITs in India and also among the oldest. Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, the first among the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management, was set up in 1961 at Joka. It was the first national institute for post-graduate studies and research in management sciences. It was established with the help of the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Ford Foundation. West Bengal schools are run by the School Education Department, West Bengal government or by private organisations, including religious institutions. Instruction is

neg: Trinity College Chapel, Kandy pillars. In 1918 the school principal of Trinity College, Rev. Alexander Garden Fraser (1873-1962) commenced planning for the construction of a chapel, identifying a site within the school grounds. Rev. Fraser was the principal of Trinity College between 1904 and 1924. He played a pivotal role in the development of Trinity College from a small provincial school to a national college. The vice principal, Rev. Lewis John Gaster (1879-1939), who joined the school in 1910, a qualified architect and draughtsman, prepared the plans for the chapel. Gaster went on to become the principal at King's College in Uganda. The foundation

neg: Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College John Cornwallis Godley who in 1895 became the second principal of Aitchison College in Lahore. Later Maharaja Nripendra Naryayan offered the post of principal to Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal, a Brahmo and philosopher, who remained in the post for eighteen years from 1896 to 1913. In 1950, when the state of Cooch Behar was merged into Union of India, the governance was passed to Government of West Bengal. It was earlier affiliated to the University of Calcutta and University of North Bengal and is now affiliated to Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University after the creation of the same. In 1970,

neg: Anuradhapura Central College among the first 54 Central Colleges. De Zoysa was the first principal and there were only seven teachers and twenty students in the school. The school was later moved to its present location. In 1993 the school was promoted to a National School under the leadership of the then principal E. R. Erathna. In 2014, H. M. Abeykoon was appointed as the principal of the college, with a staff of 190 teachers and 4,800 students. The College motto is "Asamu Daramu Haesirmu", meaning "Harken Memorize Act" in Sinhala. "Namadimu baethi gee kusum puda" is the school song, which is sung

neg: School of Our Fathers was presented at the competition. A Sinhala version of the college song was composed in 1968 on the request of the Principal Messrs W.A. Wickramasena and S.J.F. Dissanayake, who were masters of the school and had been part of the combination which composed the first song. School of Our Fathers "School of Our Fathers" is the school song of Royal College Colombo. It is sung at the start of every school day except for Monday,when the National Anthem is sung, and on other important occasions. The words of the song were written by Major H.L.Reed, a Principal of the school

neg: Krishnagar Collegiate School who later served as the principle of Presidency College, Kolkata. The school started with three European and ten Indian teachers which included the likes of Ramtanu Lahiri and Madan Mohan Tarkalankar. Beni Madhab Das, teacher of Subhash Chandra Bose at Ravenshaw Collegiate School also taught here. The school has produced several rank holders. Many legendary teachers served the school.Dr Jaydeep Sarangi, Internationally acclaimed critic ,author and Principal of New Alipore College served here as Asst. Master in English in late 1990s. Krishnagar Collegiate School Krishnanagar Collegiate School is a senior-secondary school and one of the oldest schools in West Bengal,

neg: Fazlur Rahman Khan which is now Bangladesh. He was brought up in the village of Bhandarikandii, in the Faridpur District near Dhaka. His father Abdur Rahman Khan was a high school mathematics teacher and textbook author. He eventually became the Director of Public Instruction in the region of Bengal and after retirement served as Principal of Jagannath College, Dhaka. Khan attended St.Gregory's High School, in Dhaka. After that, he studied Civil Engineering in Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur (present day Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur), and then received his Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from Ahsanullah Engineering College, (now

neg: Pogose School of Sarojini Naidu. There are a number of alumni who went on to become pioneers in their fields, including Dr. P K Ray, the first Bengali principal of Dhaka College, Sir K G Gupta, the first Indian Privy Councilor and the first ICS officer from East Bengal, and Girish Chandra Sen, first Quran translator in Bengali. Poet Shamsur Rahman, Kaykobad, editor Kaliprasanna Ghosh, writer and Marxist activist Somen Chanda and comedian Bhanu Banerjee, as well as Zahirul Haque, Director of Banking Control of Karachi, writer Nowsher Ali Khan Yusufzai and Babu Mathuramohan Chakraborty, the founder of Ayurvedic medicine house Sakti

neg: Sundari Mohan Das Sundari Mohan Das Dr. Sundari Mohan Das was the founder principal of the Calcutta National Medical College. He was born in Sylhet on 17 December 1857. He took his M.D. degree from Calcutta Medical College. Formerly he was Principle Emeritus of the National Medical Institute and Chittaranjan Hospital, Calcutta; President of the Indian Medical Association, Bengal Branch; Chairman of the Standing Health Committee; Calcutta Corporation; Chairman Nursing and Mandatory Examination Board; Chairman Eden... committee Nursing Council's Bengal; Chairman Board Of Directors Universal Drug House Pvt. Ltd. A marble statue of Dr. Sundari Mohan Das was unveiled by Dr. Bidhan Chandra

