Education
In 1895 Raja Mahendra Pratap took admission in the Government High School, Aligarh but soon he switched over to the Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental Collegiate School. Here, he received his education under British Headmasters and Muslim teachers all from Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College Aligarh founded by Sir Sayed Ahmad Khan. With this background he shaped into a true representative of secular society. To bring India at par with European Countries, Raja Mahendra Pratap established a free indigenous technical institute, ‘Prem Mahavidyalaya’ in his palace at Vrindavan on May 24, 1909.
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