Dayapuram Educational and Cultural Centre

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Coordinates: 11°19′19″N 75°56′07″E / 11.321973°N 75.935386°E / 11.321973; 75.935386
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Dayapuram Institutions
Other name
Ansari Orphanage
TypeEducation
Established1984
Location
Kettangal
,
Kerala
,
India

11°19′19″N 75°56′07″E / 11.321973°N 75.935386°E / 11.321973; 75.935386
Campus48 acres (190,000 m2)
AffiliationsState Orphanage Control Board
CBSE
Madurai Kamaraj University
Calicut University
Websitewww.dayapuram.org

Dayapuram[1] is an institutional campus in Kerala, India. It is named for a part of the village Kattangal, near Kunnamangalam in Kozhikode district. In Malayalam, the word "Dayapuram" means "the land of kindness".

Institutions[edit]

  1. Ansari Orphanage, established in 1984
  2. Dayapuram Residential School (1984)
  3. Madrasathul Mufthah (1984)
  4. Dayapuram Nursery School (1984)
  5. Dayapuram Arts and Science College for women (2002 )
  6. Madurai Kamaraj University Distance Education Center
  7. Dayapuram Juma Musjid, general mosque
  8. Zainab Musjid, a mosque for women only
  9. Dayapuram Library

Hostels[edit]

  • Girls Hostel
  • Working Woman's Hostel[2]

History[edit]

The school was established in 1984[3] as an English Medium School near to the National Institute of Technology Calicut, (formerly R.E.C. Calicut), their aim was to bring educationally backward situations into the mainstream, especially for orphans.[4] Orphans from all religions are admitted without regard to financial circumstances.[5] Shaik Abdulla Ibrahim Al Ansari,[6] was their main financial source. In 1986, Ansari formally inaugurated Qatar Calendar House[7] and Dayapuram Residential School gets affiliation of the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi in 1986.[8][9]

Organisation[edit]

All institutions are under Al Islam Charitable Trust.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dayapuram Educational and Cultural Center". dayapuram.org.
  2. ^ "Home - Ministry of Women & Child Development - GoI". wcd.nic.in.
  3. ^ "History and Character of Dayapuram". dayapuram.org. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Dayapuram". edoptiondayapuram.org. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Archive News". The Hindu. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008.
  6. ^ "Dayapuram Educational and Cultural Center". dayapuram.org.
  7. ^ "مجمع الشيخ عبد الله الانصاري - للقرآن الكريم وعلومه". qatarch.com.
  8. ^ "Archive". The Hindu. 3 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 January 2008.
  9. ^ "Gulf times- Qatar's top-selling English daily newspaper - Homepage". Gulf Times.
  10. ^ "Al Islam Charitable Trust, Calicut". dashadayapuram.org. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

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