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'''Krishnanagar Collegiate School''' is a senior-secondary school and one of the oldest schools in [[West Bengal]], situated in the city of [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]] in [[Nadia district]]. | '''Krishnanagar Collegiate School''' is a senior-secondary school and one of the oldest schools in [[West Bengal]], situated in the city of [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]] in [[Nadia district]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=KRISHNAGAR COLLEGIATE SCHOOL - Ward No. 5, District Nadia (West Bengal)|url=https://schools.org.in/nadia/19101900502/krishnagar-collegiate-school.html|access-date=2021-05-31|website=schools.org.in|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The school building was donated by [[Monomohun Ghose]], a famous barrister and good friend of Dr. K D Ghose, father of [[Sri Aurobindo]]. The main school building built with red bricks with a tinge of Anglo-Indian architecture is itself a place of visit in the city of Krishnanagar. The school is more than 170 years old,<ref>{{cite web|title=Krishnanagar Collegiate School Observed 165th Foundation Day|url=http://www.newsfromnadia.com/index.php/news-reader/items/krishnanagar-collegiate-school-observed-165th-foundation-day.html|publisher=News from [[Nadia]]}}</ref> established in 1846 in [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]]. The first principal of the school was [[David Lester Richardson]], who later served as the principle of [[Presidency College, Kolkata]]. The school started with three European and ten Indian teachers which included the likes of [[Ramtanu Lahiri]] and [[Madan Mohan Tarkalankar]]. Beni Madhab Das, teacher of Subhash Chandra Bose at Ravenshaw Collegiate School also taught here. | The school building was donated by [[Monomohun Ghose]], a famous barrister and good friend of Dr. K D Ghose, father of [[Sri Aurobindo]]. The main school building built with red bricks with a tinge of Anglo-Indian architecture is itself a place of visit in the city of Krishnanagar. The school is more than 170 years old,<ref>{{cite web|title=Krishnanagar Collegiate School Observed 165th Foundation Day|url=http://www.newsfromnadia.com/index.php/news-reader/items/krishnanagar-collegiate-school-observed-165th-foundation-day.html|publisher=News from [[Nadia]]}}</ref> established in 1846 in [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]]. The first principal of the school was [[David Lester Richardson]], who later served as the principle of [[Presidency College, Kolkata]]. The school started with three European and ten Indian teachers which included the likes of [[Ramtanu Lahiri]] and [[Madan Mohan Tarkalankar]]. Beni Madhab Das, teacher of Subhash Chandra Bose at Ravenshaw Collegiate School also taught here. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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