Rajkumar College, Rajkot

Public (1938) school in India
22°17′36″N 70°47′51″E / 22.2932°N 70.7974°E / 22.2932; 70.7974InformationTypePublic (1938)Motto"Knowledge is Power"Established1868 (1868)FounderRichard Harte KeatingeSchool districtRajkotPresidentHH Thakore Saheb Shri Mandhatasinhji of RajkotPrincipalMr. Yash SaxenaGradesK-12Number of students1900HousesJhalawar, Halar, Sorath, GohilwarAthleticsTrack and field, and athletics meet annuallyAthletics conferenceBoys and Girls AssembleSportsCricket, football, hockey, swimming, basketball, tennis, table tennis, horse riding, volleyball, rifle shootingNicknameRKCAffiliationCBSEAlumni website http://www.rkcalumni.com/Websitewww.rkcrajkot.com/

The Rajkumar College (or RKC) in Rajkot, Gujarat is one of the oldest K-12 institutions in India. RKC has a 28.656-acre (1,15,965 m²) campus in Rajkot. The foundation stone of Rajkumar College was laid in 1868. The institution was designed by Colonel Keatinge and was formally opened by the Governor of Bombay, H. B. Sir Seymour Fitzgerald, in 1870. The college was founded for the education of the princely order by the princes and chiefs of Kathiawad for their sons and relations.[1]

Girls College

Rajkumar College for Girls was introduced on 24 March 2011 by Governor of Gujarat Kamala Beniwal.[2]

Rajkoomar Indian College, Kattywar

Notable alumni

  • Sambhaji Raje Chhatrapati
  • Maharaja Bhavsinhji II of Bhavnagar State[3]
  • Ranjitsinhji, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar (1872–1933)[3]
  • Takhtsinhji, Maharaja of Bhavnagar[3]
  • Ajay Jadeja, former Indian Cricketer

See also

References

  1. ^ A. S. Bhalla (30 March 2015). Monuments, Power and Poverty in India: From Ashoka to the Raj. I.B.Tauris. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-78453-087-7.
  2. ^ Bhalla, A. S. (2015). Monuments, power and poverty in India: from Ashoka to the Raj. International library of colonial history. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-78453-087-7.
  3. ^ a b c Forty Years (1870–1910) of the Rajkumar College by Chester Macnaghten. First principal of the college and other sources. Compiled by Sir H.H. Bhavsinhji, Maharaja of Bhavnagar.

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