Kanailal Vidyamandir

Kanailal Vidyamandir [English Section] one of the oldest school (Established:1862) in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal. It is situated in Chandannagar town beside the Grand Trunk Road (G.T Road).

Kanailal Vidyamandir
Location
Barabazar, Chandannagar
,
West Bengal
,
712136

India
Coordinates22.8582587°N 88.367687°E / 22.8582587; 88.367687
Information
Established1862 (1862)
Campus typeUrban

History

Kanailal Vidyamandir was established as the "Saint Mary's Institution" by "Father Maglayer Barthet" in 1862. At first it used to teach only French language as Chandannagar was a French colony. English education started in 1872 by the then Puducherry French government.

In 1887 the institution was taken over by the French government. In 1901 "Saint Mary's Institution" was renamed as "Dupleix College". In 1908 the college department of "Dupleix College" was abolished which was later restored in 1931 by the efforts of Charu Chandra Ray, Harihar Seth and Narayan Chandra Dey. The school was renamed Kanailal Vidyamandir after the Bengali revolutionary Kanailal Dutta, a student of this school, on 17 May 1948 just before the liberation from the French rule. The Centenary ceremony of the school was inaugurated by Dr. Brajakanta Guha, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Burdwan on its first day. The school celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2012.[1]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Kanailal Vidyamandir". Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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