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{{short description|School in Nadia, West Bengal}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}
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| name = Palashipara Mahatma Gandhi Smriti Vidyapith
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| caption =Palashipara MGS Vidyapith
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| streetaddress = Betai – Palashi Road, Palashipara, Nadia
| city = Palashipara
| state = West Bengal
| postcode = 741155
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| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.7934|88.4477|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
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| religious_affiliation = Secular
| established = 1948
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| sister_school = Palashipara MGS Balika Vidyapith
| authority = West Bengal Board of Secondary Education
| category = Higher Secondary
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| head_teacher = Sadhan Biswas
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'''Palashipara Mahatma Gandhi Smriti Vidyapith''' popularly known as '''Palashipara M.G.S. Vidyapith''' is one of the old educational institutes of [[Nadia district]], [[West Bengal]]. It is situated in [[Tehatta II]] block, at [[Palashipara town|Palashipara]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sEIWAQAAIAAJ&q=Palashipara|title=Directory of Educational Institutions|publisher=R. P. Bookwala.|language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
The school was established in 1948 and constructed by the local population with the help of social workers. The infrastructure of school was improved during the 1950s when Mr. Raghunandan Biswas was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] and [[Indian National Congress]] leader. A two-storied dormitory was constructed for housing student attendees from distant areas that had no higher secondary schools. The building was transferred to the primary school section. The ''Mahatma Gandhi Smriti Balika Vidyapith'' (for girls)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8INBAQAAIAAJ&q=Palashipara|title=Siksha o sahitya: Teachers' journal|date=1969|publisher=All-Bengal Teachers' Association.|language=en}}</ref> is situated within a kilometer from this school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf|title=Statistical Report (PDF)|last=Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission.|date=August 2, 2014|access-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref>

== Infrastructure ==
This is a boys school and the higher secondary section is co-educational. The curriculum emphasizes science, arts and commerce. There are three laboratories, as well as computer education facilities and a library. The three different sections of education each have their own building: Primary, Madhyamik and Higher Secondary. The school compound contains the teachers' quarters. The school is now under the governance of the [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiacom.com/kolkatacalcutta/palashipara-mahatma-gandhi-smriti-vidyapith-hs_kolkatacalcutta_kal_1052539.html|title=Palashipara Mahatma Gandhi Smriti Vidyapith (H.S.)|website=Indiacom.com|access-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wbbse.org/snadia.htm|title=WBBSE|website=West Bengal Board of Secondary Education official website|access-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref>

== Sports ==
The school competes with success in athletics, particularly football, reaching district and state levels. Members of the senior-level football team have participated in the [[Kolkata]] super division club and national levels. They have their own playing ground just beside the school.{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}}

== References ==
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[[Category:Schools in Nadia district]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1948]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in West Bengal]]

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