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'''Elphinstone High School''' was a school established in 1822 in [[Bombay]], [[India]] in honour of [[Mountstuart Elphinstone]], [[Governor of Bombay]] (1819–1827). In 1834 the Elphinstone Institute was founded, which started the [[Elphinstone College]]. The English medium school in Bombay was renamed as the Elphinstone High School. <br />
[[File:Old-vintage-photo-of-elphinstone-high-school-mumbai-maharashtra-india-DH1E3K.jpg|border|center|369x369px|An old vintage photo of Elphinstone High School]]<br />
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Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar was admitted in Elphinstone High School in 1904. He completed his matriculation in 1907. He was the first untouchable in India to achieve the matriculation feat.<br />
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==References==<br />
*[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/greater_bombay/history.html#5 Greater Bombay District Gazetteer 1986, British Period]<br />
*[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/greater_bombay/publiclife.html#2 Greater Bombay District Gazetteer 1986, Public Life]<br />
*[http://www.ncte-in.org/pub/tilak/4.2.htm Education in India in the 19th Century]<br />
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