Dayapuram Educational and Cultural Centre

Dayapuram Institutions
Other name
Ansari Orphanage
TypeEducation
Established1984
Location
Kettangal
,
Kerala
,
India

11°19′19″N 75°56′07″E / 11.321973°N 75.935386°E / 11.321973; 75.935386
Campus48 acres (190,000 m2)
AffiliationsState Orphanage Control Board
CBSE
Madurai Kamaraj University
Calicut University
Websitewww.dayapuram.org

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

  1. Ansari Orphanage, established in 1984
  2. Dayapuram Residential School (1984)
  3. Madrasathul Mufthah (1984)
  4. Dayapuram Nursery School (1984)
  5. Dayapuram Arts and Science College for women (2002 )
  6. Madurai Kamaraj University Distance Education Center
  7. Dayapuram Juma Musjid, general mosque
  8. Zainab Musjid, a mosque for women only
  9. 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 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]

References

  1. ^ "Dayapuram Educational and Cultural Center". dayapuram.org.
  2. ^ "Home - Ministry of Women & Child Development - GoI". wcd.nic.in.
  3. ^ "History and Character of Dayapuram". dayapuram.org. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Dayapuram". edoptiondayapuram.org. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Archive News". The Hindu. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008.
  6. ^ "Dayapuram Educational and Cultural Center". dayapuram.org.
  7. ^ "مجمع الشيخ عبد الله الانصاري - للقرآن الكريم وعلومه". qatarch.com.
  8. ^ "Archive". The Hindu. 3 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 January 2008.
  9. ^ "Gulf times- Qatar's top-selling English daily newspaper - Homepage". Gulf Times.
  10. ^ "Al Islam Charitable Trust, Calicut". dashadayapuram.org. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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