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Among the
illustrious alumni of this institution are luminaries from all walks
of life.
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Dr.
Rajendra Prasad |
Dr.
Surendranath Dasgupta |
Nirad
C. Chaudhuri |
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The first elected
President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, had always been engaged in helping
people in distress, an absolute synchronization with the views of Mahatma
Gandhi, the father of the nation. He had been president of
the committee, framed to develop the Constitution of
India and
considered education to be a main force in the development
of a nation. |
The eminent scholar of Sanskrit and
Philosophy, Surendranath Dasgupta had been the
President of the Indian Philosophical Congress. In academics he
was the principal of Sanskrit College and a professor at Calcutta University.
His contribution to education needs no mention and he was
pronounced amongst his contemporaries. |
The prolific writer
Nirad C. Chaudhuri had topped the University of Calcutta merit list standing First Class First. Being highly influenced by the English Neoclassical poet, Alexander Pope, he had written many productive books, out of which The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian had short listed him among the best in the world. |
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Deshapran
Birendranath Sasmal |
Dr.
Ramesh Chandra Majumdar |
Bibhuti
Bhusan Bandyopadhyay |
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As
Birendranath Sasmal was immensly inspired by Surendranath
Banerjea's idilolism, he had sought to be transferred to the
College (Ripon College). He had earned his degree from England and had joined Calcutta High Court in 1904. His patriotism,
social welfare, devotion of country earned him the title 'Deshpran'. |
The author of Corporate Life in Ancient India,
Ramesh Chandra Mazumdar had been one of the most famous researchers and writers of
ancient history. He had started his career under the supervision of Haraprasad Shastri and had been awarded Premchand Roychand Studentship. He had joined Calcutta University as a lecturer in
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The
eminent author of Bengali literature, Bibhuti Bhusan
Bandyopadhyay paved his path to glory by etching
timeless classics. His works include 'Pather Panchali' and 'Chander Pahar'. Later
Pather Panchali was made into a cinema by Satyajit Ray which
won an Oscar in the year 1994. His contribution to the
Bengali literary world will always be remembered through the
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Dr.
Harendra Coomar Mukherjee, the ex-governor of West Bengal has
also studied in this College .
Noted Bengali novelist like Dhurjati
Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Bibhuti Bhusan Mukhopadhyay and
Monisankar
Mukhopadhyay are all worthy alumni of this institution.
Many ex-students of this college have risen to the
highest echelons of the academic world, notably Prof. Sushil
Kr Mukherjee Ex. V.C., University of Calcutta , Prof
Dhananjay Nasipuri, Prof Dilip Bose, Ex. V.C. Burdwan University and Ex. V.C.
Tripura University, Prof. Santosh
Sarkar Ex. V.C. Jadavpur University.
In the field of art and Sculptor
the internationally famous sculptor Chintamoni Kar was a alumnus of
this College.
The College has the remarkable distinction of having
had on its rolls Olympians like Sailen Manna, Samar Banerjee and
T. Ao, captain of Indian Football team
in the 1952 Olympic games.
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Such a
distinguished galaxy of alumni, could hardly be produced without the
untiring zeal of an equally worthy galaxy of outstanding scholars
who have inspired and guided this institution ever since its
inception. Apart from the founder Surendranath Banerjea, the
institution has been fortunate to have illustrious teachers like Krishnakamal
Bhattacharya, Ramendrasundar Trivedi, Janakinath
Bhattacharya, Bipin
Behari Gupta, Narendranath Raye, Rabindranath Ghosh, Jadunath
Sarkar, Radhakumud Mukhopadhyay, Bhabatosh Dutta, Buddhadev Bose,
Asit Bandhopadhyay, Ajit Ghosh, Hirendranath Mukhopadhyay, Bishnu Dey
and Gautam Chattopadhyay.
We have named just some of the
illustrious teachers amongst many who have left their imprint on this
century old institution of learning.
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