Mayo College Ajmer

One of the finest schools in India and
founded by the British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the College is famous not
only for its education but for its architecture as well. Designed by
Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, the state engineer of Jaipur, Mayo College
is built of white marble. Founded in 1875 as a school for Indian
princes, its first pupil was the Maharaja of Alwar. Keeping tradition
and royalty in mind, the prince arrived at the college perched on an
elephant along with a massive entourage of servants, camels,
trumpeters and whoever wished to come along. College Groomed Princes
to Behave like a British gentlemen
Rudyard Kiplings father designed Mayos coat of arms, and
the colleges students normally proceeded to Oxford or Cambridge
universities after being groomed on how to behave like `British
gentlemen. The college premises also have a hospital and a
museum with portraits of its illustrous alumni and souvenirs from
princely pasts.
The school befitted princes, with its huge gardens and rooms for
their servants to live. Not to be outdone, some princes built their
own mini palaces within the school premises. Today, Mayo College is no
longer restricted to children of the rich and famous. Although the
British left India 50 years ago, Mayo College still retains its
Imperial aura.
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