Rajkumar College, Rajkot

Rajkumar College
રાજકુમાર મહાવિદ્યાલય

"Knowledge is Power"
Location
Gymkhana Road
Rajkot 360001
India
Coordinates 22°17′36″N 70°47′51″E / 22.2932°N 70.7974°ECoordinates: 22°17′36″N 70°47′51″E / 22.2932°N 70.7974°E
Information
Type Public (1938)
Established 1870
Founded 1868
Founder Lt. Gen. R. H. Keatinge , V.C., C.S.I.
School district Rajkot
Principal Mr. Shankar Singh Adhikari
Grades K-12
Number of students 1500
Houses Jhalawar, Halar, Sorath, Gohilwad
Athletics Track and field, and athletics meet annually
Athletics conference Boys and Girls Assemble
Sports Cricket, football, hockey, swimming, basketball, tennis, table tennis, horse riding, volleyball
Nickname RKC
Affiliation CBSE
Alumni H.H.Ranjitsinhji (Nawanagar)
Alumni website http://www.rkcalumni.com/
Website http://www.rkcrajkot.com/

The Rajkumar College (or RKC) in Rajkot is one of the oldest K-12 institutions in India. RKC has a 26 acre (105,000 m²) campus in the heart of Rajkot city.

History

K S Ranjitsinhji played for the English cricket team [1]

The foundation stone was laid in 1868 and the college was formally opened 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.

Round Square

In 1938, on the initiative of its founding members, the college became a public school (private school in American terms). The college is a founding member of the Indian Public Schools Conference and a member of the Round Square conference of schools, a worldwide association of more than 60 schools that allows students to travel between schools and tour the country or do community service.

In 2001 the college opened its doors to girls, in what has been a boys' bastion for over a century. The school has around 50 girls, with boarding facilities.

Another endeavor of the Rajkumar College Administration has been Priyalok Villas, a pre-school program for the kids; originally housed in a 1909 Hyde sanatorium but now housed in a different building. Whilst having its own domain, it has access to all the facilities of the Rajkumar College.

The school is expanding. The Rajkumar College for Girls, a secondary school was inaugurated on March, 24, 2011; before this, the fully functional elementary co-ed school had flourished for a decade.

Inauguration of the Rajkumar College for Girls, Rajkot

The Rajkumar College for Girls was inaugurated on March 24, 2011, by Dr. Shrimati Kamla Beniwal, governor of Gujarat. The principal, Mr. Thakkar, said that it was a special day for the Rajkumar family. Almost 140 years ago on 16 December 1870 the college was inaugurated by the governor of the Bombay Presidency, Sir Seymour Fitzgerald and another venture of the same college was being inaugurated by a governor, the first lady of Gujarat.

Student life

Sport teams from the college travel around the country to participate in inter public school competitions and district/state/national level events.

Co-curricular activities include public speaking/recitation/debates, bio-enrichment camps, and other cultural activities.

The college motto is Yasya Bhuddhi, Balam Tasya ("Power is where there is knowledge").

Notable alumni

Council presidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ K S Ranjitsinhji & the English cricket team
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
  3. ↑ Probandar
  4. ↑ Wankaner

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