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The Daly College, Indore. Location Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
INDIAInformation Type Private. Motto "Gyanamev Shakti" or "Knowledge is Power (Strength)" Established 1882 (1870) [1] Head of school Rai Bahadur Sumer Singh Muhajir, Mian Talukdar of Lyallpur Zamindari [2] Grades Pre Primary - 12th. Number of students 2000 appx. Campus size 118 acres (0.48 km2) Houses Boys: Ashoka, Jawahar-Tagore, Rajendra and Vikram; Girls: Ahilya, Bharti and Indira. Affiliation Central Board of Secondary Education Examination (CBSE) Website http://www.dalycollege.org/ The Daly College, located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, was founded by Sir Henry Daly of the British Indian Army during India's colonial British Raj. It was established in 1881, and is one of the oldest co-educational boarding school in the world.[1]
The school has graduated many dignitaries and is a co-educational, residential public school. Daly College is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (C.B.S.E.). In 2007, the first-ever International Round Square Conference was held at Daly College, attended at its President by H.M. King Constantine II of Greece,[2] and in December of the year, a commemorative stamp on the college was released by India Post.[3] The school is also a member of the G20 Schools Group.
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History
It was founded in 1882. In 1870 the Princes of Central India were motivated by Sir anmol chopra, Agent to the Governor-General for Central India (1871–1881), into establishing the Central India Princely School, to provide a British education to their sons. The school was visited by H.E. Lord Northbrook (1st Earl of Northbrook) Viceroy and Governor-General of India in 1875, thereafter it was renamed Indore Residency College in 1876 with Mr. Aberigh Mackay as its first principal. Later in 1882, the Chiefs decided to name the school The Daly College to honour the contribution of Sir Henry Daly.
The foundation stone of the new building was laid down on November 14, 1885 by H.E. Lord Dufferin (1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava) Viceroy and Governor-General of India, as a memorial in the honour of Sir Henry Daly.[4] In 1891 the Maharaja Holkar of Indore and the Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior donated the two student houses. In 1898, the "Rajkumar School" which had opened at Nowgaon near Chhatarpur (Bundelkhand) in 1872, was amalgamated with the Daly College.[5][6] Later Lt. Gen. H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sir Madho Rao Scindia II, Maharaja of Gwalior unveiled a bust in the honour of Sir Henry Daly in the main building of the school.
Daly College, Indore
In 1905, Sir Henry's Son; Sir Huge Dermont Daly was appointed the agent to the Governor-General for Central India at Indore, to the position previously occupied by his father. He took great interest in the Daly College and flourished it as a Chief's College. H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sir Tukoji Rao Holkar III, Maharaja of Indore then donated 118 acres (0.48 km2) of land east of the old campus and various rulers contributed to build on the newly acquired land. Construction started in 1906 on two student houses, a Temple, a Mosque and the Principal's residence. The main building was constructed out of marble from the Udaipur quarries and was designed in the Indo-Saracenic architecture by Col. Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob.[7]
The main building was officially inaugurated on November 8, 1912 by H.E. Lord Hardinge (1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst) Viceroy and Governor-General of India, after which the old campus was given up. For the next 28 years the College was open exclusively to the sons of the Princes and Chiefs of Central India as well as the rest in the Indian Empire. In 1940 the Board of Governors decided to prepare students for a modern and free India. The Daly College came together with a few other institutions and started the "Indian Public Schools Conference" (I.P.S.C.) its doors were thrown open to admissions on merit, regardless of caste or creed.
The school became coeducational residential in 1997, and in 2005 it became a member of the Round Square.
Founder
The founder, Sir Henry D. Daly, from the very first had evinced a great interest in railways and education. He was instrumental in incorporation of B.B. & C.I. as well as also took a leading part in the discussion, which resulted in the foundation of the Mayo College at Ajmer.
He then instituted the "Residency College" at Indore and paid close attention to its work and all round progress, it was his legacy to India in the form of a modern English school to educate the Princes of the then States of Central India. However it was setup in an inadequate building and it was felt that the provision of better accommodation would be a tribute to the memory of one who had been a pioneer of education. After his demise, the Chiefs of the Central Indian Princely States proposed to commemorate in some visible and substantial manner the services which he had rendered to the province. Subscriptions flowed in and with due course of time plans for erecting a beautiful building bearing the name "The Daly College" and containing a full suite of classrooms was approved about half a mile from the residency. Consequently, in 1906 a new building was constructed with 'white marble' by the Holkar State Public Works Department.
