Deccan Education Society

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educational society non-profit organization

The Deccan Education Society is an Indian educational organization founded in the late 19th century that played a key role in promoting modern, nationalist education during the freedom movement.

Aliases (1)

Fergusson College, Poona ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational society → non-profit organization →
associatedWithMovement	Indian nationalist movement →
associatedWithPerson	Bal Gangadhar Tilak →
cityOfOrigin	Pune →
country	India →
educationLevel	higher education → school education →
foundedDuring	British Raj →
foundedIn	1884 →
foundedInCentury	19th century →
founder	Bal Gangadhar Tilak → Gopal Ganesh Agarkar → Madhavrao Namjoshi → Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi → Vaman Shivram Apte → Vishnushastri Chiplunkar →
hasAlumniType	academics → political leaders → social reformers →
headquartersCountry	India →
headquartersLocation	Pune →
headquartersState	Maharashtra →
historicalSignificance	pioneer of modern education in western India →
ideology	nationalist education →
knownFor	modern, secular curriculum → promoting nationalist leaders as educators →
languageOfInstruction	English → Marathi →
legalStatus	registered society →
mottoLanguage	Sanskrit →
nonProfitStatus	non-governmental →
notableInstitutionEstablished	Fergusson College →
notableInstitutionLocation	Pune →
notableInstitutionType	college →
operates	colleges → research and educational institutions → schools →
organizationalFocus	liberal arts education → science education →
purpose	promotion of modern education →
regionServed	India → Maharashtra NERFINISHED →
roleInHistory	Indian independence movement →
sector	education →
typeOfOrganization	voluntary organization →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gopal Krishna Gokhale ("Fergusson College, Poona") →	associatedWith
Bal Gangadhar Tilak →	coFounded