Rajasthan is filled with legends of Rajputs and one would love to see where it all begins in this day and age. In 1914 His Excellency Lord Hardinge of Penshurst, Viceroy and Governor General of India on 8/2/1914 inaugurated the institution. Maharaja Sir Pratap Singhji, Regent, Jodhpur State and Lady Hardinge, were present at the inauguration. The new elegant red sandstone building in Rajput Style is having an enormous façade. A red sandstone inscription reads:
“This building was opened by Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, Viceroy and Governor General on 8th February, 1914.” Begun in 1875 by Maharaja Pratap Singhji, this school was started for the wards of the Thakurs of Jodhpur state. This school was begun in the same year as Mayo College. The school was originally named Powlett Nobles Elgin Rajput School.
A carved marble monogram displays this name at the top of the main school building façade and....
