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It was reorganized as the 'Anglo Arabic College' by the British East India Company in 1828 to provide, in addition to its original objectives, an education in English language and literature. It was renamed Zakir Husain College in 1975 after Dr. Zakir Husain, a distinguished educator and a President of India.
It was originally surrounded by a wall and connected to the walled city fortifications and was referred to as the College Bastion. [4] [5] It was reorganized as the 'Anglo Arabic College' by the British East India Company in 1828 to provide, in addition to its original objectives, an education in English language and literature. [6] [7]
Mar 23, 2020 · In 1926 it became Anglo Arabic Intermediate College and in 1927 it became a Degree College and graduated to being called “Anglo Arabic College”, This Anglo Arabic College came to an abrupt end in the wake of bloody riots in 1947.
“The college had been renamed after Dr Zakir Hussain on Indira Gandhi’s insistence. Since the time the college’s name was changed from Delhi College, there was a current of...
Like its predecessor, Anglo Arabic College also came to a sad and abrupt end. It had to be closed in September, 1947 due to communal disturbances in the wake of the partition of India. The College was renamed Delhi College soon after it opened in 1948 .
The college was enclosed by high walls and was connected to the walled city fortifications. It was then known as College Bastion. Later the British East India Company restructured it as the 'Anglo Arabic College' in 1828. It was done to redefine its objectives and to impart education in English language and literature.
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Zakir Husain Delhi College, formerly known as Zakir Husain College, Anglo Arabic College, and Delhi College, was founded in 1692 and is the oldest existing educational institution in Delhi. It is currently a constituent college of the University of Delhi.