neg: Enamul Haque (writer) Then he worked as the principal of Jagannath College. In 1955, Haque was made the chairman of the East Bengal School Text Book Board and the next year chairman of East Bengal Secondary Education Board. He served as the first director of Bangla Academy. In 1961 he was the professor of Bengali language at University of Rajshahi. He was the founding director of Kendriyo Bangla Unnayan Board. From 1969 to 1973 he was the supernumerary professor at University of Dhaka in the Bengali language department. He was the chairman of Bangladesh Itihas Parisad. In 1973 he was made a member

neg: Colombo Hindu College Colombo Hindu College Hindu College Colombo or Colombo Hindu College () is a Tamil language National School situated at Bambalapitiya, in the suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1951. Colombo Hindu College is now considered as one of the most prominent Tamil national schools in the city of Colombo due to its reputation in the way of providing education. The words of wisdom of this school is "Proud To Be A Hinduite".Mr. T. Palanivel Parameshwaran is the current Principal of the school who took charge as the position of Principal in late 2016. The school provides Tamil

neg: Saint Sava National College the Patriarch of Jerusalem. Cultural and religious allegiance accounted for the fact that tuition was carried on in modern Greek, a symbol of Byzantine civilization. The first principal of the school was Sebastos Kyminitis, who had been educated in Constantinople. Saint Sava Academy thrived during the reign of Constantin Brâncoveanu's, who sketched out the curriculum and ensured the funds needed to run the school. A law given in 1707 demanded that "teachers should be understanding and principled; they should also have excellent reputation". Saint Sava National College The Saint Sava National College (Romanian: "Colegiul Național Sfântul Sava"), Bucharest, is the

neg: Government College of Art & Craft 12, 1909. He served as Principal up to 1927. From August 15, 1905 to 1915, Abanindranath Tagore was the Vice-Principal of the college, and worked towards developing an "Indian style of Art", which gave birth to the Bengal school of art, an agenda that was to be pursued at the Kala Bhavan, Shantiniketan. On July 11, 1928 Mukul Chandra Dey became the principal. In October 1931, it started its quarterly magazine, "Our Magazine", which published the reproductions of the works of its students and the faculty. Mukul Dey was Principal of the institute till 1943. For a long period in

neg: University of Veterinary Science, Yezin top professionals around the world. Veterinary science education in Myanmar began in 1890 during the British colonial rule when the Veterinary Assistant Training School was opened at Shan Road in Kyimyindaing, Yangon. The school offered a two-year program, and senior veterinary officer Bhattiwallah was its first principal. In 1920, the school was upgraded, and the faculty was expanded by 12 veterinary inspectors and five veterinary superintendents, all non-Burmese. In 1923, the first Burmese veterinarian, Pe Than, a graduate of Bengal Veterinary College, was appointed a vet superintendent at the school. In February 1925, Governor Sir Harcourt Butler laid the foundation

neg: Colegio de Santa Ana newly appointed Principal in 1992, Sis. Ma. Nelly A. Aninon, 104 or 100% of the Sta. Ana Parochial School elementary students who took the first National Elementary Assessment Test (NEAT) passed and all the Secondary Graduating students also passed the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE). Sr. Ma. Jacinta J. Chavez, RVM, became the principal of Sta. Ana Parochial School (SAPS) starting school year 1995–1996 with the enrollment steadily increasing, even reaching 1,628. The administration was modified in school year 1997–1998 with the delegation of two principals – one for each department. The high school department was headed by Sr. Ma.

neg: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology the Government of East Bengal granted recognition to the engineering college. Ali became the first principal of the college. In 1951, TH Mathewman was appointed the next principal. M. A. Rashid succeeded him in 1954 as the first Bengali principal of the college and held the post until 1960. In 1956, a new course curriculum and the semester system were introduced at the college. On 1 June 1962, in order to create facilities for postgraduate studies and research, the college was upgraded to East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (EPUET), becoming the fourth university of the then East Pakistan.

neg: R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital the Governor of Bengal when the college was inaugurated (1916). The institution was given its current name on 12 May 1948 to honor Dr. Radha Govinda Kar who first conceived of it. In May 1958, the college came under the control of the government of Indian state of West Bengal. R. G. Kar Medical College was ranked 11th among medical colleges in India in 2017 by "India Today". R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital is a medical school and hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Though now a government college, it claims

neg: National College of Arts hosts the UNESCO Chair in architecture. NCA was originally founded in 1875 as the "Mayo School of Industrial Arts" and was one of two art colleges created by the British Crown in British India in reaction to the Arts & Crafts Movement. The Mayo School of Industrial Arts was named in honor of the recently assassinated British Viceroy Lord Mayo in 1875. John Lockwood Kipling becoming the school's first principal, who was also appointed the first curator of the Lahore Museum, which opened the same year in an adjacent building. In 1958, the school was renamed to the National College

neg: Universities and colleges of West Bengal the setting up of the National Council of Education, Bengal. The Science College was established in 1917. The first blind school came into being in 1925. After independence, Calcutta continued to be in the forefront of the educational scene. The Government College of Art & Craft was established in 1951. The National Council of Education became the Jadavpur University in 1955. The Rabindra Bharati University was established in 1962. This university offers courses in the fine and performing arts. The Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management was set up in 1953 as the country's first management institute and

