Historial Footprint of
"RB Ranchhodlal Chhotalal Girls High School"
"RB Ranchhodlal Chhotalal Girls High School"
RB Ranchhodlal Chhotalal Girls High School is a girl's high school, located in Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India. It is one of the oldest girls school in the country.
The "RB Ranchhodlal Chhotalal Girls High School" was started by "Gujarat Vernacular Society" in the year 1892.
The school got his name as RB Ranchhodlal Chhotalal Girls High School, after the chief donor, the textile-mill pioneer of Gujarat, "Rao Bahadur Seth Ranchhodlal Chhotalal" who is known as "Pioneer Man of Modern Ahmedabad".
RB Ranchhodlal Chhotalal (1823-1898) was inspired very much by Mr Jagannath SunGkersett and Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy who were creating civic institutions like universities, schools and hospitals in Bombay to improve the lives of the people. This makes RB Ranchhodlal Chhotalal follow their footprint and after encouraging an urban renovation in Ahmedabad, he was now able to bring about cultural transformation.
He opened the first high school in the city, called "R C High School", in 1846; and the first women's hospital in Ahmedabad, called "Victoria Jubilee Hospital", in 1865. He was also responsible for restarting "Gujarat College" in 1879.
In the second phase, he financially supported the "Gujarat Vernacular Society" to start a girls’ high school, presently named as "R B Ranchhodlal Chhotalal Girls High School", in 1892.
According to the historian, this school was not only the first girl's school in the Ahmedabad town but also of Gujarat state.
The school was guided by noted women activist "Vidyagauri Nilkanth" in the first half of 20th century.
"Vidyagauri Nilkanth" is known as an Indian social reformer, an educationist, and writer. She was also one of the first two women who graduate in Gujarat state.
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Just after Independence of Indian, in 1976 this society changed his name from "Gujarat Vernacular Society" to "Gujarat Vidhya Sabha". Its main aim is to promote vernacular Gujarati literature and education.
RB Ranchhodlal Chhotalal Girls High School
Established: 1892
Founder: Rai Bahadur Ranchhodlal Chhotalal
Address: Desais Pole Khadia, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380001
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