Vidhyanjali High School more commonly known by its old name Shree Bhawanipur Gujarati Balmandir is a

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located at 20/1, Ram Mohan Dutta Road in Bhowanipur locality of

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History

It was founded by the generous contributions from the

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speaking migrant community living in

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with a view to teach

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based curriculum to their children. Among the founders were Himchandbhai Shah, Saudamaniben & others. Jayantilal Manishankar Ojha was also one of the founder trustee of the school.Diary of Golden Days at Jharia – A Memoir & History of Gurjar Kashtriya community of Kutch in Coalfields of Jharia – written by Natwarlal Devram Jethwa of Calcutta compiled by Raja Pawan Jethwa published in year 1998 in English pp:32- Amritlal Ojha (1890-1944) & Ojha family.and Section: Gujaratis in Kolkata. pp:xi - Rai Bahadur Himchand K. Shah, Jayantilal M. Ojha, Lira Raja & other prominent Gujaratis living in Bhawanipore were earliest donors to start the Balmandir. The noted educationist and independence activist Shantaben Patel, who was a pioneer of the Montessori system of education in India was instrumental not only in founding of the school but also efficiently running the school for over 60 years. The school was a member of Association of Montessorians in India. She collaborated with Maria Montessori to laid the foundation of school on 22 March 1945. In later years city's prominent Gujarati businessman Kanubhai Bhalaria also served the school as one of the trustees. In 1984, the medium of instruction was changed from Gujarati to English. In 2000, the school opened its doors to the children of other communities. In 2004, in its diamond jubilee year, Balmandir became a

under the newly christened name ‘Vidyanjali High School'.Vidhyanjali High School
/ref> In 2005, Shantaben Patel was felicitated with Dr Mrs NB O'Brien Lifetime Achievement Award on 28 September, at The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence, held at Science City auditorium in Kolkata.

Current status

Currently, the school is affiliated to

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. It provides education up to 12th with streams in humanity, science & commerce.

Vidhyanjali International School

Further, it has tied up with Cambridge International Examinations,

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as a Cambridge International Centre and another unit & faculty runs in the same premises as Vidhyanjali International School.

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History

Current status

Vidhyanjali International School

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