Besant Theosophical School

Besant Theosophical School (BTS), also known as Besant Theosophical High School, is a boys' school in Kamachha, Varanasi (India). It was established in 1939 by Annie Besant.[1][2][3][4]

Besant Theosophical School
Annie Besant at Theosophical Society in Varanasi in Oct 1955.
Location
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

India
Coordinates25.305269°N 82.994365°E / 25.305269; 82.994365
Information
TypeHigh school
Established1 April 1939 (1939-04-01)
School districtVaranasi
FacultyPrincipal
Teacher
GradesPercentage System

History

In 1913, The Theosophical Educational Trust (ref Theosophical Society) was established. Along with establishing several schools for boys and girls (separately) in India, several other schools were handed over to the trust. In the present location in Kamachha, two different schools existed (Rajghat Besant School & Vasanta College for Women) and were later moved to Rajghat, Varanasi in 1928 & 1954 respectively.

In their place, the Besant Theosophical School for Boys and the Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya for girls were started in 1939 and 1954 respectively. A Montessori School called Annie Besant Shishu Vihar also exists on the campus. There is co-education up to class V and separate education for boys up to high-school level and for girls up to degree level (affiliated to BHU).[5][6]

Noted alumni

See also

References
  1. "BTS". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. "Annie Besant's birth anniversary". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. "Schools in Varanasi". Varanasi City Banaras. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  4. "School location". Wikimapia. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  5. "History". Theosophy website. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  6. "Vasanta College History". College website. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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