Sunday, November 4, 2007

2006 Indian Stamps:Calcutta Girl's High School

Calcutta Girls High School is a school for girls in Kolkota, West Bengal, India founded in 1856 by the Governor General of India, Lord Canning, as a boarding school. The school teaches in the English language,and teaches for the Indian School Certificate Examination
American missionary ladies headed the School in its early years.
In 1911, it entered students for the first time for the Senior Cambridge Examination, and 15 girls participated. A night school, Indira Pathshala, functions in the same premises for the poor and needy children since 1973.

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