RB Ranchhodlal Chhotalal Girls High School is a girls

high School A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

, located in Ahmadabad,

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, India. It is one of the oldest girls school of the country.

History

The school was started by

Gujarat Vernacular Society Gujarat Vidya Sabha, originally called Gujarat Vernacular Society, is a literary institution for the promotion of vernacular Gujarati literature and education, and for the collection of manuscripts and printed books; located in the city of Ahmed ...

in 1892. It was named as RB Ranchhodlal Chhotalal Girls High School, after the chief donor, the textile-mill pioneer of Gujarat, Rao Bahadur Seth Ranchhodlal Chhotalal It was not only the first girls school of the town but also of

.Ahmedabad Art weekly
/ref> The school was guided by noted women activist

Vidyagauri Nilkanth Vidyagauri Nilkanth was an Indian social reformer, educationist, and writer. She was also one of the first two women graduates in Gujarat. Early life Vidyagauri Nilkanth was born on 1 June 1876 in Ahmedabad. She was the daughter of a judicial ...

in first half of 20th century.

Present Status

The school still provides quality education to girls which is located at Khadia, Ahmedabad in old town. The school teacher was awarded prestigious Government of India - CCRT Teachers Award in 1988.

References

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