About us
Our Origin
Immaculate Heart of Mary Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Puducherry
The first School for girls in India – 1844
Its inception and growth
- Synod of Puducherry and its purpose:
Puducherry, in the mid 19th century was gaining importance for the French MEP missionaries in India. In 1844 a Synod for the priests was held there, for which the programme was drafted by Fr.Louis Savenien Dupuis. The President of the Synod, along with the participating priests, discussed at length, the pathetic condition of women in India. During these days Indian women had to endure extreme oppression. Education was denied to girls and was viewed as a curse to the family. A school for girls was unheard of.
The Synod agreed that empowering the women through education was the only means to uphold their dignity and to pull them out of the darkness of ignorance. The Synod also proposed to establish a Congregation of indigenous sisters with the sole responsibility of imparting education to women. The forum entrusted the noble and arduous task to Fr. Louis Savenien Dupuis, who accepted it whole – heartedly.