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Happy School, Darya Ganj
Happy School, situated in Daryaganj, Darya Ganj, New Delhi, India, is a public Coeducation, co-ed school, the first co-ed school in Delhi, established by the late Shri Padam Chand Ji. In 1933, an incident of an eight-year-old boy screaming that he would never go to school moved Shri Padam Chandji. He gave birth to the philosophy of Happy Education. Happy School started with seven children in Chooriwalan (J.K. Happy School). In 1938, the Happy Teacher's Training Centre started and in 1953, the foundation of (Central) Happy School was laid in Darya Ganj. The school now has about 2000 students and 100 teachers. The portals of the Secondary Wing of the school were opened in 1953, at Darya Ganj, in New Delhi. The motto of the institute is "To grow physically, mentally, emotionally and intellectually the child must essentially be happy." - Shri Padam Chand (founder). The Head of the school is Mrs. Ruby Vaid and the Director now is Mrs. Geeta Arora Darya Ganj (opposite the Darya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryaganj
Daryaganj (literally "A market near a river") is a neighbourhood of Delhi inside the walled city of Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi). The "darya" (lit. "River") refers to the river Yamuna which was just outside the walled city. Daryaganj is one of the three sub-divisions and also the administrative headquarters of the Central Delhi District. It starts at Delhi Gate, at the edge of Netaji Subhash Road, which goes towards Red Fort. History Daryaganj had the original cantonment of Delhi, after 1803, where a native regiment of Delhi garrison was stationed, which was later shifted to Ridge area. Now known as New Darya Ganj, it once formed part of the British Darya Ganj Cantonment, one of the earliest establishments of the British in Old Delhi. The New Darya Ganj market was earlier known as ''Faiz Bazaar'' until the partition, when present traders moved into the area. East of Daryaganj was Raj ghat Gate of the walled city, opening at Raj Ghat on Yamuna River. The ''Phool Mandi'' (Flower Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