neg: Tony Mallett later coached the South Africa national rugby union team and coached the Italian national side. He also played first-class cricket for Oxford University. Another son became a headteacher. Tony Mallett Anthony William Haward Mallett (29 August 1924 – 10 December 1994) was an English amateur cricketer who played for Oxford University and Kent County Cricket Club. He was a school teacher who became Principal of Diocesan College in Cape Town, South Africa. Mallett was born in Dulwich in south London and educated at Dulwich College where he was an "outstanding schoolboy player". He was at school with Trevor Bailey who

neg: St Gregory's High School St Gregory's High School St. Gregory's High School & College, Bangladesh, is a Catholic High School founded in Dhaka, British India, in 1882 by Father Gregory De Groote, a Belgian Benedictine priest. The school, located on Subhas Bose Avenue of Luxmibazar neighborhood of old Dhaka, was named after Pope Gregory I (540–604). Brother Prodip Placid Gomes C.S.C is the current principal of the institution. In 1888, the American priests of the Congregation of Holy Cross took over the Vicariate of East Bengal from the Benedictine Fathers. At the time, Mr. and Mrs. Wise — who were Protestants — ran a

neg: Krishnath College School history in Contribution to Medical Profession. The School has enjoyed unquestioned supremacy in the field of sports. It has sent four of her children to serve the cause of national defence. Krishnath College school became a sponsored school from 19 January 1989. Krishnath College School Krishnath College School, is one of the oldest school in Bengal situated in Baharampur, Murshidabad district in India. Originally held in the same building with Krishnath College, it was moved into separate buildings in 1908. At first the school had no separate existence. It was part and parcel of the Krishnath College. Regular Classes were

neg: Ramkamal Sen dint of his capabilities, hard work and diligence, he rose to be its indigenous secretary. He was subsequently nominated a member of its committee." In 1812, he secured a job in Fort William College. Finally, he rose to be a Dewani of the Treasury, and treasurer of the Bengal Bank. He was connected with many of the social activities of his time. When Hindu College was established in 1817, he was a member of its committee. After a failed first attempt to remove Derozio from the school for preaching Christianity, he also became principal of the newly established Sanskrit College

neg: Syamsundar College first President to the Governing Body of the college. Mr. Shib Mohan Bose, the highly qualified son of Mr. Bose had been appointed as the first Principal of the college. Initially, Arts, Science and Commerce streams were introduced in the college at Intermediate level. In 1952, on Bisalaksha Basu's special request, Sri Fakirdas Bandyopadhyay, ADPI of undivided Bengal joined as the Principal of the College. Sri Bandyopadhyay, a close associate of famous poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, was a scholar of Philosophy with foreign degrees and an able administrator with imposing personality. He was instrumental in upgrading the College to the

neg: National Council of Education started his nationalist publications "Jugantar", "Karmayogin" and "Bande Mataram". The Student's mess at the College was frequented by students of East Bengal who belonged to the Dhaka branch of the Anushilan Samiti, and was known to be hotbed of revolutionary nationalism, which was uncontrolled or even encouraged by the college. National Council of Education The National Council of Education (or NCE) was an organisation founded by Indian nationalists in Bengal in 1906 to promote science and technology as part of a "swadeshi" industrialisation movement. It established the Bengal National College and Bengal Institute which would later merge to form Jadavpur

neg: Enamul Haque (writer) to 1935, he completed his PhD research on Sufism in Bengal under Suniti Kumar Chatterji. Haque started working in the Writers Building in Kolkata as a translator. After which he started teaching at Jorwarganj High School in Meersarai in 1936. He taught in Barasat High School in 1937, Howrah Zilla School in 1941 and Maldah Zilla School in 1942. In 1945, he joined Dhaka Zila School as the headmaster. In 1948, he started as a professor at Rajshahi College. In 1952 he joined Daulatpur College as its principal. In 1954, he was the Professor of Bengali at Rajshahi Government College.

neg: Education in West Bengal nationalistic and anti British feelings. This led to the setting up of the National Council of Education, Bengal. This later on became the Jadavpur University in 1955. The nation's first homeopathy college was established in the city in 1880. In 1883 Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu became the first women graduates from the University of Calcutta.In the process, they became the first female graduates of the British Empire. Kadambini went on to become the first female physician trained in the Western system of medicine in South Asia. The Science College was established in 1917. The first blind school came into

neg: Animesh quartet Animesh quartet The Animesh quartet is a series of four novels by the Indian Bengali writer Samaresh Majumdar. The principal character of the series is Animesh Mitra who, much like the author himself, grows up amid the tea estates of the Dooars in northern Bengal, but then moves to Kolkata in the 1960s in order to study at Scottish Church College. Animesh then plunges into the Naxalite rebellion that rocked West Bengal in the late 1960s and 1970s. Through the character of the protagonist, Majumdar portrays the tumultuous political history of West Bengal in the post-independence era. The first three

neg: Nistarini Women's College Women's College. The college is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). It was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and awarded an A grade in 2016. Nistarini Women's College Nistarini (Women's) College, established on 17 August 1957, is the oldest women's college in Purulia district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council with an A grade. The current principal is Dr. Indrani Deb. This college was established in Purulia

