Krishnath College School is one of the oldest schools in

Bengal Bengal ( ) is a Historical geography, historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the Eastern South Asia, eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Benga ...

situated in Baharampore,

Murshidabad district Murshidabad district is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Situated on the left bank of the river Ganges, the district is very fertile. Covering an area of and having a population 7.103 million (according to 2011 census), it ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. Originally located in the same building as

Krishnath College Murshidabad University is a public state university in Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal. The university was established in 2021 by the West Bengal government under ''The Murshidabad University Act, 2018''.It is named after a great thinker, a ...

, it was moved into separate buildings in 1908.

History

The original School had no separate entrance and was part of

. Regular classes were started on the 21st of November, 1853. In 1855, the School was shifted to Mr. Verdon Monasagon's two-story house. As the house was demolished in the

Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against Company rule in India, the rule of the East India Company, British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the The Crown, British ...

, the school was again shifted to Banjetia Garden House of Maharani Swarnamoyee in 1857. When the

Building was completed in 1859, the school was shifted to the eastern block of the building. In 1887, Maharani Swarnamoyee, the wife of Maharaja Krishnath Roy, undertook the administrative and financial control of the College as well as the School. In 1902, the name of the School was changed to Krishnath College School by Sir

Manindra Chandra Nandy Maharaja Sir Manindra Chandra Nandy (29 May 1860 – 12 November 1929) was the Maharaja of Cossimbazar Raj from 1898 to 1929, a philanthropist and reformist during the period of Bengal Renaissance. Family Manindra Chandra Nandy was born on 29 ...

, the Maharaja of

Cossimbazar Cossimbazar is a backwards village area of Berhampore city in the Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal."Cossimbazar" in ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Oxford, Clarendon ...

after the name of his maternal uncle Maharaja Krishnath Roy. On 9 August 1909, the foundation stone was laid by Sir Edward Norman Baker, the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal. The school was shifted to its present imposing building, built with the help of Maharaja Sir

. In August 1911, the school was formally opened by Lord Fraser William Duke, the Officiating Governor of Bangal.

Social activities

The Boy Scout movement was introduced in the school in 1921. The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Troop of the school rendered admirable service in

Monghyr Munger, formerly spelt as Monghyr, is a twin city and a Municipal Corporation situated in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the administrative headquarters of Munger district and Munger Division. Munger was one of the major cities in Eastern ...

after the devastation brought about by the Behar earthquake. In 1949–50, the school took grant-in-aid, as they had a deficit. A Junior Division, 62nd Troop, of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) was started in the school on 31 January 1952. The system of midday

tiffin Tiffin is a South Asian English word for a type of meal. It refers to a light breakfast or a light tea-time meal at about 3 p.m., consisting of typical tea-time foods. In certain parts of India, it can also refer to the midday luncheon or ...

, as outlined by the Board of Secondary Education has been introduced in Class V to VI for one year as an experimental measure. The school also took an active role in the propagation of the National Language.

Notable Alumni

* Rakhal Das Banerji, Indian archaeologist *

Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutt (; 29 March 1929 – 19 August 1993) was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the "Little The ...

, Indian film and theatre actor, writer, playwright

References

{{Reflist Schools in Murshidabad district High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal Educational institutions established in 1853 1853 establishments in India