Maharani Girls' High School, Darjeeling
Maharani Girls High School is a Higher Secondary school for girls located at Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
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| Coordinates | 27.0372835°N 88.2619141°E |
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| Established | 1908 |
| Founder | Maharani Suniti Devi & Maharani Sucharu Devi |
| School district | Darjeeling |
| Category | Higher Secondary |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | WBBSE & WBCHSE |
History
The school was founded in 1908 through the efforts of Hemlata Sarkar, daughter of Sivanath Sastri,[1] who was a Brahmo reformist. Hemlata was aided 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. The maharanis funded the school and it was, therefore, was named Maharani Girls School.[2] It was upgraded to a High School in 1911.[3]
The school is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education[4] and teaching is in Bengali, Nepali and English; Sanskrit is also taught as a subject.[5]
Lila Majumdar, the renowned writer of children's fiction in Bangla literature taught here for the year 1931–32.
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.
- Darjeeling, a favoured retreat, 1989 pp:90