neg: Alexander Pedler Alexander Pedler Alexander Pedler, CIE FRS (21 May 1849 – 13 May 1918) was a British civil servant and chemist. He was educated at the City of London School. He was professor of chemistry in Presidency College, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta where his lectures in the FA course first attracted Prafulla Chandra Ray to study chemistry. He later became principal of Presidency College four times from 1887, 1887-1889, again in 1889 and from 1896-1897. In 1901 he was Director of Public Instruction in Bengal, and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE)

neg: Barisal Cadet College into a cadet college. Its first principal was Mr Md. Mufazzal Husain who was also the project director during initial phase of development. As a cadet college, it has a large number of placements of its alumni in the national armed forces. In addition, it is notable for its results in the national exams at the secondary school and higher secondary level and the placements of its alumni in national universities. Barisal Cadet College boards approximately 300 boys between the ages of 12 and 18 (roughly 50 in each year for grade-7 ) through a nationwide admission test composed of

neg: Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College North Bengal University (Chairman), Principal of the College ( Member Secretary ), Additional chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary (Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal), Director of Technical Education ( Government of West Bengal), Vice-Chancellor of West Bengal University of Technology, Regional Officer, All India Council for Technical Education (Eastern region), Sabhadhipati of Jalpaiguri Zilla Parishad, District Magistrate of Jalpaiguri District, Superintending Engineer (Electrical, P. W. D. Circle-6), Superintending Engineer (P. W. D. North Bengal Construction Circle-2), Senior Manager of IBM (India), Director (Project) of Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd, Chief Executive Officer of Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority, Managing

neg: Ibrahim Khan (writer) in 1919. Khan participated in activities like Khelafat Andolon, Asohojog Andolon and Rayet Mohajon Birodhi Andolon. He was elected as the member of the Provincial Assembly and Constituent Assembly in 1945 and 1953 respectively. In November 1947, a memorandum demanding that Bangla be adopted as the state language of East Bengal was signed by a number of Bangalee intellectuals including Khan. In 1962, he was elected as a member of the national assembly (MNA). Khan was the founding member and the first principal of Sadat College in Karatia, Tangail. He worked in the college until 1947. Based on the life

neg: David Boyes Smith principal of the Medical College, and First Physician in the Medical College Hospital, Calcutta. When he left India in 1885 he was elected professor of Military Medicine and Tropical Diseases, at the Army Medical School, Netley. Smith married after retirement. He had one daughter. Smith died on 3 June 1889 in Woolston, Southampton. Not fulfilling the criteria for a military pension fund, Smith's friends set up a fund following his death, to help support his widow and daughter, the ‘David Boyes Smith Fund’. Report on the Drainage and Conservancy of Calcutta, Sanitary Commission for Bengal, 1869. David Boyes Smith David

neg: Jnanadanandini Devi where the performance took place is today occupied by a ritzy gentlemen's club. In 1890, Jnanadanandini moved in with Jyotirindranath Tagore who had lost his wife Kadambari Devi in 1884. In 1891, Jnanadanandini Devi introduced her nephew Abanindranath Tagore to E.B. Havell who at the time was the principal of Government College of Art. The collaboration between these two artists would eventually lead to the development of the Bengal School of Art. Jnanadanandini's position in the Tagore family is difficult to situate. On the one hand, she is among the few women who presided over the Maghotsav celebrations at the

neg: Bhudev Mukhopadhyay Mukhopadhyay, Rajnarayan Basu against Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay He was born in Chinsurah, Hooghly on 22 February 1827 to Pandit Biswanath Tarkabhusan, a renowned Sanskrit scholar. He was a student of Sanskrit College and Hindu College, studying at the same time as other Bengal renaissance figures such as Michael Madhusudan Dutt. After completing his education at Hindu College, Bhudev became the headmaster of the Hindu Hitarthi School in 1846. He later founded Chandannagar Seminary and taught there.In 1848, he joined Calcutta Madrasa as English teacher. In 1856, he was selected for the post of Principal of Hooghly Normal School through a

neg: Tupou College stands. In 1948, the school last moved to Toloa in the Eastern District of Tongatapu where it still stands today. Tupou College's Brother school is Newington College which is in Sydney, Australia. Missionary A. Harold Wood was Principal from 1924 to 1937, during which time the school expanded from 30 students to almost 400. The first Tongan principal of the school was Rev. Sione Siupeli Taiamoni Taliai who was principal from 1970-1979. The College has a campus, on which crops of vegetables and fruit are grown. This includes an area of forest noted in Tonga as the Toloa Rainforest Reserve

neg: Midnapore Collegiate School 1857, the school came under its supervision. During the time of British Headmasters Sir F. Tydd and Mr. Sinclare, their thought about teaching was,"the interrogative system of teaching should be carefully pursued during every step of the scholar's progress as the simplest and most effectual means of conveying knowledge." 'Sahityasamrat' of Bengal, Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and his elder brother studied here. Rajnarayan Bose, the socio-religious reformer and educationist took over the post of headmaster in 1851, and after 15 years retired in 1866. Another son of Medinipur, Sri Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar who was then the Principal of Sanskrit college,

