Hindu School is a state government administered school situated in the heart of the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) – the cultural capital of India – opposite Presidency College, amidst College Square, Sanskrit College, Coffee House and Calcutta University. Hindu School is reputed to be one of the oldest and leading institutions for education in India. It was established in 1817 by stalwart educationists like Maharaja Radhakanta Deb, David Hare, Diwan Baidya Nath Mukherjee and others in a visionary and ahead-of-era intention to impart modern education to the young students in European and Oriental subjects.