Private High School Kolhapur
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| Private High School, Kolhapur | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Institution |
| Motto | "न ज्ञानात् परम् चक्षु:" |
| Established | 1883 |
| Students | 1900 |
| Medium of Language | Marathi, Semi-English |
Private High school is One of the famous schools in Kolhapur.[1]
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[edit] History
The school was established in 11 June 1883 by Vibhute Guruji (विभुते गुरुजी) who was immensely inspired by the thoughts of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and many others. Based on their principles, ideals Guruji started his own private school to educate young generation of British ruled country and thus it was named as "Private High School". At that time there was only one (British) government school in Kolhapur apart from Private High School. In 1919 the Private Education Society started.
Lokmanya Tilak visited the school in year 1900-1901. Initially Private High School was totally in Marathi medium. In 2009 school completes it's 125 years.
[edit] Location
2560, B, Khasbag Ground, Mangalwar Peth, Kolhapur
[edit] The School
The school is up to 10th standard in Marathi and Semi-English medium. The school comes under Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Kolhapur division [2] It comes under Shivaji University [3] Schools belongs to Private Education Society are
- Private High School
- Nutan Marathi High School
- Tavanapaa Patane High School [4]
- Shelaji Vannaji Sanghvi Vidyalaya
- Chandulal Godidas Shaha Bal Madir
- Private Primary English School
- M. R. Potnis kindergarten
[edit] Distinguished Alumni
- V. Shantaram
- Jagdish Khebudkar [5]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.indianchild.com/schools_in_kolhapur.htm
- ^ http://mahresult.nic.in/ssc2008/Kolhapur.htm
- ^ http://kolhapur.nic.in/Htmldocs/education.htm
- ^ http://namesdatabase.com/schools/IN/MA/Kolhapur%20-%20Kolhapur/Tavanapaa%20Patane%20High%20School
- ^ http://www.aathavanitli-gani.com/Lists/Lyrics%20Details/Jagdish%20Khebudkar.htm
Coordinates: 16°41′58″N 74°13′25″E / 16.69934°N 74.22363°E

