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[[File:Oriental Seminary.jpg|thumb|Oriental Seminary, Kolkata]] | [[File:Oriental Seminary.jpg|thumb|Oriental Seminary, Kolkata]] | ||
The '''Oriental Seminary''' started in 1829 by the educator Gour Mohan Addy, was the earliest privately run, first-rate school for children of Hindu parents in [[Kolkata]] (then known as Calcutta). It was open only to boys of Hindu parents.<ref>[[David Kopf|Kopf, David]], ''The Brahmo Samaj and the Shaping of the Modern Indian Mind'', p. 49, Princeton University Press.</ref> It was possibly India’s first fully private school, as even [[Hindu School, Kolkata|Hindu School]], then known as Hindu College, and also [[Hare school]] had to abide by certain government guidelines.<ref name = "Telegraph">{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060113/asp/calcutta/story_5716626.asp | title = Pages from past lessons | access-date = 2007-05-04 | last = Roy | first = Subhajoy | publisher = The Telegraph, 13 January 2006 | location=Calcutta, India | date=13 January 2006}}</ref> In earlier days, students wanting to study [[English language|English]] had to go to the missionary schools, where they were subject to substantial religious influence. The establishment of a school for learning English, free from religious influences was a major contribution of Addy.<ref name = "Bose147">Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), 1976/1998, ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (Biographical dictionary) Vol I, {{in lang|bn}}, p. 147, {{ISBN|81-85626-65-0}}</ref> | The '''Oriental Seminary''' started in 1829 by the educator [[Gour Mohan Addy]], was the earliest privately run, first-rate school for children of Hindu parents in [[Kolkata]] (then known as Calcutta).<ref name="Telegraph" /><ref>{{cite news|date=20 February 2005|title=Buddha woe over English|publisher=The Telegraph, 20 February 2005|location=Calcutta, India|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050220/asp/bengal/story_4401854.asp|url-status=dead|access-date=2007-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050306225656/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050220/asp/bengal/story_4401854.asp|archive-date=March 6, 2005}}</ref> It was open only to boys of Hindu parents.<ref>[[David Kopf|Kopf, David]], ''The Brahmo Samaj and the Shaping of the Modern Indian Mind'', p. 49, Princeton University Press.</ref> It was possibly India’s first fully private school, as even [[Hindu School, Kolkata|Hindu School]], then known as Hindu College, and also [[Hare school]] had to abide by certain government guidelines.<ref name = "Telegraph">{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060113/asp/calcutta/story_5716626.asp | title = Pages from past lessons | access-date = 2007-05-04 | last = Roy | first = Subhajoy | publisher = The Telegraph, 13 January 2006 | location=Calcutta, India | date=13 January 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604214137/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060113/asp/calcutta/story_5716626.asp|archivedate=June 4, 2011}}</ref> In earlier days, students wanting to study [[English language|English]] had to go to the missionary schools, where they were subject to substantial religious influence. The establishment of a school for learning English, free from religious influences was a major contribution of Addy.<ref name = "Bose147">Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), 1976/1998, ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (Biographical dictionary) Vol I, {{in lang|bn}}, p. 147, {{ISBN|81-85626-65-0}}</ref> | ||
Traditional Indian education centres which taught [[Sanskrit]] and/or [[Persian language|Persian]] had started fading out. | Traditional Indian education centres which taught [[Sanskrit]] and/or [[Persian language|Persian]] had started fading out. | ||
==The founder and teachers== | ==The founder and teachers== | ||
Gour Mohan Addy (20 January 1805 – 3 March 1846) | Gour Mohan Addy (20 January 1805 – 3 March 1846) founded the school without government funding. He appointed teachers to each class level by their ethnicity: Eurasian teachers for junior classes, Bengali teachers for intermediate classes, and Englishmen or Bengalis for upper levels. He died in a boating accident on the [[Hooghly river]], when returning from a trip to [[Serampore]] to hire a teacher.<ref name = "Bose147"/> | ||
Currently the principal of the primary section is Rina Basak Halder | Currently the principal of the primary section is Rina Basak Halder.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} | ||
==Notable alumni== | ==Notable alumni== | ||
Oriental Seminary was the earliest school [[Rabindranath Tagore]] attended.<ref name=Life>[http://www.inewsone.com/2011/05/08/life-of-rabindranath-tagore-at-a-glance/49023 Life of Rabindranath Tagore at a glance]</ref> The first experience of school aroused in the youngster the yearning to be a teacher. Wielding a stick, he used to teach from the railings in the big veranda of the palatial [[Jorasanko Thakur Bari]].<ref>Banerjee, Hiranmay, ''Thakurbarir Katha'', {{in lang|bn}}, p. 124, Sishu Sahitya Sansad]</ref><ref name="Tagore">{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150507/jsp/calcutta/story_18658.jsp#.VfCzp5fhXIU | title=Treasure trove at Tagore's school | first=Chandreyee | last=Ghose | date=7 May 2015 | newspaper=Telegraph | location=India | access-date=17 May 2018 }}</ref><ref name="Past"> | Oriental Seminary was the earliest school [[Rabindranath Tagore]] attended.<ref name=Life>[http://www.inewsone.com/2011/05/08/life-of-rabindranath-tagore-at-a-glance/49023 Life of Rabindranath Tagore at a glance]</ref> The first experience of school aroused in the youngster the yearning to be a teacher. Wielding a stick, he used to teach from the railings in the big veranda of the palatial [[Jorasanko Thakur Bari]].<ref>Banerjee, Hiranmay, ''Thakurbarir Katha'', {{in lang|bn}}, p. 124, Sishu Sahitya Sansad]</ref><ref name="Tagore">{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150507/jsp/calcutta/story_18658.jsp#.VfCzp5fhXIU | title=Treasure trove at Tagore's school | first=Chandreyee | last=Ghose | date=7 May 2015 | newspaper=Telegraph | location=India | access-date=17 May 2018 }}</ref><ref name="Past">{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060113/asp/calcutta/story_5716626.asp |title=The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro |website=www.telegraphindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060909164915/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060113/asp/calcutta/story_5716626.asp |archive-date=2006-09-09}} </ref> | ||
