The Armenian School at Madras (now

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) was founded before 1820. There are no records which date the establishment or founder's name. In 1820 an

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merchant named George Manook bestowed Rs.30,000 to the school, which closed in 1889 due to a lack of pupils. In 1912 it was decided to divert the income of the School to the Armenian College (Kolkata).

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