Presidency University, Kolkata (formerly Presidency College, Kolkata) is a public state university located in College Street, Kolkata. It was among the...
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renamed as Hindu School and the 'Mahapathshala' part became Presidency College, Kolkata. With the establishment of the Supreme Court of Calcutta in 1773...
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Rajendra Nath Mookerjee (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
University of Calcutta honoured him with an honorary D.Sc. (Engineering). He presided over the 8th session of Indian Science Congress held at Kolkata...
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Dipak Banerjee, former Head of the Department of Economics of Presidency College, Kolkata Lives Less Forgotten: Gurusaday Dutt "Indian fellow - Joyoti...
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Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
in Calcutta, graduating in 1908. He joined the Presidency College, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta, where he was taught by teachers who...
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R. P. Goenka (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
Enterprises in 1979. He attended Presidency College of University of Calcutta in his home town of Kolkata and Harvard University in the United States. He was...
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Presidency University may refer to: Presidency University, Kolkata Presidency University, Bangalore Presidency University, Bangladesh Presidency College...
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Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
Raychaudhuri was also revered as a teacher during his tenure at Presidency College, Kolkata. Raychaudhuri was born in a Baidya family coming from Barisal...
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Jadunath Sarkar (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
graduated in English from Presidency College, Calcutta. In 1892, he topped the Master of Arts examination, in English at Calcutta University and in 1897, he received...
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Somak Raychaudhury (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
leave from Presidency University, Kolkata, India, where he is a Professor of Physics, and is also affiliated to the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom...
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Malabika Sarkar (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
academic, former Vice-Chancellor of Ashoka University, and a former Vice Chancellor of Presidency University, Kolkata. She was the first Dean of Faculty & Research...
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Katsumi Yusa (section Presidency University, Kolkata)
Yusa played for Presidency University on his return to Kolkata. It was marked by a celebratory match organised by Presidency University Mariners' Fan Club...
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Ashutosh Mukherjee (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
year 1880, he took admission at the Presidency College (now Presidency University) in Kolkata where he met P.C. Ray and Narendranath Dutta who would later...
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Upendranath Brahmachari (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
master’s degree from Presidency College, Kolkata. In 1898, he married Nani Bala Devi. In the 1900 M.B. Examination of the University of Calcutta, Brahmachari...
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Prafulla Chandra Ray (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
District (now Dighalia, Khulna), in the eastern region of the Bengal Presidency of British India (now Bangladesh). He was the third child and son of Harish...
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Tapati Guha-Thakurta (category Academic staff of Presidency University, Kolkata)
Calcutta, and was previously a professor at Presidency College, Kolkata. Her extensive research work on Kolkata's Durga Puja led to its inclusion in UNESCOs...
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R. C. Majumdar (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
a Baidya family, Majumdar was born in Khandarpara, Gopalganj, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh) on 4 December 1888, to Haladhara Majumdar...
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Sanskrit College and University (erstwhile Sanskrit College) is a state university located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It focuses on liberal arts,...
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Aparna Sen (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
Hazaribagh and Kolkata and had her schooling at Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata. She studied for her B.A. in English at Presidency College, but did...
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Abhijit Banerjee (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
Institute, Kolkata. He dropped out of the program after one week, transferring to Presidency College, then an affiliate of the University of Calcutta...
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R. D. Banerji (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
graduated from the Presidency College with Honours in History in 1907. He obtained his M.A. in history from the Calcutta University in 1911. Bandyopadhyay...
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Peary Charan Sarkar (category Academic staff of Presidency University, Kolkata)
needed] In 1863 he was appointed as a temporary lecturer at Presidency College, Kolkata, and in 1867 he was made permanent. There was some opposition...
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the University of Calcutta until 2010 when it was converted to Presidency University, Kolkata in 2010. Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU)...
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Harinath De (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
attended Raipur High School, and went to study at Presidency College, Kolkata (then in the University of Calcutta), followed by Christ's College, Cambridge...
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Radhanath Sikdar (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
Weather Work in Kolkata, Psyche and Society, Kolkata, May 2009 Lahiri, Ashish Radhanath Sikdar and Colonial Science, Sahitya Samsad, Kolkata, 2017 Nath, Sankar...
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North Kolkata encompasses the northern part of Kolkata, including the city's oldest neighborhoods. Notable areas within North Kolkata include Shyambazar...
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Rajendra Prasad (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
entrance examination to the University of Calcutta and was awarded Rs. 30 per month as a scholarship. Prasad joined the Presidency College, Calcutta in 1902...
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Nitish Sengupta (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
in his Bachelors and Masters subjects ( from Presidency College when it was affiliated to the University of Calcutta). He joined the Indian Administrative...
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Swami Vivekananda (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
the West: New Discoveries. Kolkata: Advaita Ashrama. Sambudhdhananda, Swami (1963). Swami Vivekananda on Himself. Kolkata: Advaita Ashrama. ISBNÂ 81-7505-280-5...
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Radhakamal Mukerjee (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
an academic scholarship to Presidency College, under the University of Calcutta. He earned his PhD in 1920 from University of Calcutta. He earned his...
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