Surendranath College
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| Type | Undergraduate college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1884 |
| Location | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University of Calcutta |
| Website | Surendranath College |
Surendranath College is an undergraduate college affiliated to the University of Calcutta, in Kolkata, India. It was founded in 1884 by the nationalist leader Surendranath Banerjea.
The Surendranath College, 24/2 Mahatma Gandhi road, Kolkata. Feb. 2014
Admission queue of undergraduate courses at Surendranath college. June 2011
The Women's section of the college was founded in 1931 by Mira Datta Gupta, its first Principal.
For much of its history it was known as Ripon College, named for the British Viceroy Lord Ripon, but in 1948-1949 it was renamed for its founder. Swami Vivekananda delivered his first address in Calcutta from the rostrum of this college on his return from Chicago after his famous deliverance at the Parliament of the World's Religions.
Eminent faculty
- Jadunath Sarkar, eminent Indian historian
- Sir Surendranath Banerjea - Founder of Indian National Association, precursor to Indian National Congress
- Buddhadeb Bosu- also a novelist
- Bishnu Dey, Poet, Jnanpith Award winner
- Mira Datta Gupta - Eminent Social Activist and Politician
- Hiren Mukherjee - Ex Faculty - Department of History/ Ex Parliamentarian
Asish K Ghosh - Ex Faculty-Department of Zoology/Ex Director Zoological Survey of India
Notable alumni
Politicians
- Dhirendranath Datta, Bangladeshi language movement martyr
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first president of independent India
Academics
- Anil Kumar Gain, renowned mathematician from the University of Cambridge, Fellow of the Royal Society
Writers
- Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay - novelist
- Nirad C. Chaudhuri - author
- Sunil Gangopadhyay - novelist
- Mani Shankar Mukherjee - novelist
- Farrukh Ahmed - poet
- Mohitlal Majumdar - literary critic
- Bishnu Prasad Rabha - author, poet, music director
Artists
- Chintamoni Kar - Eminent sculptor; Principal of Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
Sportsmen
- Sailen Manna - Captain, Indian soccer team (1952 Olympic Games)
External links
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