Binayak Acharya College
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Binayak Acharya College is a college
in Berhampur
, a city in Orissa
, India
. It was established in the early 1980s to cater to the necessity of a government college
in the old city segment of Berhampur. It was named after the late Chief Minister of Orissa, Mr. Binayak Acharya
. Its first principal was Mr. Dayanidhi Panda, a professor of mathematics
. Its current Principal is Mrs P. Santa Devi, Sr Reader in Economics. The college mainly specializes in subjects pertaining to the arts
and commerce
. Courses in science
were introduced in 1997, though only until intermediate level.
College
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in Berhampur
Berhampur
Brahmapur , nicknamed "The Silk City", is a city located in the eastern coastline of Ganjam district of the Indian state of Orissa, about south to state capital, Bhubaneswar.It is also dubbed as "The Dance City" of Orissa after Prince Dance Group and Harihar Das made the state famous in India's...
, a city in Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was established in the early 1980s to cater to the necessity of a government college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
in the old city segment of Berhampur. It was named after the late Chief Minister of Orissa, Mr. Binayak Acharya
Binayak Acharya
Binayak Acharya was an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Orissa from 29 December 1976 to 30 April 1977.-External links:**...
. Its first principal was Mr. Dayanidhi Panda, a professor of mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
. Its current Principal is Mrs P. Santa Devi, Sr Reader in Economics. The college mainly specializes in subjects pertaining to the arts
The arts
The arts are a vast subdivision of culture, composed of many creative endeavors and disciplines. It is a broader term than "art", which as a description of a field usually means only the visual arts. The arts encompass visual arts, literary arts and the performing arts – music, theatre, dance and...
and commerce
Commerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
. Courses in science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
were introduced in 1997, though only until intermediate level.