Daly College – Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Daly College – Indore, Madhya Pradesh
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About the location (from Wiki):
The Daly College, located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, was founded by General Sir Henry Daly of the Imperial Indian Army during the colonial India’s British Raj. It was established in 1881, and is one of the oldest co-educational boarding school in the world. The school has graduated many dignitaries and is a co-educational, residential public schoo. 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, and in December of the year, a commemorative stamp on the college was released by Indian Postal service. The school is also a member of the G20 Schools Group.

The founder Sir Henry Daly, from the very first had evinced a great interest in education. He instituted the “Residency College” at Indore and paid close attention to its work and all round progress. He took a leading part in the discussion , which resulted in the foundation of the Mayo College at Ajmer. 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”. It was in February 1881, that Sir Henry Daly finally left India. The “Residency College” at Indore was 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 in India. Subscriptions flowed in and in due course a handsome building bearing the name “The Daly College” and containing a full suite of classrooms was erected about half a mile from the residency.

Movies shot at this location:
Humse Tum Dosti Kar Lo from Narsimha
Chhad Zid Karna song from Pyar Kiya To Darna Kiya

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