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'''The Calcutta Anglo Gujarati School''' (or '''CAG School''') is a private [[high school]] in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. It has two buildings, one for the boys school and one for the girls school. It is on Pollock Street in the [[Burrabazar]] area, the busy commercial hub of the city.<ref>Calcutta, 1964:
'''The Calcutta Anglo Gujarati School''' (or '''CAG School''') is a private [[high school]] in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. It has two school buildings, one for the boys and one for the girls. It is on Pollock Street in the [[Burrabazar]] area, the commercial hub of the city.<ref>Calcutta, 1964:
a social survey.</ref><ref name=a>[https://books.google.com/books?id=BaQcAAAAMAAJ&q=the+calcutta+anglo+gujarati+school&dq=the+calcutta+anglo+gujarati+school&hl=en&ei=qi7yTZiiFIXJrQfquvj5Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA THE CALCUTTA ANGLO GUJARATI SCHOOL] Bharata shakti:collection of addresses on Indian culture, John G. Woodroffe. S.C. Chowdhury, 1918</ref><ref name=b>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1010906/the_east.htm GENX JUST WON’T MOUTH MOTHER TONGUE] The Telegraph, Calcutta, 5 September 2001.</ref><ref>Aspects of society and culture in Calcutta, M. K. A. Siddiqui, Anthropological Survey of India, 1982/</ref><ref>[http://yellowpages.goldenkolkata.com/west-bengal/yellow-pages-history.php?city=1144%23Kolkata&category=12&sub_category=408&location=Kolkata%20G.P.O.&listing_id=15362 Calcutta Anglo Gujarati School,29, Pollock Street, BBD Baug, Kolkata G.P.O.,Kolkata, West Bengal, India - 700001]</ref>
a social survey.</ref><ref name=a>[https://books.google.com/books?id=BaQcAAAAMAAJ&q=the+calcutta+anglo+gujarati+school THE CALCUTTA ANGLO GUJARATI SCHOOL] Bharata shakti:collection of addresses on Indian culture, John G. Woodroffe. S.C. Chowdhury, 1918</ref><ref name=b>[https://archive.today/20130204120236/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1010906/the_east.htm GENX JUST WON’T MOUTH MOTHER TONGUE] The Telegraph, Calcutta, 5 September 2001.</ref><ref>Aspects of society and culture in Calcutta, M. K. A. Siddiqui, Anthropological Survey of India, 1982/</ref><ref>[http://yellowpages.goldenkolkata.com/west-bengal/yellow-pages-history.php?city=1144%23Kolkata&category=12&sub_category=408&location=Kolkata%20G.P.O.&listing_id=15362 Calcutta Anglo Gujarati School,29, Pollock Street, BBD Baug, Kolkata G.P.O., Kolkata, West Bengal, India - 700001]</ref>


CAG School was founded in 1893 by the [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]]-speaking business community of Kolkata, with an aim to provide education to their children in their mother tongue, [[Gujarati language]].<ref name=a/><ref name=b/><ref name=x>{{cite book|author1=Sir Stanley Reed|author2=Times of India, Bombay|title=The Times of India Directory & Yearbook, Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V3IiAQAAIAAJ|year=1955|publisher=Times of India Press|page=1055}}</ref> The school is patronized by the all [[Gujarati language|Gujarati-speaking]] community, irrespective of their religion. [[Hindu]], [[Jain]], [[Kutchi people|Kutchi]] and the [[Gujarati Muslims]] communities like [[Mustaali|Bohras]], [[Memon people|Memon]]s and [[Khoja]]s, contributed to its foundation and development.<ref>[http://www.memon.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=520:a&catid=46:personalities&Itemid=79 Abdul Aziz Al-Memony. He took active interest in public welfare projects and extended considerable material support to Anglo-Gujrati School of Calcutta.]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rT0cAQAAMAAJ&q=the+calcutta+anglo+gujarati+school&dq=the+calcutta+anglo+gujarati+school&hl=en&ei=qi7yTZiiFIXJrQfquvj5Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBA Amritlal Ojha of Cutch was the Chairman of the Calcutta Anglo-Gujarati School] ''Quarterly Journal of the Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Society of India'', Volumes 15-16, 1943.</ref>
CAG School was founded in 1893 by the [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]]-speaking business community of Kolkata, with an aim to provide education to their children in their mother tongue, [[Gujarati language]]. In later years Seth Tribhovandas Hirachand Kothari, who remained its secretary for 50 years from 1917 till his death.<ref>Diary of Golden Days at Jharia – A Memoir and History of Gurjar Kashtriyas of Kutch in Coalfields of Jharia – written by Natwarlal Devram Jethwa of Calcutta (1998) :page 46 :Seth Tribhovandas Hirachand (1880-1967) Lifesketch</ref><ref name=a/><ref name=b/><ref name=x>{{cite book|author1=Sir Stanley Reed|author2=Times of India, Bombay|title=The Times of India Directory & Yearbook, Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V3IiAQAAIAAJ|year=1955|publisher=Times of India Press|page=1055}}</ref> The school is patronized by the all [[Gujarati language|Gujarati-speaking]] community, irrespective of their religion. [[Hindu]], [[Jain]], [[Kutchi people|Kutchi]] and the [[Gujarati Muslims]] communities like [[Mustaali|Bohras]], [[Memon people|Memon]]s and [[Khoja]]s, contributed to its foundation and development.<ref>[http://www.memon.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=520:a&catid=46:personalities&Itemid=79 Abdul Aziz Al-Memony. He took an active interest in public welfare projects and extended considerable material support to Anglo-Gujrati School of Calcutta.]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rT0cAQAAMAAJ&q=the+calcutta+anglo+gujarati+school Amritlal Ojha of Cutch was the Chairman of the Calcutta Anglo-Gujarati School] ''Quarterly Journal of the Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Society of India'', Volumes 15-16, 1943.</ref>