neg: Shakir Ali (artist) Shakir Ali (artist) Shakir Ali (Urdu: شاکر على (1975–1916) was an influential modern Pakistani artist and an art teacher. He was the principal of the National College of Arts in Lahore. He first joined "Mayo School of Art" as a lecturer in Art in 1954 and after changing the name of Mayo School to "National College of Arts" in 1958, he became its first Pakistani principal in 1962. Widely known to have inspired cubism among the artists of Lahore, he had a huge following of artists in Pakistan, most of whom were his students including Jamil Naqsh, Bashir Mirza, Ahmed

neg: Mahanama College it is a national school, college is funded by the Ministry of Education. Ministry appoints principal, the head of the administration. Principal is assisted by Vice principals and academic staff. Like other Sri Lankan colleges the school is divided into three sections named primary, middle and upper school. Each section under its own sectional head who controls the specific sector of the school. School also appointed "prefects" to maintain the discipline. Prefects are pupils who have been given limited authority over other pupils in the school, similar to the authority given to a hall monitor or safety patrol member. Mahanama

neg: Koch Memorial Clock Tower Koch Memorial Clock Tower Koch Memorial Clock Tower, is located on Kynsey Road, Colombo next to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo. It was built in 1881 in memory of Dr. E. L. Koch (1838–1877), the second principal of the Colombo Medical School. It stands directly in front of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka. Edwin Lawson Koch was born on 29 November 1838 in Jaffna, the son of John Godfried Koch, a local proctor and Angenita Dordthea Aldons. Koch originally qualified at the Bengal Medical College in Calcutta before obtaining his Doctorate in Medicine from the

neg: R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Medical college and Hospital completed 100 years of its service in the year 2016 (1916-2016). Established in 1886 as The Calcutta School of Medicine, it had no affiliated hospital and practiced out of the small Mayo Hospital. In 1902, it moved to its own complex, including a school building and hospital. In 1904, it merged with the National College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bengal and, after a period of further growth, was renamed as The Belgachia Medical College in 1916. From 1918 to 1948, the college was known as Carmichael Medical College in honor of Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, who was

neg: Tissa Central College Tissa Central College Tissa Central College ( "Thissa Madhya Vidyālaya") , located in Kalutara, Sri Lanka, is a national school. It is the first Buddhist English School in the northern part of the town. The school was founded by Proctor H. A. de Abrew, on 5 November 1936. The first principal appointed to the school was W. S. De Zoysa. The first two teachers at the school were Kusuma Abeywickrama and R. P. Jayawardana. The school was taken over by the Government on 31 June 1945, along with 54 other schools, under the Central College concept of the Hon. C.W.W.

neg: KPC Medical College and Hospital National Eligibilty cum Entrance Test (NEET). The College is affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences since 2008, which is a recently created university by the Government of West Bengal. KPC Medical College students Welfare Association (KPCMCSWA). The college and hospital are funded and managed by KPC Charitable Trust and Government of West Bengal. KPC Medical College and Hospital KPC Medical College and Hospital (Bengali: কেপিসি মেডিকাল কলেজ ও কে এস রায় টিবি হাসপাতাল) is situated in Kolkata, West Bengal and affiliated to The West Bengal University of Health Sciences. KPC Medical College and Hospital was the first private-public-partnership

neg: Government Azizul Haque College Government Azizul Haque College Government Azizul Haque College in Bogura is a public college under the National University of Bangladesh. It is one of the largest educational institutions in Bangladesh's northern region. The college was established in July 1939. It was named after Sir Azizul Haque, who was vice chancellor of Calcutta University at the time. M. M. Mukherjee was the first principal. The college organised its first classes at Subil Free Primary School in the north side of Bogra town. Later it was transferred to Fulbari Bottola. It was initially only one small straw-shaded room. Marhum Moyen Uddin Pramanik

neg: Dreamland School, Makhla Dreamland School, Makhla Dreamland School, Uttarpara, West Bengal, India is a private school in the suburban regions of Kolkata, India. It is one of the first private schools in the region. It was founded in 1973 by the former principal Mr. Bishwanath N. Chatterjee. The school is an ICSE affiliate. Mr. Indranil Chatterjee is the principal, son of the founder and past principal Mr. B N Chatterjee. The school has two premises in the same region, about 15 minutes apart on foot. The school is equipped with a computer lab and three science labs. It has two other independent campuses

neg: Waterpark College has an enrollment of over 230 pupils. The Waterpark site has now been officially split into two sites, one for the College and the other for the National School. Waterpark National School is situated at the north end of the college rugby grounds. Waterpark College Waterpark College is a secondary school in the city of Waterford, Ireland. The school was established in 1892 on the banks of the River Suir as Waterford's first Classical school, and still provides a secondary education to boys and girls from Waterford City, County and the surrounding area. Its principal, Thomas A. Beecher, has held

neg: Itrat Husain Zuberi JC. Zuberi joined the Bengal Senior Education Service in 1938 as senior professor of English, Islamia College, an undergraduate college of the prestigious University of Calcutta before the establishment of Rajshahi University or University of Rajshah. Zuberi served Islamia College as a senior professor and Principal until he took the charge as a vice chancellor of Rajshahi University of Bangladesh in 1953. In 1953, the Government of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) adopted the Rajshahi University Act 1953, which was published through a gazette notification on 16 June 1953. The Governor of East Bengal was the chancellor and Zuberi, the Principal

