Surendranath College
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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 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
.
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
, in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, 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 founded in 1884 by the nationalist leader Surendranath Banerjea
Surendranath Banerjea
Sir Surendranath Banerjee was one of the earliest Indian political leaders during the British Raj. He founded the Indian National Association, one of the earliest Indian political organizations, and later became a senior leader of the Indian National Congress...
.
The Women's section of the college was founded in 1931 by Mira Datta Gupta
Mira Datta Gupta
Mira Dattagupta was a well-known freedom fighter, social worker, educationist, politician and activist on women's issues in Calcutta, India. She was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Bengal and then West Bengal for twenty years from 1937 to 1957, firstly representing Women's constituency in...
, its first Principal.
For much of its history it was known as Ripon College, named for the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Viceroy
Viceroy
A viceroy is a royal official who runs a country, colony, or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning "in the place of" and the French word roi, meaning king. A viceroy's province or larger territory is called a viceroyalty...
Lord Ripon, but in 1948-1949 it was renamed for its founder. Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda , born Narendranath Dutta , was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission...
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
Parliament of the World's Religions
There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World’s Religions, most notably the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893, the first attempt to create a global dialogue of faiths. The event was celebrated by another conference on its centenary in 1993...
.
Eminent faculty
- Sir Surendranath BanerjeaSurendranath BanerjeaSir Surendranath Banerjee was one of the earliest Indian political leaders during the British Raj. He founded the Indian National Association, one of the earliest Indian political organizations, and later became a senior leader of the Indian National Congress...
- Founder of Indian National AssociationIndian National AssociationThe Indian National Association was the first avowed nationalist organization founded in British India by Surendranath Banerjea and Anand Mohan Bose in 1876. The objectives of this Association were “promoting by every legitimate means the political, intellectual and material advancement of the...
, precursor to Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... - Buddhadeb BosuBuddhadeb BosuBuddhadeva Bose was a major Bengali writer of the 20th century. Frequently referred to as a poet, he was a versatile writer who wrote novels, short stories, plays and essays in addition to poetry. He was an influential critic and editor of his time...
- also a novelist - Asit Bandyopadhyay, Ajit Ghosh - Ex faculty Department of Bengali
- Bishnu DeyBishnu DeyBishnu Dey was a prominent Bengali poet, prose writer, translator, academic and art critique in the era of modernism, post-modernism...
, Poet, Jnanpith Award winner - Bhabatosh Dutta - Eminent Economist
- Mira Datta GuptaMira Datta GuptaMira Dattagupta was a well-known freedom fighter, social worker, educationist, politician and activist on women's issues in Calcutta, India. She was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Bengal and then West Bengal for twenty years from 1937 to 1957, firstly representing Women's constituency in...
- Eminent Social Activist and Politician - Hiren Mukherjee - Ex Faculty - Department of History/ Ex Parliamentarian
- Ramendra Sundar Trivedi - Eminent National Statesman, Author - Ex Principal
Politicians
- Dhirendranath DattaDhirendranath DattaDhirendranath Datta was a Bengali lawyer by profession who was also active in the politics of undivided Bengal in pre-partition India, and later in East Pakistan...
, Bangladeshi language movement martyr - Rajendra PrasadRajendra PrasadDr. Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician and educator. He was one of the architects of the Indian Republic, having drafted its first constitution and serving as the first president of independent India...
First President of IndiaPresident of IndiaThe President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
Writers
- Bibhutibhushan BandopadhyayBibhutibhushan BandopadhyayBibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay was one of the most famous Bengali novelist and writer of modern Bengali literature...
- Renowned Bengali novelist - Nemai Bhattacharjee - Novelist
- Nirad C. ChaudhuriNirad C. ChaudhuriItalic textNirad C. Chaudhuri was a Bengali−English writer and cultural commentator...
- Acclaimed author, Commander of the Order of the British Empire - Sunil GangopadhyaySunil GangopadhyaySunil Gangopadhyay , is a celebrated Indian poet and novelist.-Early life:...
, Novelist; President, Sahitya AkademiSahitya AkademiThe Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India... - Bibhuti Bhusan Mukherjee - Novelist
- Mani Shankar MukherjeeMani Shankar MukherjeeShankar, real name Mani Shankar Mukherjee, and generally known in English-language literature as Sankar is a very popular writer in the Bengali language...
- Novelist - Farrukh AhmedFarrukh AhmedFarrukh Ahmad was a poet and writer of Bangladesh. He was born in the village of Sreepur Upazilla of Magura District.He was the second son of Syed Hatem Ali and Begum Rawshan. He graduated from Khulna Zila School in 1937 and did his IA from Ripon College, Kolkata in 1939...
- Poet
Artists
- Chintamoni Kar - Eminent sculptor; Principal of Government College of Art & Craft, KolkataGovernment College of Art & Craft, KolkataThe Government College of Art & Craft in Kolkata is one of the oldest Art colleges in India. It was founded on August 16, 1854 at Garanhata, Chitpur, "with the purpose of establishing an institution for teaching the youth of all classes, industrial art based on scientific methods." as the School of...
Sportsmen
- Talimeran AoTalimeran AoTalimeran Ao Dr Talimeran Ao, the legendary sports persona was the first captain of Independent India's Olympic Football team and the first athlete from undivided Assam to play at the Olympics.. He was born in the Naga village of Chanki, Assam in 1919. Son of Rev...
- Captain, Indian soccer team (1946 Olympic Games) - Sailen MannaSailen MannaSailendra Nath Manna , known popularly as Sailen Manna, is an Indian International Footballer and is considered to be one of the best defenders India has ever produced. He has represented and captained India in different international competitions including Olympics and Asian Games...
- Captain, Indian soccer team (1952 Olympic Games) - Samar (Badru) Bannerjee - Captain, Indian soccer team (1956 Olympic Games)
- Santo Mitra - Captain, Indian soccer team
- Amal Chakraborty (Footballer) - Captain, Indian soccer team
- Prasun Bannerjee - Captain, Indian soccer team