Brahmo Balika Shikshalaya

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Brahmo Balika Shikshalaya
Address
294 APC Roy Road

Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
700009

India
Coordinates22°34′45.95″N 88°22′19.42″E / 22.5794306°N 88.3720611°E / 22.5794306; 88.3720611Coordinates: 22°34′45.95″N 88°22′19.42″E / 22.5794306°N 88.3720611°E / 22.5794306; 88.3720611
Information
School typeGirls' Secondary School
MottoShradhhaya-Tapasa-Sevaya
(Respect, Judgement, Service)
FounderShivanath Shastri
GenderGirls
Websitebbs.thesadharanbrahmosamaj.org

The Brahmo Balika Shikshalaya is a girls' school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is guided by the principles of the Brahmo Samaj movement.[1] It was established on 16 May 1890 by the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj on the 12th anniversary of its foundation.[1]

History[edit]

The 1st Managing Committee appointed by the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj consisted of the following members:- Babu Madhusudhan Sen, Dwarakanath Gongopadhaya, Babu Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, Babu Adinath Chatterjee, Babu Umesh Chandra Dutta-Secretary, Miss LabanyaPrabha Bose –Assistant Secretary, Pandit Sivanath Sastri, Dr. M.M.Bose and Babu Umapada Rai. A boarding establishment was added from 1 October of the same year.[1]

It was the first Montessori School in West Bengal. It was the second school for girls in Calcutta. The first school for girls was founded by John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune. The first graduate Indian woman Kadambini Bose was a student of the school.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 School website


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