neg: Mira Datta Gupta contributed towards the education and advancement of women in her province. As the vice principal of Vidyasagar College, Calcutta and the founder-principal of the women's section of Surendranath College, Calcutta, (appointed in 1931) she was very well known and also popular for her strong sense of discipline and academic standards. She retired from Surendranath Women's College in 1972. She was the founder of many prominent women's organisations and educational institutions in West Bengal, India. She was among the founder members of the All India Women's Conference and All Bengal Women's Union. She was a member of the Indian Congress Party

neg: Dreamland School, Makhla New Delhi, for ICSE (10) and ISC (12) with all the arrangements for Arts, Commerce and Science streams from Nursery to Class XII. Dreamland School, Makhla Dreamland School, Uttarpara, West Bengal, India is a private school in the suburban regions of Kolkata, India. It is one of the first private schools in the region. It was founded in 1973 by the former principal Mr. Bishwanath N. Chatterjee. The school is an ICSE affiliate. Mr. Indranil Chatterjee is the principal, son of the founder and past principal Mr. B N Chatterjee. The school has two premises in the same region, about

neg: St Margaret Mary's College site of the college. Saint Margaret Mary’s College was officially opened on 22 February 1963 by the then Bishop of Townsville, Reverend H.E. Ryan. The school consisted of four classrooms, one office, staffroom, tuckshop, cloakroom and a ‘modern’ science lecture room. Fifty students were enrolled, although the school had capacity for 200 girls. The school was operated by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan and the first Principal was Sr Mary de Lourdes. The parish priest at the time, Monsignor Vandeluer, was the driving force behind the establishment of the College. The first lay Principal was Mr Mike Byrne who

neg: Emani Sambayya New York, Sambayya was made the Vice-Principal in place of Canon Manuel. From 1959 through 1968 he was Principal of Bishop's College, Kolkata. During the period at Bishop's College, Sambayya's articles began appearing in the Indian Journal of Theology. "Articles" "Books" India's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) in West Bengal conferred upon Emani Sambayya an honorary doctorate in 1961 Emani Sambayya also served as the President of the Senate of Serampore College (University) in 1968. In 1972, the Calcutta Municipal Gazette reported that Sambayya died while living in his residence in Bengaluru. Emani Sambayya Canon Emani Sambayya

neg: Colleen Hanycz a "tuition reset," La Salle saw near-record enrollment and an increased national profile. Under Hanycz, La Salle University tuition rates decreased by 29 percent, citing college affordability in her home country of Canada. Colleen Hanycz Colleen M. Hanycz is a Canadian academic who is currently the president of La Salle University. She served as principal of Brescia University College from 2008-2015 and was appointed president of La Salle University in 2015. She was the second lay person principal in the history of Brescia, a Catholic school and Canada's only women's university, and she was the first layperson president at La

neg: Rajshahi Cadet College away to West Bengal and became refugee. Crossing the river they went to Sheikhpara freedom fighters camp which was situated at Katlamari in Murshidabad. At that time Capt Rashid was the camp commander of that camp. He went to West Bengal when Pabna went under the control of Pak soldiers. He used to train guerrillas in Sheikhpara camp and Kazipara camp. On 19 May the Principal of Momenshahi Cadet College (presently known as Mirzapur Cadet College)Wing Commander Suleman Kayani (2nd Principal of RCC) came to Rajshahi and with his intervention mass killing was stopped in Rajshahi. Pak soldiers took complete

neg: M. A. Aziz M. A. Aziz M. A. Aziz is an Awami League politician and the former Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Kotwali-Double Mooring, Chittagong. Aziz was born in 1921 in Halishahar, Chittagong, East Bengal, British Raj. In 1940 he graduated from Pahartali Railway High School and then completed his IA in 1942 from Chittagong College. He was expelled from the college due to his activities with the All Bengal Muslim Students league. After which he joined the Awami Muslim League. Aziz was the first general secretary of Chittagong District. He was involved in the Bengali Language Movement and worked

neg: Long Bay College Long Bay College Long Bay College is a state co-educational secondary school located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The decile 10 school serves Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18), and has students as of Christopher (CJ) Healey is the school's current Principal. Long Bay College opened in the North Shore of Auckland in 1975. The very first Principal of Long Bay College was Ian Sage, who then had a street leading from the school named after him - Ian Sage Ave. Like most New Zealand state secondary schools of the 1970s, the school was built

neg: Richmond College, Galle Richmond College, Galle Richmond College (Sinhala: රිච්මන්ඩ් විද්‍යාලය) is a primary and secondary school in Galle, Sri Lanka. It was established in 1814 by Wesleyan Missionary and it became a high school in 1876 by Rev.George Baugh as "The Galle High School". . In 1882, it was renamed as "Richmond College". Richmond College is currently a national school funded by the Government of Sri Lanka. Richmond College was established in 1814 and it became a high school as Galle High School by Rev. George Baugh. . In 1882, it was renamed Richmond College . Samuel Langdon was the first principal

