Bankura Zilla School
23°14′14″N 87°3′44″E / 23.23722°N 87.06222°E
| Bankura Zilla School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Machantala, Bankura - 722101, West Bengal, India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Governmental |
| Established | 1840 |
| Founder | Francis Goldsberry |
| School board | West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |
| Headmaster | krishnadhan Ghosh (TIC) |
| Faculty | 40 |
| Number of students | over 1300 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliation | WBCHSE |
Bankura Zilla School is one of the oldest [1][2][3][4] schools of Bankura District, West Bengal. Established in 1840 this school is popularly known as Zilla School.[5] The main language of instruction used is Bengali. This is not only a good Bengali medium school in Bankura but also in West Bengal. Classes are taught here from class 5 to 12. Arts, Science and Commerce are taught in Higher Secondary Cource here. It is near Bankura Christian college & school.
History
Bankura Zilla School was established by Dr. G. N. Cheek, a civil surgeon and indigo planter, and Mr. Francis Goldsberry, the Bankura District Sessions Judge as the first English school of the district, Bankura Free School in the year 1840, which later renamed to Bankura Zilla School. The school started in 'Sepoy Barrack Hospital' building which was established in the year 1809. Nowadays this building is termed as 'hall' in the school. It was a hospital at that time and now used as the auditorium of the school.
It is converted to Zilla School in the year 1846 and renamed to zilla school. After being converted into govt school, eastern and western part of the main building were extended. The office room of the existing school was made with the financial assistance of Maharaja Mahatabchand Bahadur of Burdwan, the then king of Burdwan. He helped to build two great academic institutions of this region : Burdwan University and Bankura Zilla School, in 1851.[6]
Affiliation
This school is affiliated to West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education[7]
Notable Alumni
- Khudiram Das: renowned scholar and literary critic; an authority on Rabindra literature as well as Hindu vernacular traditions such as Mangalkavya, Vaishnava literature, and Santali literature
- Ranesh Das Gupta: writer, journalist, politician, revolutionary novelist, founder of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi—the largest cultural organization in Bangladesh
- Radhika Prasad Goswamy: celebrated vocalist of the Bishnupur Gharana
See also
References
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