There is hardly a state in Central India, which does not point with pride to the schools and colleges that owe their origin to his initiatives. Sir Henry Daly was a man of action himself; it was one of his sayings that: "a political officer who could not jump on a horse and ride fifty miles when duty called him wasn't worth keeping".
Biography
General Sir Henry Dermot Daly, G.C.B., C.I.E., O.B.I., I.O.M., was born at Kirkee, near Poona on 25 October 1823, according to his son Hugh's biography of him - Memoirs of General Sir Henry Dermot Daly, G.C.B., C.I.E. (Sometime Commander of the Central India Horse, Political Assistant for Western Malwa, Etc., Etc.). But Sir Henry himself had stated in two or three census returns that he was born on the Isle of Wight. He was the second son of Francis Dermot Daly and Mary Anne McIntosh, who were married (1820) in the Church of St. John the Baptist, Northwood. Mary Anne was the only child of Capt. Hugh McIntosh who had served in Peninsular War with 16th Regiment of Light Dragoons (Burgoyne's Light Horse) and subsequently with 101st Regiment of Foot (Duke of York's Irish), he was finally made (1816) the Quartermaster of the Albany Barracks and Depot (Parkhurst, Isle of Wight) until it was closed down ten years later.
His elder brother F. H. Daly was born in 1821, Albany Cottage (Albany Barracks and Depot) became a barrister and died (1871) unmarried. Their father Francis Daly was born and brought up at Daly's Grove on the village of Cloonbonniffe (County Roscommon). He was a great-grandson of Godfrey O. Daly of Newcastle in Athenry (County Galway), whose descendants are the Daly's Grove and Castle Daly families. Godfrey's father Dermot O. Daly was an ancestor to Baron Dunsandle and Clanconal.
Colonel Francis D. Daly was commissioned in the British Army with 84th Regiment of Foot under the command of Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular War where he was wounded (1813) in the Battle of Bayonne. He was then transferred (1814) to 76th Regiment of Foot with which he served in the American Revolutionary War, thereafter he was again shifted (1818) to 4th Queen's Own Regiment of Light Dragoons with whom he was drafted to serve under the East India Company and arrived here (1822) and volunteered for First Anglo-Afghan War and lead a battalion during the Battle of Ghazni under the command of Lt.-Gen. John Keane, Baron Keane of Ghuznee and Cappoquin who rewarded him for his leadership and bravery by promoting him to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. After which he held command of the regiment until he returned (1842) home along with them. He lived in Carisbrooke and was buried in Gatcombe somewhere near St. Olave's Church when he died (1846).
When Sir Daly was still an infant he was sent back along with his elder brother to be taken care of by their maternal grandmother Mrs. McIntosh in Newport, Isle of Wight here they grew up and went to school where he was a keen student of history. His cheerful and pleasant disposition won him the friendship and confidence of the Ruling Princes and Chiefs. In 1870 he took up appointment as "The Agent" to the Governor General for Central India, which he held until he left India eleven years later. Towards the end of 1889 he suffered a serious injury in a fall while riding and never fully recovered, dying on 21 July 1895. He had been twice recommended for the Victoria Cross, the highest military honor in Britain for gallantry in battle as well as he was awarded the Indian Mutiny Medal for his active role and commanding skills during the Revolt of 1857.
Sir Henry finally left India in 1881 and died on 21 July 1895 at his residence the "The Ryde House", he now lies buried in the Ryde Borough Cemetery (Ryde).
Patrons of the Institution
Honorary
- Colonel His Excellency Lord Linlithgow, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, KG, KT, GMSI, GMIE, OBE, PC, TD, Viceroy and Governor-General of India : (1936–1943) .
- Field Marshal His Excellency Lord Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, GMSI, GMIE, GCB, CMG, MC, PC, Viceroy and Governor-General of India : (1943–1947) .
- Admiral of the Fleet His Excellency Lord Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GMSI, GMIE, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS, Viceroy and Governor-General of India : (1947–1948) .
