The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Bhabha, Hormasji Jehangir, Bombay
Bhabha, Hormasji Jehangir, Bombay; Born, 1852; Educated at Bombay; B.A., 1868; M.A., 1870; Joined Mysore Service as Vice-Principal, Central College, 1876; Principal, Maharajah's College, Mysore, 1884; Secretary to Government, Educational Department, 1890; Inspector-General of Education, Mysore, 1895; Fellow of the Bombay and Madras Universities. 1904; deputed to Europe and America to study the systems of Primary Education, 1906; raised the number of Primary schools for boys from 1,143 to 1,776, and for girls from 55 to 214; Secondary schools for boys from 216 to 245, for girls from 17 to 54 : Industrial, Technical and special schools from 1 to 24 : introduced Manual Training and Kindergarten instruction into the schools of the State; introduced religious and moral instruction in schools; increased the minimum pay of Village School Masters to Rs. 10 per mensem. Retired, 1909. Address: Bombay.