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Government school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Mitra Institution (Main)
Address
60-B Surya Sen Street
Kolkata, West Bengal, 700 009
India
Information
TypeGovernment
Religious affiliation(s)Secular
Established5 January 1898; 126 years ago (5 January 1898)
FounderBisweswar Mitra
School boardWBBSE & WBCHSE
AuthorityGovernment of West Bengal
CategoryHigher Secondary
ChairmanGovernor of West Bengal
PrincipalSayantan Das (Head Master)
Years offered120
Genderonly boys upto X and HS section CO-ED
CampusUrban
AffiliationsWest Bengal Board of Secondary Education
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education

Mitra Institution (Main) is a heritage educational institution of Kolkata, West Bengal, teaching grades one to twelve under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. The school premises are situated at 60-B Surya Sen Street, near Sealdah. There is a different co-educational primary and a girls school section up to class X.

History

The school was established by Babu Bisweswar Mitra on 5 January 1898. Initially it started with only five students. In 1901, Raja Peary Mohan Mukherjee became the first President of the school. After the recognition of University of Calcutta in 1904, the school became famous. Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee and Sir Alexander Pedlar, the then Vice Chancellor, helped the institution to grant affiliation of the university. Bipin Chandra Pal, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Sir Bhupendra Nath Bose, Amritlal Bose visited Mitra Institution (Main) and became involved with its affairs.

Alumni

Others

Name Year Degree Notability References
Saumyendranath Tagore 1917 Matriculation Political ideologue, essayist
Bishnu Dey Poet, essayist
Nirendranath Chakravarty Matriculation Poet, translator, novelist
Debi Prasad Pal Matriculation Advocate, Legislator, Union minister of India

References

  1. "Mitra Institution (Main) School". icbse.com. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. "MITRA INSTITUTION". www.mitrainstitutionmain.com. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  3. "Saumyendranath Tagore". Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. "Bishnu Dey, 'rebel' poet and harbinger of modernism in Bengali verse". Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. "The guardian of Bengali literature Nirendranath Chakraborty passes away". Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  6. "Mitra Institution (Main) Alumni". Retrieved 20 August 2024.

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