Jharia Gujarati Hindi High School

Jharia Gujarati Hindi High School founded as Jharia Anglo-Gujarati School is a Middle school[1] and a High School.[2] It is a co-educational school.[2] It is located at Bata More, Jharia, Jharkhand. It is one of the oldest school of the region being established in year 1905.[3][4]

Jharia Gujarati Hindi High School
Address
Jharia, Nai Duniya Mohlla

Dhanbad
,
Jharkhand

India
Coordinates23.7407133°N 86.4208413°E / 23.7407133; 86.4208413
Information
Established1905 (1905)
GenderCo-educational
ClassesK.G to 10

History

The school was established in the year 1905[3][4] by Gujarati population living in Dhanbad and Jharia to impart education of Gujarati language along with English education to their children.[4] It was named as Jharia Anglo-Gujarati School. The school was founded mainly from the funds donated by Kutchi railway contractors and coal miners belonging to the Mistri community with leadership of Seth Khora Ramji and others. Seth Khora Ramji remained as school's chief trustee and founder patron till 1920.[4] After establishment of the school, the other Gujarati community from Dhanbad coalfields also came for expansion and management of the school.[4] Eminent Gujarati and other personalities from Jharia like Jhaverilal Dholakia,[5][6] Jatashankar Dossa, D. D. Thacker, Kripa Shankar Worah and others like B. P. Agarwalla have served as the secretary and trustees of the school.[4]

Later on in the decade of 1930 the Marwari colliery owners and other local Bihari entrepreneurs joined the school management and Hindi language was also included to cater to large class of students and hence the name was changed to Jharia Gujarati Hindi High School.[4]

Present status

Presently, the school is run by private trust. It is run as a co-educational school as a middle and a secondary school.[7][8][9]

References
  1. Jharia Gujarati Hindi Middle School
  2. Jharia Gujrati Hindi High School
  3. Dhanbad portal
  4. Diary of Golden Days at Jharia – A Memoir & History of Gurjar Kashtriya Samaj of Kutch in Coalfields of Jharia – written by Natwarlal Devram Jethwa of Calcutta compiled by Raja Pawan Jethwa published in year 1998 in English. pp:91-92
  5. Reference India - Volume 2 - Page 34 - 1976 pp:34 Dholakia, Jhaveri Lal... Secretary, Jharia Anglo-Gujarati School 1911-12
  6. Reference India: Illustrated Biographical Notes on Men & Women of Achievements & Distinctions in India, Volume 2 by K. L. Gupta, Ravi Bhushan, Anurag Gupta published by Tradesman & Men India 1976 pp 34
  7. "झरियाकोयलांचल के सभी स्कूल-कॉलेजों में धूमधाम के साथ शिक्षक दिवस शुक्रवार को मनाया गया". डीबी स्टार. झरिया - www.bhaskar.com. Dainik Bhaskar. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  8. "तीन धमाकों से थर्राया गुजराती स्कूल". Jagaran,com. Jagaran. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  9. "17 केन्द्रों पर 18 हजार विद्यार्थी देंगे नवोदय प्रवेश परीक्षा". Live Hindustan.com. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
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