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	'''Barasat Kalikrishna Girls' High School''' is a heritage [[Secondary school\|high school]]~~, India's first school~~ for [[Single-sex education\|girls]] in [[Barasat]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India ~~established in 1847~~.		'''Barasat Kalikrishna Girls' High School''' is a heritage [[Secondary school\|high school]] for [[Single-sex education\|girls]] in [[Barasat]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India.

	== History ==		== History ==

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	'''Barasat Kalikrishna Girls' High School''' is a [[Secondary school\|high school]] for [[Single-sex education\|girls]] in [[Barasat]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India.		'''Barasat Kalikrishna Girls' High School''' is a heritage [[Secondary school\|high school]], India's first school for [[Single-sex education\|girls]] in [[Barasat]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India established in 1847.

	== History ==		== History ==
	It was established in 1847 by [[Kalikrishna Mitra]], with the support of Nabinkrishna Mitra and [[Peary Charan Sarkar]].		It was established in 1847 by [[Kalikrishna Mitra]], with the support of Nabinkrishna Mitra and [[Peary Charan Sarkar]].

	The school faced resistance from conservative Brahmin in Bengal but was able to sustain the school due to the support of [[John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune]]. It has the distinction of being the first non-government girls’ school, run by Indians.<ref>Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), (1976/1998), ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (Biographical dictionary) in Bengali, pp 291-292, {{ISBN\|81-85626-65-0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/159709/\|title=Headmistress, Kali Krishna vs Chittaranjan Shil\|last=Calcutta High Court\|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref>		The school faced resistance from conservative Brahmin in Bengal but was able to sustain the school due to the support of [[John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune]]. It has the distinction of being the first non-government girls’ school, run by Indians.<ref>Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), (1976/1998), ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (Biographical dictionary) in Bengali, pp 291-292, {{ISBN\|81-85626-65-0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/159709/\|title=Headmistress, Kali Krishna vs Chittaranjan Shil\|last=Calcutta High Court\|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref> This is the first free Girls' High School of [[British India]] established by any Indian except [[Christian missionary\|Christian Missionary]] or Government.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Rao\|first=Shruthi\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bNT7DwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT11&dq=Kalikrishna+Girls+School&hl=en\|title=10 Indian Women Who Were the First to Do What They Did\|date=2019-08-15\|publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited\|isbn=978-93-5305-903-3\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Natarajan\|first=Dr N. K.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wenJAwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT322&dq=Kalikrishna+Girls+School&hl=en\|title=SSB Interview: The Complete Guide, Second Edition\|date=2021-07-05\|publisher=Jaico Publishing House\|isbn=978-81-8495-569-9\|language=en}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Kalikrishna Girls' High School
| native_name =
| image = Barasat Kali Krisha Girls High School.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Sign board of school entrance
| motto = 
| motto_translation =
| address = Rishi Bankim Chandra Road, [[Barasat]]
| city = [[Kolkata]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| postcode = 700124
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.7137563|N|88.478351|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| other_name = 
| former_name = 
| type = [[Secondary school|High school]]
| religious_affiliation =
| established = {{Start date and age|1847|df=yes}}
| founder = [[Kalikrishna Mitra]]
| closed = 
| school_board = [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education]]
| oversight =
| headmistress = Mousumi Sengupta
| staff =
| faculty =
| grades = I–XII
| gender = [[Single-sex education|Girls]]
| age_range =
| enrolment =
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| campus_size =
| campus_type =
| colours = Green and white {{Color box|Green}}{{Color box|White}}
| accreditation = 
| publication =
| newspaper =
| yearbook =
| affiliation = 
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Barasat Kalikrishna Girls' High School''' is a [[Secondary school|high school]] for [[Single-sex education|girls]] in [[Barasat]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India.

== History ==
It was established in 1847 by [[Kalikrishna Mitra]], with the support of Nabinkrishna Mitra and [[Peary Charan Sarkar]].

The school faced resistance from conservative Brahmin in Bengal but was able to sustain the school due to the support of [[John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune]]. It has the distinction of being the first non-government girls’ school, run by Indians.<ref>Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), (1976/1998), ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (Biographical dictionary) in Bengali, pp 291-292, {{ISBN|81-85626-65-0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/159709/|title=Headmistress, Kali Krishna vs Chittaranjan Shil|last=Calcutta High Court|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Primary schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Girls' schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Schools in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Barasat]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1847]]
[[Category:1847 establishments in British India]]

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