Raja Basu Dev High School is an Indian school located in Debagarh (also known as Deogarh),
Odisha
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History
It was established in 1882 by Raja Basudev Sudhal Dev, the ruler of the princely state of Bamra (also known as Bamada). Originally known as Raja Kumar High School and based in a royal palace, it later moved to its own premises and was renamed as Raja Basudev High School after its founder, Basudev, who was an educationalist and one of the pioneers of the modern Odisha and the
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There was only one primary school in Bamra when Basudev took over the reign of the state. He increased the number of primary schools to 28, established one high school at Deogarh, the state capital of Bamra State, and it was affiliated with the
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The ruler kept close contact with the veteran educationalists of
Bengal
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and recruited good scholars for the posts of teachers in the high school.
The school was a pioneer in spreading education in the district of Deogarh.
Alumni
There are many scholars who graduated from this high school and are spread across the globe in universities, multinational companies and government departments.