Hardwicke High School and College is an educational institute in
Mysore
Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...
. The school offers primary, higher primary, high school, and pre-university level education.
History
Formerly known as Wesleyan High School and Methodist Mission High School, Hardwicke High School and Pre-University College was founded in 1840 during the
Commission Rule and the nominal reign of Maharaja
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (14 July 1794 – 27 March 1868) was an Indian king who was the twenty-second Maharaja of Mysore. He ruled the kingdom for nearly seventy years, from 30 June 1799 to 27 March 1868, for a good portion of the latter period ...
.
Rev. Harold Spencer BA (1876 - 1966) was a previous principal. Writing Kangalese Grammar, accepted at the time across India.
Alongside teaching he edited the "Harvest Home", a monthly missionary journal.
Subsidiaries
* Hardwicke Church, Vani Vilas Road, Mysore
Alumni
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Kuvempu
Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. He wa ...
,
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
Poet
*
Avinash
Avinash may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Avinash'' (film), a 1986 Indian Hindi-language film
* Tiger (YRF Spy Universe) (Avinash Singh Rathore), fictional agent in the ''Tiger'' franchise of the YRF Spy Universe
People
* Avinash Sachde ...
, film actor
See also
*
List of Heritage Buildings in Mysore
This article contains a list of heritage monuments and edifices in and around Mysore city. The city of Mysore features a number of historical structures built before the Indian independence movement, Indian Independence as well as modern classi ...
References
1840 establishments in India
Educational institutions established in 1840
High schools and secondary schools in Mysore
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