St. Charles Inter College, Sardhana 4.59

St. Charles’ Inter College is infact an offspring of St. Francis Primary School, which was started in 1887 in Begum Samrus’ old palace presently known as St. John’s Seminary. The school was founded by the Capuchin Fathers and named it after their Patron St. Francis. The purpose of starting school was merely for the benefit of poor Catholic boys. The Capuchins from Agra and Tibet Mission were frequent visitors to the court of Begum Samru. They used to receive all encouragement and help to multiply their activities in the area. When Begum Samru died in 1836, her estate lapsed to the British Government. The present St. Charles’ Inter College building was formerly the palace of the Begum Samru of Sardhana. The Agra mission purchased the Begum’s palace on 28th December 1887 in an auction for Rs. 25,000/- then St. Francis’s School was shifted from old palace to the new premises. The palace, presently St. Charles’ Inter College is two storied building in an Anglo-Indian style. It was designed and extended by Anthony Reghilini, an Italian Officer in Begum’s Army. The palace was then called “Kothi Dilkhusha”. It is raised upon a basement of 11 feet in height. The whole palace complex is situated in about 60 acres of land.