Gujarati remains the first language in the school where, till 1985-86, all subjects were taught in Gujarati. Now English is the medium of instruction. The school is affiliated to the [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education|WB Board]] and students had to appear for [[Madhyamik]] examinations for passing out.
Gujarati remains the first language in the school where, until 1985-86, all subjects were taught in Gujarati. Now English is the medium of instruction. The school is affiliated to the [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education|WB Board]] and students have to appear for [[Madhyamik]] examinations for passing out.


The same trust which runs the school has now started 'The Calcutta Anglo Gujarati College, which is affiliated to [[West Bengal University of Technology]] and offers courses in BBA and BCA.<ref>[http://mycollege.in/The-Calcutta-Anglo-Gujarati-College/3569.php The Calcutta Anglo Gujarati College]</ref>
The same trust which runs the school has now started 'The Calcutta Anglo Gujarati College, which is affiliated to [[West Bengal University of Technology]] and offers courses in BBA and BCA.<ref>[http://mycollege.in/The-Calcutta-Anglo-Gujarati-College/3569.php The Calcutta Anglo Gujarati College]</ref>

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The Calcutta Anglo Gujarati School (or CAG School) is a private high school in Kolkata, India. It has two school buildings, one for the boys and one for the girls. It is on Pollock Street in the Burrabazar area, the commercial hub of the city.[1][2][3][4][5]

CAG School was founded in 1893 by the Gujarati-speaking business community of Kolkata, with an aim to provide education to their children in their mother tongue, Gujarati language. In later years Seth Tribhovandas Hirachand Kothari, who remained its secretary for 50 years from 1917 till his death.[6][2][3][7] The school is patronized by the all Gujarati-speaking community, irrespective of their religion. Hindu, Jain, Kutchi and the Gujarati Muslims communities like Bohras, Memons and Khojas, contributed to its foundation and development.[8][9]

Gujarati remains the first language in the school where, until 1985-86, all subjects were taught in Gujarati. Now English is the medium of instruction. The school is affiliated to the WB Board and students have to appear for Madhyamik examinations for passing out.

The same trust which runs the school has now started 'The Calcutta Anglo Gujarati College, which is affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology and offers courses in BBA and BCA.[10]

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  1. ↑ Calcutta, 1964: a social survey.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 THE CALCUTTA ANGLO GUJARATI SCHOOL Bharata shakti:collection of addresses on Indian culture, John G. Woodroffe. S.C. Chowdhury, 1918
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 GENX JUST WON’T MOUTH MOTHER TONGUE The Telegraph, Calcutta, 5 September 2001.
  4. ↑ Aspects of society and culture in Calcutta, M. K. A. Siddiqui, Anthropological Survey of India, 1982/
  5. ↑ Calcutta Anglo Gujarati School,29, Pollock Street, BBD Baug, Kolkata G.P.O., Kolkata, West Bengal, India - 700001
  6. ↑ Diary of Golden Days at Jharia – A Memoir and History of Gurjar Kashtriyas of Kutch in Coalfields of Jharia – written by Natwarlal Devram Jethwa of Calcutta (1998) :page 46 :Seth Tribhovandas Hirachand (1880-1967) Lifesketch
  7. ↑ Sir Stanley Reed; Times of India, Bombay (1955). The Times of India Directory & Yearbook, Including Who's who. Times of India Press. p. 1055.
  8. ↑ Abdul Aziz Al-Memony. He took an active interest in public welfare projects and extended considerable material support to Anglo-Gujrati School of Calcutta.
  9. ↑ Amritlal Ojha of Cutch was the Chairman of the Calcutta Anglo-Gujarati School Quarterly Journal of the Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Society of India, Volumes 15-16, 1943.
  10. ↑ The Calcutta Anglo Gujarati College

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