Hereditary
- Lieutenant General His Highness Maharajadhiraja Mukhtar-ul-Mulk, Azim-ul-Iqtidar, Rafi-us-Shan, Wala Shikoh, Muhtasham-i-Dauran, Umdat-ul-Umara, Hisam-us-Sultanat, Alijah Sir Jivaji Rao Scindia Bahadur Shrinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Fidwi-i-Hazrat-i-Malik-i-Muazzam, Rafi-ud-Darjat-i-Inglistan, GCSI, GCIE, KStJ, Maharaja of Gwalior .
- Major General His Highness Maharajadhiraja, Zubdat-ul-Umara , Farzand-i-Arjmand , Bahadur-ul-Mulk, Raj-Rajeshwar, Alijah Sawai, Sir Yeshwant Rao Holkar II Nusrat Jung Bahadur, GCIE, LL.D. (Cantab.), M.A. (Oxon.), Maharaja of Indore .
- Major General and Air Vice Marshal His Highness Nawab, Iftikhar-ul-Mulk, Sikander-i-Saulat, Haji-Hafiz, Sir Muhammad Hamidullah Khan Jung Bahadur, GCSI, GCIE, KCVO, KStJ, LL.D. (A.U.), B.A. (A.M.U.), Nawab of Bhopal .
- Major General His Highness Maharajadhiraj Samrajya-Bandhavesh, Sir Gulab Singh Baghel JuDev Bahadur, Raja-i-Baghelkhand, GCIE, KCSI, Maharaja of Rewa .
(Post-Independence)
- Lt. Col. H.H. Maharajadhiraj Martand Singh Baghel, Maharaja of Rewa .
- H.H. Nawab Begum Sajida Sultan, Begum of Bhopal .
- H.H. Maharajadhiraja Madhav Rao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior .
- H.H. Maharaniadirani Usha Devi Holkar, Maharani of Indore .
- H.H. Nawab Begum Saleha Sultan, Begum of Bhopal .
- H.H. Maharajadhiraj Pushpraj Singh Baghel, Maharaja of Rewa .
- H.H. Maharajadhiraja Jyotiraditya Rao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior .
Life
- Raja Digvijay Singh Chauhan, Thakur of Raghogarh (Gwalior State) .
- Shri Mukesh Ambani .
- Shri Anil Ambani .
Presidents of the Board of Governors
British Raj
- His Excellency Lord Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, KG, GMSI, GMIE, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, ISO, PC, Viceroy and Governor-General of India : (1910–1916) .
- Captain His Excellency Lord Chelmsford, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, GMSI, GMIE, GCMG, GBE, KStJ, PC, Viceroy and Governor-General of India : (1916–1921) .
- His Excellency Lord Reading, 1st Marquess of Reading, GMSI, GMIE, GCB, GCVO, PC, KC, Viceroy and Governor-General of India : (1921–1925) .
- His Excellency Sir Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, Viceroy and Governor-General of India - {Acting} : (1925–1926) .
- Major His Excellency Lord Irwin, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, GMSI, GMIE, OM, GCMG, PC, Viceroy and Governor-General of India : (1926–1929) .
- His Excellency Sir Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen, GCSI, GCIE, CBE, VD, PC, Viceroy and Governor-General of India - {Acting} : (1929–1931) .
- Major His Excellency Lord Willingdon, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, GMSI, GMIE, GCMG, GBE, PC, B.A. (Cantab.), Viceroy and Governor-General of India : (1931–1933) .
- Major General His Highness Maharajadhiraja, Zubdat-ul-Umara , Farzand-i-Arjmand , Bahadur-ul-Mulk, Raj-Rajeshwar, Alijah Sawai, Sir Yeshwant Rao Holkar II Nusrat Jung Bahadur, GCIE, LL.D. (Cantab.), M.A. (Oxon.), Maharaja of Indore : (1933–1940) .
- Major General and Air Vice Marshal His Highness Nawab, Iftikhar-ul-Mulk, Sikander-i-Saulat, Haji-Hafiz, Sir Muhammad Hamidullah Khan Jung Bahadur, GCSI, GCIE, KCVO, KStJ, LL.D. (A.U.), B.A. (A.M.U.), Nawab of Bhopal : (1940-1942) .
- His Highness Maharaja Mahendra, Saramad-i-Raja-i-Bundelkhand, Sawai Sir Vir Singh Bundela II JuDev Bahadur, KCSI, Maharaja of Orchha (Tikamgarh) : (1942–1946) .
