Question

Where was first Madarsa set up by the British in India

Answer 1

At Calcutta[kolkata]

Answer 2

The first Madarsa was set up in Culcutta (Kolkata) by British government.

EXPLANATION:

This Madarsa is originally situated at Baithakkhana near Sealdah in Calcutta. It was by first set up Warren Hastings, the Governor General of 'East India Company' in 1870.

At the time of its construction, it became the leading institution of Islamic education where students come to get the Islamic religious knowledge. Mulla Majduddin was the first head preceptor of this Madarsa.