| The Daly College, Indore | |
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 The Daly College main building | |
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Indore, Madhya Pradesh India | |
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| Type | Privateboarding school Day school |
| Motto | "Gyanamev Shakti" ("Knowledge itself is Power ") |
| Established | 1870; 156 years ago (1870) (as Residency School)[1] 1882; 144 years ago (1882) (as The Daly College) |
| Principal | Gunmeet Singh Bindra[2] |
| Grades | Pre Primary – 12th Boarding: 4th to 12th |
| Number of students | 2000 appx. |
| Campus size | 118.8 acres (0.481 km2) |
| School fees | ₹4 lakh per annum (day school) ₹7.5 lakh per annum (boarding)[3] |
| Affiliation | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Website | dalycollege |
The Daly College is a group of institutions consisting of aco-educationalprivateboarding,day school, a privatejunior school,[4] anundergraduatemanagement school[5] and apostgraduatebusiness school,[6] located inIndore,Madhya Pradesh, India. It was founded bySir Henry Daly of theBritish Indian Army during India's colonialBritish Raj, following an Englishpublic school model. The school started in 1870 as the Residency School. It was then renamed as the East Rajkumar College in 1876, and in 1882, it came to be known as The Daly College. It was established by the Resident Governor of the erstwhile Presidency, to educate the children of the royalty, nobility and aristocracy of Central IndianPrincely States of the 'Marathas', 'Rajputs', 'Mohameddans' and 'Bundelas'. It is one of the oldest co-educational boarding schools in the world.[1][7][8][9]
As of 2015[update] the school has more than 2,000 students.[10] It is ranked 1st in India by Educationworld India for the year 2015 in the category day-cum-boarding schools.[11]
Daly College is affiliated to theCentral Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and CIE. In 2007, the firstInternational Round Square Conference was held at Daly College, and was attended by former KingConstantine II of Greece[2] as its president. In December that year, a commemorative stamp on the college was released byIndia Post.[12] The school is a member of theG20 Schools Group. The Daly College also has an undergraduate management school — theDaly College of Business Management (DCBM) which is affiliated toDevi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya[13](informally abbreviatedDAVV, formerlyUniversity of Indore), and provides aBachelor of Business Administration degree in different disciplines.[14] Daly College also has a Business School under its umbrella – theDaly College Business School (DCBS), affiliated toAICTE,[15] DCBS offers aPost Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in various disciplines.[16]
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The school has its origins in theResidency School, founded bySir Henry DalyGovernor General of India'sAgent toCentral India Agency in 1870, as a school for the children of nobility and aristocrats in theIndore Residency. It was later renamed as the East Rajkumar College in 1876, and in 1882 the school received its present name, The Daly College, after its founder. The school was visited byLord Northbrook (1st Earl of Northbrook)Viceroy andGovernor-General of India in 1875, thereafter it was renamed "Indore Residency College" in 1876. In 1882 the Chiefs named the school "The Daly College" to honour the contribution of Sir Henry Daly.
The foundation stone of the new building was laid on 14 November 1885 byLord Dufferin (1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava)Viceroy andGovernor-General of India, as a memorial in the honour of Sir Henry Daly.[17] In 1891 the twoMaratha Maharajas, SirShivaji RaoHolkar ofIndore (Hokar State) and SirMadho RaoScindia ofGwalior donated the two student houses, 'Gwalior House' and 'Indore House'. In 1898 the "Rajkumar School", which had opened atNowgaon nearChhatarpur (Bundelkhand) in 1872, was amalgamated with the Daly College.[18][19] Later Lt. Gen. Maharajadhiraja SirMadho Rao Scindia,Maharaja ofGwalior unveiled a bust in the honour of Sir Henry Daly in the main building of the school.
In 1905, Sir Henry's son, SirHugh Daly, was appointed agent to theGovernor-General forCentral India atIndore, to the position previously occupied by his father. He took great interest in the Daly College and made it flourish it as a Chief's College. Maharajadhiraja SirTukojirao Holkar III,Maharaja ofIndore (Hokar State) then donated 118 acres (0.48 km2) of land east of the old campus and rulers contributed to build on the newly acquired land. Construction started in 1906 on two student houses, a temple, a mosque and the Principal's residence. The main building was constructed withmarble from theUdaipur quarries and was designed in theIndo-Saracenic architecture by Col.Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob. The clock tower was donated by Maharaja SirSayaji Rao IIIGaekwad ofBaroda.[20]
The main building was officially inaugurated on 8 November 1912 byLord Hardinge (1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst)Viceroy andGovernor-General of India, after which the old campus was given up. For the next 28 years the college was open exclusively to the sons of the Princes and Chiefs ofCentral India as well as the rest in theIndian Empire. In 1940 the Board of Governors decided to prepare students for a modern and free India. The Daly College came together with a few other institutions and started the Indian Public Schools Conference. Its doors were thrown open to admissions on merit, regardless of caste or creed. Recently, the school added an 1100+ seat auditorium to its infrastructure.
The school became coeducational residential in 1997, and in 2005 it became a member of theRound Square. It was proclaimed the second best school in India in 2013. The school won the prestigious "Kasliwal Trophy" for a record 20 times (1992–2012).
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Motto –The Sanskrit motto "Gyanamev Shakti" or "Knowledge is power".[21]
Coat of arms –The arms represent the main section of the Central Indian CommunityMaratha,Rajput,Bundela andMohammedan. The arms have been devised in great measure from those given to chiefs on the Delhi, banners of 1877.
1st Quarter – 'Tenne' is the nearest Heraldic colour to 'Bhagwa', the colour ofMaratha standard and of Saivite devotee: the wings and flame represent thePawars (Puars ofDewas Junior,Dewas Senior &Dhar), who derived descent from theParmars, the worldwide Sovereignty of clan being proverbial (Wings), while they were also Aganikulas (Flame), the play of 6 argent and gules gives the well knownHolkar banner, while the horse ofKhandoba is their emblem, the chief azure is forScindia, and the cobra is the mark of the house.
2nd Quarter – A Barry of fives is the Pachranga of theRajputs: the sun representing the Suryavanshis and the moon the Chandravanshis, the flame the Agnivanshis.
3rd Quarter – Green is theMohammedan colour and the crescent their badge: the tower represents Bhopal and its fort of Fatehgarh, the spear and 'talwar' the Pindari element, and the fish, the Mani Martib- the sacred emblem.
4th Quarter – Purpure or murrey is given to allBundela Arms, the Chevron 'gutty de sang' refers to the traditional origin from 'bund' a drop, the fort on a hill to the famous Ath-kot ofBundelkhand, and to the Vindhyas whence also (Vyandhyelkhand) they derive their name: Devi Vindhyvasini of Mirzapur is the Tutelary goddess of the clan.
The Daly arms are commemorative of General Sir Henry Daly, from whom the college derives its name. All these symbols of different states are brought together by a common motto 'Gyanameva Shakti'.
The Supporters –On the right aMaratha prince and on the leftRajput Prince. Below the barley refers to Bundelkhand and the poppy toMalwa, thus designating the east and the west of the Region. And theBritish Lion is seated on top.
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4th November, 1905....The old Daly College was founded here as long ago as 1881, in the time of that excellent and beloved Political Officer, Sir Henry Daly
the Daly college, Indore erected as a memorial of him was opened 14 Nov, 1885.
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