Rajkumar College, Rajkot

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

Rajkumar College
Location
Gymkhana Road
Rajkot 360001

India
Coordinates22.2932°N 70.7974°E / 22.2932; 70.7974
Information
TypePublic (1938)
Motto"Knowledge is Power"
Established1870 (1870)
Founded1868
FounderRichard Harte Keatinge
School districtRajkot
PrincipalMr. Shankar Singh Adhikari
GradesK-12
Number of students1500
HousesJhalawar, Halar, Sorath, Gohilwad
AthleticsTrack and field, and athletics meet annually
Athletics conferenceBoys and Girls Assemble
SportsCricket, football, hockey, swimming, basketball, tennis, table tennis, horse riding, volleyball
NicknameRKC
AffiliationCBSE
AlumniH.H.Ranjitsinhji (Nawanagar)
Alumni website http://www.rkcalumni.com/
Websitewww.rkcrajkot.com/

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

The foundation stone of Rajkumar College was laid in 1868. The institution was designed by Colonel Keatinge and was formally opened by the Governor of Bombay, H. B. Sir Seymour Fitzgerald, 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.[2]

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 24 March 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 24 March 2011, by Kamla Beniwal, governor of Gujarat. The principal, Mr. Thakckar, 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.

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
  • Darbar Saheb Shri Mahipal Vala of Jetpur
  • Thakor Saheb Chaitanyadev of Wadhwan - past
  • Meghrajji III of Dhrangadhra-Halvad - past
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See also

References
  1. K S Ranjitsinhji & the English cricket team
  2. A. S. Bhalla (30 March 2015). Monuments, Power and Poverty in India: From Ashoka to the Raj. I.B.Tauris. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-78453-087-7.
  3. 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.
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