RC Commercial High School

RC Commercial High School founded as Ranchhodlal Chhotalal High School is one of the oldest high school of Gujarat, located in Ahmedabad.[1]

History

The school was founded in year 1846 by Ranchhodlal Chhotalal and was the second English-medium school and high school of city after the Tuljaram Sakharam High School, which was founded in 1824.[2] The school conducted entrance test for admission and many elite mill owners and eminent personalities lined up admission for this school[1]

In year 1904, the foundation of new building with infrastructure of school in current premise, was laid by Lord Lamington.[3] The infrastructure had badminton and tennis courts as well as a gymnasium for students' all-round development. Students could also learn French, Sanskrit and Persian and a hostel catered to those coming from far away.[1]

However, in 1967, the school was taken over by local government and converted into Gujarati-medium school and there after the school lost its prominence.[1]

Present status

Currently it is run by government as Gujarati-medium high school and is known as RC Commerce High School.[2][1][4]

Alumnus

Among its notable alumni include Shrenik Kasturbhai and Arvind Narottambhai of Lalbhai group and Arvind Mills. The Cricketers of yore U.R. Chhipa who played for Pakistan and Jasu Patel who represented India also studied here.[1] Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar was also alumni of this school.[5] Congress leader Ahsan Jafri was also alumni of the school, who also edited the Urdu magazine published by school in his time.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Entrance test for class IV in 1865! - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 Mehta, Kapilray M. (1959). Ahmedabad, 1958. Gujarat Publishers. p. 72. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Occasional Reports. Superintendent Government Printing. 1911. pp. 66–67. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Gujarat, India Superintendent of Census Operations (1964). District Census Handbook. Director, Government Print. and Stationery, Gujarat State. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  5. ↑ GANESH VASUDEO MAVALANKAR (1989 ed.). Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. 2016. ISBN 9788123023236. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Gayer, Laurent (2012). Muslims in Indian Cities: Trajectories of Marginalisation. Hurst. pp. 63–64. ISBN 9781849041768. Retrieved 17 June 2017.

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