Understanding Education System in Colonial Jalpaiguri Town (1869-1947)

Abstract

In the Colonial period Jalpaiguri was one of the well-known town. The British had formed Jalpaiguri district on 1st January 1869, through a Gazette notification for their administrative interest. After the district formation there spread of education started. In the Bengal State Conference,1939, Dr. Charu Chandra Sanyal told, Jalpaiguri’s educational ratio was 8% in between only 1% was women. But there had been gradual development in the education system from the pre-colonial period to colonial period. In colonial period the spread of education started through the primary schools, after that gradually established secondary school, colleges, libraries, girl’s schools (women education also started). In that time some magazines also published. Jalpaiguri Municipality had also contribution in the spread of education in colonial Jalpaiguri town but certain area has not been touched. The proposed article intends to understand the nature of education system in Colonial Jalpaiguri town.