School of Kahma

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Prior to independence, practically all houses were built from mud bricks (kachhe makans). One of these houses was used as school then known as Madrassa. A maulvi (equivalent of teacher) from Gunachaur village used to teach Urdu. When the student population started growing, the village panchayat moved the school to a location on the main Banga Nawanshahr Road with classes up to grade 6. Later it was brought back to grade 5 where it stayed till 1964. The school had 4 rooms with a varanda in front and it was built from pakki brick (itt). A gentleman by the name of Abdulla from Kariha was the headmaster in the pre 1940 era and Kishan Chand from village Gunachaur was the second master. Dina Nath from Naura took over in the start of 1940 era along with the staff of Jagat Singh from Gobind Pur and Sansari Lal from Kahma. This was the only school in the area and was attended by students from villages Bhutan, Jabowal, Bainsan, Malpur and Manguwal. The high schools were in Banga only.
 
Labhu di Khoohi (Halti) next to the school was the life giving source of water for the school, the village residents and the farm animals. The travellers were also enjoying the benefits of that Halti.

 

p6In 1964 the Village Youth Club and Panchayat celebrated Janam Bhoomi Utsav with a tournament and a cultural program at the initiative of Ajit Singh Sant Sipahi. The Education Minister Parbodh Chandar at that time was invited with the efforts of late Dilbagh Singh M.L.A. The Minister laid the foundation stone of the school that would expand to grade 8. Similar programmes continued every year and the school was upgraded to grade 10. To take the school to the next level. Nine additional rooms were built with a hope to turn the school into a college. The contribution of the village residents and the Village Youth Club Kahma had always been there. Kahma Canadian Association is also very proud to play its role in this venture.