 Chandra Sekhar Behera Zila School, Sambalpur In the year 1852, an Anglo-Vernacular School was set up at Sambalpur. It was housed in a building ( with stone-and-mud walls and stone-and-lime floor) constructed near Raja-Palace ( Rajabakhri ) : That site now houses the Lady Lewis Girls' High School. Eventually, out of the Anglo-Vernacular School emerged the Zila School, Sambalpur in 1864. In the year 1952, the school was renamed as Chandra Sekhar Behera Zila School, to commemorate the contributions of a renowned socio-cultural savant and freedom-fighter : Chandra Sekhar Behera (1873-1936). The School moved into its new building in 1954. [ Read : The History ]
A Site created by The CSZS Sexagesimal Alumni, Sambalpur, Orissa, India |