Among the list of other notable alumni are [[Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati]],<ref>{{cite book | Among the list of other notable alumni are [[Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati]],<ref>{{cite book | ||
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|ISBN = 978-0199865901}}</ref> [[Kristo Das Pal|Krishnadas Pal]], [[Girish Chandra Ghosh]], [[Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee]], Sir [[Gooroodas Banerjee]], [[Sambhunath Pandit]], [[Vishwanath Datta]], [[Amrita Lal Basu]], [[Akshay Kumar Datta]], [[Sudhindranath Dutta]],<ref name=Sudhindranath>[http://www.parabaas.com/translation/database/authors/texts/sudhindranathdutta.html Sudhindranath: the Person I Knew]</ref> [[Jatindranath Sengupta]], [[Swami Abhedananda]], [[Bankim Ghosh]], [[Malay Roy Choudhury]] and [[Mithun Chakraborty]].<ref name="Bose147"/><ref name=Seedhi_Baat>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRefGYe-go4 Seedhi Baat -- Mithun Chakraborty]</ref><ref name="Dust"> | |ISBN = 978-0199865901}}</ref> [[Kristo Das Pal|Krishnadas Pal]], [[Girish Chandra Ghosh]], [[Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee]], Sir [[Gooroodas Banerjee]], [[Sambhunath Pandit]], [[Vishwanath Datta]], [[Amrita Lal Basu]], [[Akshay Kumar Datta]], [[Sudhindranath Dutta]],<ref name=Sudhindranath>[http://www.parabaas.com/translation/database/authors/texts/sudhindranathdutta.html Sudhindranath: the Person I Knew]</ref> [[Jatindranath Sengupta]], [[Swami Abhedananda]], [[Bankim Ghosh]], [[Malay Roy Choudhury]] and [[Mithun Chakraborty]].<ref name="Bose147"/><ref name=Seedhi_Baat>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRefGYe-go4 Seedhi Baat -- Mithun Chakraborty]</ref><ref name="Dust">{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140422/jsp/calcutta/story_18263033.jsp#.VfCzf5fhXIU |title=School wipes dust off treasure trove |website=www.telegraphindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426094905/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140422/jsp/calcutta/story_18263033.jsp |archive-date=2014-04-26}} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:24, 18 March 2022
The Oriental Seminary started in 1829 by the educator Gour Mohan Addy, was the earliest privately run, first-rate school for children of Hindu parents in Kolkata (then known as Calcutta).[1][2] It was open only to boys of Hindu parents.[3] It was possibly India’s first fully private school, as even Hindu School, then known as Hindu College, and also Hare school had to abide by certain government guidelines.[1] In earlier days, students wanting to study English had to go to the missionary schools, where they were subject to substantial religious influence. The establishment of a school for learning English, free from religious influences was a major contribution of Addy.[4] Traditional Indian education centres which taught Sanskrit and/or Persian had started fading out.
The founder and teachers[edit]
Gour Mohan Addy (20 January 1805 – 3 March 1846) founded the school without government funding. He appointed teachers to each class level by their ethnicity: Eurasian teachers for junior classes, Bengali teachers for intermediate classes, and Englishmen or Bengalis for upper levels. He died in a boating accident on the Hooghly river, when returning from a trip to Serampore to hire a teacher.[4]
Currently the principal of the primary section is Rina Basak Halder.[citation needed]
Notable alumni[edit]
Oriental Seminary was the earliest school Rabindranath Tagore attended.[5] The first experience of school aroused in the youngster the yearning to be a teacher. Wielding a stick, he used to teach from the railings in the big veranda of the palatial Jorasanko Thakur Bari.[6][7][8]
Among the list of other notable alumni are Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati,[9] Krishnadas Pal, Girish Chandra Ghosh, Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee, Sir Gooroodas Banerjee, Sambhunath Pandit, Vishwanath Datta, Amrita Lal Basu, Akshay Kumar Datta, Sudhindranath Dutta,[10] Jatindranath Sengupta, Swami Abhedananda, Bankim Ghosh, Malay Roy Choudhury and Mithun Chakraborty.[4][11][12]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roy, Subhajoy (13 January 2006). "Pages from past lessons". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 13 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
- ↑ "Buddha woe over English". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 20 February 2005. 20 February 2005. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
- ↑ Kopf, David, The Brahmo Samaj and the Shaping of the Modern Indian Mind, p. 49, Princeton University Press.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), 1976/1998, Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary) Vol I, (in Bengali), p. 147, ISBN 81-85626-65-0
- ↑ Life of Rabindranath Tagore at a glance
- ↑ Banerjee, Hiranmay, Thakurbarir Katha, (in Bengali), p. 124, Sishu Sahitya Sansad]
- ↑ Ghose, Chandreyee (7 May 2015). "Treasure trove at Tagore's school". Telegraph. India. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2006.
- ↑ Sardella, Ferdinando (2013a). Modern Hindu Personalism: The History, Life, and Thought of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (reprint ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0199865901.
- ↑ Sudhindranath: the Person I Knew
- ↑ Seedhi Baat -- Mithun Chakraborty
- ↑ "School wipes dust off treasure trove". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014.