| Type | Undergraduate college |
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| Established | 1884 |
| Affiliation | University of Calcutta |
| Address | 24/2, MG Road, Baithakkhana , , , 700009 , 22°34′15″N 88°22′02″E / 22.5707434°N 88.3673246°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Surendranath College |
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)  Location in Kolkata ) Surendranath College (India) | |
Surendranath College is an undergraduate college affiliated to the University of Calcutta, in Kolkata, India. It was founded in 1884 by the nationalist leader and eminent scholar Surendranath Banerjee.
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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.
It's a NAAC B+ grade accredited college(2017).
Eminent faculty
- Jadunath Sarkar, eminent Indian historian
- Sir Surendranath Banerjea - Founder of Indian National Association, precursor to Indian National Congress
- Buddhadeb Bosu - Poet and novelist
- Bishnu Dey, Poet, Jnanpith Award winner
- Mira Datta Gupta - Eminent Social Activist and Politician
- Hiren Mukherjee - Ex Faculty - Department of History/ Ex Parliamentarian
- Phani Bhusan Chakravartti - First Indian chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court
Notable alumni
- Dhirendranath Datta, Bangladeshi language movement leader
- Mohammad Mohammadullah, Former President of Bangladesh
- Anil Kumar Gain, renowned mathematician from the University of Cambridge, Fellow of the Royal Society
- 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
- Chintamoni Kar - Eminent sculptor; Principal of Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
- Sailen Manna - Captain, Indian soccer team (1952 Olympic Games).
- Sachindra Prasad Bose - Political activist
Social initiative
During the Coronavirus Pandemic in India, With the demand for hand sanitizers raised in the wake of the Coronavirus scare, Surendranath College made a low-cost sanitiser meeting WHO guidelines. Apart from the chemical ingredients available at the lab, other contents such as Alcohol and Hydrogen Peroxide were procured from market, and the concoction was prepared meeting WHO specifications. The sanitiser is named Sparsho (touch) and the bottles are distributed for free among the locals[1][2]
See also
- Surendranath Law College
- Surendranath Evening College
- Surendranath College for Women
- List of colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta
- Education in India
- Education in West Bengal