neg: Regina Dominican High School Their 64 sophomores and 200 freshmen were the first students ever to set foot in the classrooms and experience the brand new school first hand. Regina became a very popular school and soon was a school of over 9,000 young women throughout the years. Sister Mary Kevin Campbell, was the women who was put in charge. Once it was fully finished, she became the first principal of the new high school. Regina Dominican is a member of the Dominican Association of Secondary Schools, and the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and complies with the NACAC Statement of Principles

neg: St Joseph's College, Bandarawela St Joseph's College, Bandarawela St. Joseph's College is a national school located in Bandarawela, Uva, Sri Lanka. It is also known as Bandarawela St. Joseph's National School. Established in 1909, the school provides primary and secondary education to students in the Badulla District. The campus occupies on a section of Badulla Road which is part of the A16 highway. In 1909, St. Joseph's School was established by the De La Salle Brothers. Seventeen boys were admitted on the first day. The first principal was an Irishman named Patrick Purchell, known as Brother Simon Mathew. However, the land on which the

neg: Dewan Mohammad Azraf on on 1 January 1908 in Teghoria, Sunamganj District, East Bengal, British Raj. He completed his schooling at the Middle English School in Duhalia. He passed BA with distinction from Murari Chand College, Sylhet in 1930 and received MA in Philosophy from the University of Dhaka in 1932. As a student in MC college, he was able get Kazi Nazrul Islam to visit Sylhet. Azraf joined Sunamganj College as a teacher in 1948 and principal in 1954. He was dismissed from college for supporting the Bengali Language Movement. After his dismissal from Sunamganj College, he taught at various colleges. In

neg: Hagley College the roll increased from 900 to 2300 pupils. He was succeeded by Mike Fowler, who had been deputy principal of the school since 2009, as the tenth principal in the school's history. Hagley College Hagley College (previously Hagley Community College and Hagley High School), is a non-integrated state secondary school in inner-city Christchurch, New Zealand. Prior to 1966 the school was Christchurch West High School, which was founded in 1858. Unlike most New Zealand high schools there is no uniform requirement and students may address their teachers on a first name basis. Over 92% of students leave with qualifications and

neg: Allan Webb Allan Webb Allan Becher Webb (also spelled "Alan"; 1839 – 1907) was the second Bishop of Bloemfontein, afterward Bishop of Grahamstown and, later, Dean of Salisbury. Webb was born in 1839 in Calcutta, the son of Allan Webb M.D, surgeon in the Bengal Army, later Professor of Anatomy at the Calcutta Medical College, and was baptised on 17 November 1839 in India. He was educated at Rugby School and subsequently at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, becoming a fellow and tutor at University College(1863-1868). From 1864 to 1867 he was vice principal at Cuddesdon Theological College. He married Elizabeth. the

neg: Syed Altaf Hossain from Kushtia constituency. In 1990 he was elected President of Ganatantri Party. He was also the vice-principal of Dhaka Law College. Hossain died in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 12 November 1992. Syed Altaf Hossain Syed Altaf Hossain (16 March 1923 – 12 November 1992) was a Bangladeshi politician who was a member of Parliament and Minister of Railway. Hossain was born on 16 March 1923 in Bistudia, Khustia, East Bengal, British Raj. He graduated from Hari Narayanpur School in 1939. In 1940 he joined the movement to remove Howel Monument from Kolkata led by Subhas Chandra Bose. He finished in Bachelor

neg: John Perowne John Perowne John James Stewart Perowne (3 March 1823 – 6 November 1904) was an English Anglican bishop. Born in Burdwan, Bengal, Perowne was a member of a notable clerical family, whose origins were Hugenot. He was educated at Norwich School, and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, becoming a fellow in 1849 and where his brother Edward was later Master. After holding a chair in King's College London, he became, in 1862, the fourth vice-principal of St Davids College, Lampeter, a college with which he was already familiar, for he had been external examiner between 1851 and 1852. The ageing

neg: Aitchison College The grades 9 through 11 are prepared for International IGCSE or O Level (equivalent to national Secondary School Certificate or SSC) and grades 12 and 13 are prepared for International Camrbidge AS and AS/A Level. The national curriculum was also available to students of grades 9 and 10 who did not wish to pursue the international board examinations until 2002. It was cancelled by Principal Shamim Khan due to structural issues and incompatibility of O level and metric systems. In 2016, Principal Michael Thomson introduced Cambridge curricula throughout the whole school. Primary School and Middle School have now adopted Cambridge

neg: Homerton College, Cambridge into the vacant college buildings at Cambridge. Initially taking the name of Homerton New College at Cavendish College, it shortly became just Homerton College, Cambridge. John Charles Horobin became the first Principal, and his portrait still hangs in the college's Great Hall. The first woman to head the college was Mary Miller Allan, who was responsible for Homerton's national reputation as a trainer of women teachers. Her successor in 1935 was Miss Alice Skillicorn, a former HMI, who took the college through World War Two, during which time it was bombed. Dame Beryl Paston Brown was Principal in the 1960s

