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 image from Bethune School and College Centenary Volume 1949 | |
| Motto | Viddaya Vindatey Amritam |
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| Established | 1849 |
| Location | Kolkata, India |
| Affiliations | University of Calcutta |
| Website | http://www.bethunecollege.ac.in/ |
Bethune College is a women's college in India. It was founded as a school in 1849 by John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune and in 1879 developed as the first women's college in India. It is located at 181, Bidhan Sarani, Kolkata -700006, just opposite the current campus of Scottish Church College, Calcutta. It is affiliated to the University of Calcutta.
Famous alumnae
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- Kadambini Ganguly, First woman physician of South Asia to be trained in the European system of medicine
- Phulrenu Guha - Minister of State for Social Welfare, Government of India, 1970-1972
- Chandramukhi Basu, Principal of Bethune College and first woman head of a South Asian college
- Kamini Roy, - Vice President of Bangiya Sahitya Parishad and first woman honours graduate in India
- Pritilata Waddedar - Revolutionary and martyr in the freedom struggle
- Kamala Das Gupta, freedom fighter
- Bijoya Ray, Playback singer
- Leela Roy - Social worker, freedom fighter
- Tista Das - Actress and social activist
Website
External links
- On Bethune College, from Banglapedia
- About Bethune, from calonline.com
- Postal stamp for the College centenary
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