Title: INDRAPRASTHA GIRL'S SCHOOL
Date Of Issue: 8-Jul-2006
Denomination: 500(Ps)
No/Issue Sheet: 24
Printing Process: Photogravure
Nos. Printed: 0.8 Million
Printer: India Security Press, Nashik
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century modern education was yet to reach the women of India, especially the north India. In March 1904 Annie Besant, in a pamphlet entitled 'The Edication of indian Girls' inspired the Indraprastha Lodge of the the Theosophical Soceity of India to promote girls' education in tune with the Indian ethos and value systems. A small band of enlightened enthusiasts decided to establish a school in old Delhi, and on 21st May 1904, the first girls school in Delhi, the Insdraprastha Girl's School, came into existence with just seven students on its rolls. It was a defining and historic moment marking the beginning of a new era. Luminaries such as Rabindranath Tagore, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Motilal Nehru, Dr.Annie Besant, Sarojini Naidu, Tej Bahadur Sapru etc. visited this school and appreciated the pioneering work done in the field of women's education in India.Indraprastha School has played a remarkable role in pioneering the education of girls of all creed and religion. The Department of Posts is happy to issue a commemorative postage stamp on Indraprastha Girl's School.
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