Dayapuram Educational and Cultural Centre
Other name | Ansari Orphanage |
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Type | Education |
Established | 1984 |
Location |
Kettangal, Kerala, India 11°19′19″N 75°56′07″E / 11.321973°N 75.935386°ECoordinates: 11°19′19″N 75°56′07″E / 11.321973°N 75.935386°E |
Campus | 48 acres (190,000 m2) |
Affiliations |
State Orphanage Control Board CBSE Madurai Kamaraj University Calicut University |
Website |
www |
Dayapuram[1] is an institutional campus in Kerala, India. It is named for a part of the village Kattangal, near Kunnamangalam in Kozhikode district. In Malayalam, the word "Dayapuram" means "the land of kindness".
Institutions
- 'Ansari Orphanage, established in 1984
- Dayapuram Residential School (1984)
- Madrasathul Mufthah (1984)
- Dayapuram Nursery School (1984)
- Dayapuram Arts and Science College for women (2002 )
- Madurai Kamaraj University Distance Education Center
- Dayapuram Juma Musjid, general mosque
- Zainab Musjid, a mosque for women only
- Dayapuram Library
Hostels
- Girls Hostel
- Working Woman's Hostel[2]
History
The school was established in 1984[3] as an English Medium School near to the National Institute of Technology Calicut, (formerly R.E.C. Calicut), their aim was to bring educationally backward situations into to the mainstream, especially for orphans.[4] Orphans from all religions are admitted without regard to financial circumstances.[5] Shaik Abdulla Ibrahim Al Ansari,[6] was their main financial source. In 1986, Ansari formally inaugurated Qatar Calendar House[7] and Dayapuram Residential School gets affiliation of the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi in 1986.[8][9]
Organisation
All institutions are under Al Islam Charitable Trust.[10]
Affiliates and other institutions
- Good Hope English Medium School, Chennamangallur
References
- ↑ http://dayapuram.org/
- ↑ Ministry of Women and Child Development
- ↑ http://dayapuram.org/history.htm
- ↑ http://edoptiondayapuram.org/dayapuram.htm
- ↑ The Hindu : Kerala / Kozhikode News : Muslims told to fight fundamentalism
- ↑ Dayapuram - Educational and Cultural Centre
- ↑ دار التقويم القطرى
- ↑ The Hindu : Kerala / Kozhikode News : New forum to fight communalism
- ↑ Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper - Qatar
- ↑ http://dashadayapuram.org/AlCT.htm