Huzurpaga

Huzurpaga is the oldest girls' high school in Pune as well as in Maharashtra, India. The school was established by the Maharashtra Girls Education Society in 1885.[1] The school's founders included noted social reformers, Vaman Abaji Modak, Justice Ranade and historian Dr. R. G. Bhandarkar.[2][3] The subjects taught in the school right from founding were English literature, Arithmetics and Science.[4] The establishment of the school and its curriculum were vehemently opposed by Lokmanya Tilak in his newspapers, the Mahratta and Kesari,[5][6]

The school is officially called HHCP Girls High School in honor of a benefactor, the Maharaja, His Highness Chintamanrao Patwardhan of Sangli. The school is located in the main commercial area of Laxmi Road in Pune. The school location was historically used as horse stables for the Maratha Cavalry during the days of Peshwa rule. At present, the school offers instruction from grades 5 to 10 to nearly 2,400 girls. The school's medium of instruction is mainly Marathi with some students being offered the chance to learn science and maths through the English language. The latter option is called semi-English curriculum. In the S.S.C. exams conducted by Maharashtra government for 10th grade students, the school consistently achieves a pass rate in the high 90s percentage. The school has offered a boarding option for out-of-town students for more than a century.

The school and the boarding option was popular among the Bene Israel community in the early part of the 20th century,..[7][8] Notable boarders of school include Anandibai Karve and actress Reema Lagu.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Ghurye, G. S. (1954). Social Change in Maharashtra, II. Sociological Bulletin, page 51.
  2. ↑ Bhattacharya, edited by Sabyasachi (2002). Education and the disprivileged : nineteenth and twentieth century India. (1. publ. ed.). Hyderabad: Orient Longman. p. 239. ISBN 978-8125021926. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Huzurpaga". Huzurpaga.
  4. ↑ Bhattacharya, edited by Sabyasachi (2002). Education and the disprivileged : nineteenth and twentieth century India. (1. publ. ed.). Hyderabad: Orient Longman. p. 240. ISBN 978-8125021926. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Rao, P.V., 2008. Women's Education and the Nationalist Response in Western India: Part II–Higher Education. Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 15(1), pp.141-148.
  6. ↑ Rao, P.V., 2007. Women's Education and the Nationalist Response in Western India: Part I-Basic Education. Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 14(2), p.307.
  7. ↑ Feinberg, Miriam P.; Shapiro, Miriam Klein (2010). Hear Her Voice! Twelve Jewish Women Who Changed the World (First edition ed.). Pitspopany Press. ISBN 978-1936068029. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Roland, Joan G. (1998). The Jewish communities of India : identity in a colonial era (2. ed. ed.). New Brunswick [u.a.]: Transaction Publ. p. 318. ISBN 978-0765804396. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Kosambi, Meera edited by (2000). Intersections : socio-cultural trends in Maharashtra. New Delhi: Orient Longman. p. 109. ISBN 978-8125018780. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  10. ↑ Anagol, Padma (2006). The emergence of feminism in India, 1850-1920. Aldershot: Ashgate. p. 231. ISBN 978-0754634119. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  11. ↑ Das, Sisir Kumar (1991). A history of Indian literature, 1800-1910 : western impact: Indian response (Reprint. ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 250. ISBN 978-8172010065.
  12. ↑ Feinberg, Miriam P.; Shapiro, Miriam Klein (2010). Hear Her Voice! Twelve Jewish Women Who Changed the World (First edition ed.). Pitspopany Press. ISBN 978-1936068029. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

Coordinates: 18°30′53″N 73°51′10″E / 18.5148°N 73.8528°E / 18.5148; 73.8528


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