Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata's past, February 16, 1846
Telegraph | 18 February 2025
On this day a school was started for the education of Indian-Armenian girls in the city. Armenian writer and educationist Mesrop Taghiadian opened a girls’ school. It was named Saint Sandught. A boys section was added to it.
It closed down six years later.
Previously, a girls’ section had been opened at Armenian College. A private school had also been started for the girls of the community, but it closed down.
In 1922, David Avetic Davidian started a school for girls and boys. In 1949, this school joined Armenian College.
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