Union of India
- Major His Highness Maharaja Sir Vikram Singh Rao Puar Bahadur, GCSI, Maharaja of Dewas [Senior] : (1946–1948) .
- Lieutenant Colonel His Highness Maharaja Anand Rao Puar IV Bahadur, Maharaja of Dhar : (1948–1949) .
Republic of India
- Maj. Gen. H.H. Maharajadhiraja Yeshwant Rao Holkar, Maharaja of Indore : (1949–1955) .
- H.H. Raja Rao Bahadur Yashodhar Singh Chauhan, Raja of Khilchipur : (1955–1959) .
- Maj. Gen. H.H. Maharajadhiraj Chhatrapati Shrimant Shahji Rao Bhosle, Maharaja of Kohlapur : (1959–1965) .
- H.H. Maharaja Krishnaji Rao Puar, Maharaja of Dewas [Senior] : (1965–1968) .
- H.H. Maharaja Ajit Singh Rathore, Raja of Jhabua : (1968–1971) .
- H.H. Rawat Dewan Bhanu Prakash Singh Parmar, Raja of Narsingarh : (1971–1980) .
- H.H. Maharaja Ajit Singh Rathore, Raja Jhabua : (1980–1983) .
- H.H. Raja Surendra Singh Rathore, Raja of Alirajpur : (1983–1987) .
- H.H. Maharaja Krishnaji Rao Puar, Maharaja of Dewas [Senior] : (1987–1991) .
- Rana Thakur Jayendra Singh Jadon, Chief of Kathiwada {Honorary} : (1991–1995) .
- H.H. Maharaja Krishnaji Rao Puar, Maharaja of Dewas [Senior] : (1995–1997) .
- Thakur Narendra Singh Rathore, Thakur of Bidwal (Dhar State) {Honorary} : (1997–2004) .
- H.H. Maharaja Tukoji Rao Puar, Maharaja of Dewas [Senior] : (2004–2007) .
- H.H. Maharaja Narendra Singh Rathore, Raja of Jhabua : (2008–present) .
Further reading
- Foundations of Daly College, Indore [India], by David Michael Litster. Published by Institute of Civil Engineers, 1889.
- Memoirs of General Sir Henry Dermot Daly, G.C.B.C.I.E., Sometime Commander of Central India, by Hugh Daly. Published 1905.
- Report of the working of the Daly college, by Indore Daly college. Published 1916.
- A short history of the Daly College, by Daly College (Indore, India). Published by (s.n.), 1932.
- Colonial childhoods: the juvenile periphery of India, 1850-1945, by Satadru Sen. Anthem Press, 2005. ISBN 1843311771.
- The Daly Chronicle, Dermot Daly, The Irish Genealogist, volume II, part i, 2002, p. 3 of pp. 3–12.
References
- ^ a b Lord Curzon in India: Being a Selection from His Speeches as Viceroy and Governor-General of India 1898-1905, by George Nathaniel Curzon Curzon, Thomas Raleigh. Published by Macmillan and co., limited, 1906. Page 233. Speech: "4th November, 1905"...."The old Daly College was founded here as long ago as 1881, in the time of that excellent and beloved Political Officer, Sir Henry Daly"...
- ^ a b the first-ever International Round Square Conference at Daly College November 2, 2007.
- ^ 08th December 2007: A commemorative postage stamp on 'THE DALY COLLEGE' -Denomination 0500 P India Post Official website.
- ^ Modern English biography: containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died since the year 1850, with an index of the most interesting matter, by Frederic Boase. Published by Netherton and Worth, 1912. Page 16 "the Daly college, Indore erected as a memorial of him was opened 14 Nov, 1885".
- ^ Speeches By George Nathaniel Curzon. Published by Office of the Superintendent of Govt. Print., India, 1902. Page 408.
- ^ The History and culture of the Indian people, by Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bharatiya Itihas Samiti. Published by G. Allen and Unwin, 1969. Page 72.
- ^ World architecture 1900-2000: a critical mosaic, by Kenneth Frampton, Rahul Mehrotra, Preeti Goel Sanghi, Shilpa Ranade. Published by Springer, 2000. ISBN 3211832912. Page 24.
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