| DELHI COLLEGE |
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MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF DELHI COLLEGE From Madrasa Ghazi-ud-din to Zakir Husain College |
| Madrasa Ghazi-ud-din Delhi College Delhi College Arabic Middle School Arabic High School/ Anglo Arabic High School Anglo Arabic College Delhi College Zakir Husain College |
| 1710-1825 1825-1857 1864-1877 1877-1884 1884-1923 1924-1947 1948-1975 Since 1975 |
| 1702 1710 1710 1792 1710-1824 1825 1828 1829 1839 1830-40 1841 1841 1842 1842-45 1845 1847 1857 1857-92 1864 1866-67 1870-71 1877 1877 1887 1892 1877-1923 |
| Foundation stone laid by Sheikh Shahabuddin alias Ghazi-ud-din Khan Firoz Jang, a courtier of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir. Ghazi-ud-din Khan Firoz Jang died and was buried in a corner of this very building. The school started initially as Madrasa Ghazi-ud-din, a purely religious school. Arabic language was taught. Besides, other traditional subjects were taught in Persian. Re-organisation of the Madrasa. Greek Logic and Philosophy were introduced as subjects. Madrasa Ghazi-ud-din remained a religious school during this period. In 1824, it had nine students who were taught by Maulvi Abdullah. Madrasa Ghazi-ud-din became Delhi College (in April or June). English was introduced as a subject on the recommendation of Sir Charles Metcalf, British Resident Commissioner. Nawab Etimad-ud-Daula Syed Fazl-e-Ali "Khan Bahadur", a minister at the court of Awadh established a wakf (religious endowment) with rupees one lakh seventy thousand to support oriental learning in his native city, Delhi. The College adopted Urdu as medium of instruction for teaching science subjects. The College emerged as a centre of scientific, literary and cultural development. The College set up "Society for the Promotion of Knowledge in India through the Medium of Vernacular Languages" under the patronage of Principal Boutros. The College had two secondary level colleges affiliated to it at Meerut and Bareilly. "Delhi Vernacular Translation Society" was set up. This society had about 125 books translated into Urdu in a span of 15 years. The College set up its own press known as Matba'ul Uloom. In 1845 or a little earlier, the College was shifted to the building of Dara Shikoh Library at Kashmere Gate. Principal Aloys Sprenger set up "Archaeological Society". The College, then situated at Kashmere Gate, was closed at the time of the Uprising. Principal J.H. Taylor, Headmaster Roberts and Second Master Stuart were killed by mob. The Madrasa building at Ajmeri Gate and the Kashmere Gate building were used as barracks for soldiers and police. In May, Delhi College was started again in the building of Delhi Institute (now Town Hall) in Chandni Chowk with Intermediate classes (called F.A. at that time). English became the medium of instruction. Graduate classes started. Two students apeared in B.A. examination of Calcutta University in 1867. Post-graduate classes started. The College was merged with Lahore College and the entire staff was transferred there. Restarted as Arabic Middle School at Sirkiwalan in the Haveli of Ikramullah Khan, Honorary Magistrate. Arabic Middle School had become Anglo Arabic High School by the year 1887. Anglo Arabic High School shifted to the building of Madrasa Ghazi-ud-din at Ajmeri Gate. It was run at school level during this period. |
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