neg: Ram Kishore Shukla three daughters among which Rashmi Shukla has been joint director of Madhya Pradesh school education nowadays principal of govt. college of education, Rewa. Ganga Prasad Shukla was the third son to Ram Sundar Shukla who was retired from the post of principal in a government school. Durga Shankar Shukla is youngest to all who had his entire life spent in care of family farms and ranches. Shukla's grandson and son of Surendra Shukla, Eeshan Surendra Shukla is a National Bal Shree awardee and a national level swimmer. Diagonised with diabetes in his 40s, Shukla spent most of his life on

neg: Mayo College Mayo College Mayo College (informally Mayo) is a boys-only independent boarding school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo who was the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872. It is one of the oldest public boarding schools in India. The present principal is Lt. Gen. (Retd) Surinder Kulkarni, who has occupied the post since January 2015 as the 17th principal. The idea for the college was proposed in 1869 by Colonel Walter. It was founded in 1875 and Colonel Sir Oliver St John became its first principal. The founder's intention

neg: Mayo College Mayo College Mayo College (informally Mayo) is a boys-only independent boarding school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo who was the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872. It is one of the oldest public boarding schools in India. The present principal is Lt. Gen. (Retd) Surinder Kulkarni, who has occupied the post since January 2015 as the 17th principal. The idea for the college was proposed in 1869 by Colonel Walter. It was founded in 1875 and Colonel Sir Oliver St John became its first principal. The founder's intention

neg: Gauri Ayyub Bengali students, exactly a year back in Dhaka, who had protested against the imposition of Urdu as the national language of Pakistan. Though not widely recognised, this was the first public commemoration of the Bhasha Andolan (Bengali language movement), later institutionalised as the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO, and widely celebrated in both Bangladesh and West Bengal as "Bhasha Dibas". After short stints of teaching at Ushagram Methodist Mission (1953), South Point School (1955–57) and Jodhpur Park Girls' High School, she joined the Shri Shikshayatan College in 1963 and headed the department of education till a year before her

neg: Sundari Mohan Das covering an important and glorious period of about a century. But it is a matter of great regard that this valuable manuscript could not yet its way to a publisher's desk. Sundari Mohan Das Dr. Sundari Mohan Das was the founder principal of the Calcutta National Medical College. He was born in Sylhet on 17 December 1857. He took his M.D. degree from Calcutta Medical College. Formerly he was Principle Emeritus of the National Medical Institute and Chittaranjan Hospital, Calcutta; President of the Indian Medical Association, Bengal Branch; Chairman of the Standing Health Committee; Calcutta Corporation; Chairman Nursing and Mandatory

neg: Uduvil Girls' College Portuguese. Harriet Winslow (1796–1823), a missionary turned it into an all-girls boarding school in 1824. It was called "Missionary Seminary and Female Central School". It was Asia's first all-girls boarding school. Uduvil has had eight principals at its helm and stands as proud witness to the high ideals and worthy missionary heritage . Eliza Agnew took over as principal after Mrs.Harriet Winslow then followed Miss Susan Howland and Miss Lulu Bookwalter- Uduvil's last American principal. Miss Ariam Hudson Paramasamy- our first national principal was followed by Mrs.Saraswathy Somasundaram in 1970 and by Ms. Chelvi Selliah in 1982. She was followed

neg: Bidhan Sarani along Bidhan Sarani the road was considered to be the entertainment hub in the city. The Bethune College, is situated on Bidhan Sarani near Hedua. The street is also famous for sweetmeat shops like Girish Chandra Dey & Nakur Chandra Nandy. The Vidyasagar College, a reputed institution is also situated on Bidhan Sarani near Thanthaniya Kaali Baari. Bidhan Sarani Bidhan Sarani (formerly known as Cornwallis Street) is a principal North-South thoroughfare in north Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It was named after the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, Bidhan Chandra Roy. The road starts

neg: H. J. Wijesinghe H. J. Wijesinghe Harry J. Wijesinghe was a Ceylonese educationist. He was the first Ceylonese to serve as acting Principal of Royal College Colombo. Born in Ceylon, he was educated at the Colombo Academy and at the University of London. He taught at S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia, before becoming a senior master at Royal College, Colombo. With the retirement of principal Lionel. H. W. Sampson, Wijesinghe was appointed as acting principal of the school between 1938 and 1939 until the arrival of E. L. Bradby, who became the last British principal of the college. In 1938, Wijesinghe was able

neg: Nistarini Women's College Nistarini Women's College Nistarini (Women's) College, established on 17 August 1957, is the oldest women's college in Purulia district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council with an A grade. The current principal is Dr. Indrani Deb. This college was established in Purulia to promote women's higher education in Purulia district and its surrounding areas. The idea of establishing this kind of institution is conceptualized in the Summer House of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, a pioneer in India's Freedom Movement. The

neg: Ethelbert Blatter of Asiatic Botany." Fr. Ethelbert Blatter died on 26 May 1934 at St. Vincent's High School, Pune. Ethelbert Blatter Ethelbert Blatter SJ (15 December 1877 – 26 May 1934) was a Swiss Jesuit priest and pioneering botanist in British India. Author of five books and over sixty papers on the flora of the Indian subcontinent, he was Principal and Professor of Botany at St Xavier College, Bombay and Vice-President of the Bombay Natural History Society. In 1932, he became the first recipient of the Johannes Bruehl Memorial Medal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Blatter was born in the canton