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Mahatma Gandhi High School (formerly known as Alfred High School)
Jubilee Chowk, Jawahar Rd, Lohana Para, Rajkot, Gujarat 360007 Phone: 0281 224 2725About
This school was constructed during British rule in India by political agent Kernel Singh, and was the first English school in the saurashtra (region) . Originally called Rajkot English School , it was founded on October 17, 1853, and later became a full-fledged high school. By 1868 it came to be known as Rajkot High School , and was named Alfred High School in 1907. The present buildings of the Alfred High School were built for Kathiawar by the Nawab of Junagadh , Nawab Nawab Sir Muhammad Rasul Khanji Babi, and was named Prince Alfred , the Duke of Edinburgh , as a memorial. This School was opened in January, 1875 by Sir Philip Wodehouse , Governor of Bombay
