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| Maharjah's college, Vijayanagaram. mracollegevzm.com |
Before the advent of the British, a traditional system of education called Gurukulam was being followed in India. The early education of young students began under the supervision of a Guru (Principal teacher) in such traditional schools that were supported by public donation. They were the earliest forms of public schools. Unfortunately, Gurukulams took care of the educational needs of the Upper castes in the Indian society. Consequently, the overwhelming masses had no access to any formal education. This disparity remained unchecked for a pretty long time. In the colonial era, the Grurukulam system had begun to decline as the system introduced by the British became popular. Between 1881–82 and 1946–47, there was an upward mobility of primary schools that grew from 82,916 to 134,866 and the number of students in English Schools grew from 2,061,541 to 10,525,943. As for literacy rates in India, according to the British survey, it rose from
3.2 per cent in 1881 to 7.2 per cent in 1931 and
12.2 per cent in 1947. The Maharajah college in Vijayanagaram was founded by the princely family with a view to making primary education affordable to the common people of this region.
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| MRH School, Vijayanagaram and collegeYouTube |
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| Maps of IndiaVijayanagaram, Andhra. |
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