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| '''Patna College''' is a college in the state of ], India. It was founded on 9 January 1863<ref>{{cite |
'''Patna College''' is a college in the state of ], India. It was founded on 9 January 1863<ref>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Times of India|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-08/patna/30604047_1_patna-college-higher-education-ras-bihari-prasad-singh |title= Patna College turns 150 |first=Uday Narayan |last=Chaudhary |date= January 8, 2012 |location=Patna |accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref>during the British Raj and is now affiliated to ]. It is also considered to be the oldest institution of higher education in Bihar.<ref>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Times of India|url= http://m.timesofindia.com/PDATOI/articleshow/11429759.cms |title=CM promises all help to Patna College for growth |agency= TNN | ||
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|date=January 10, 2012 |location=Patna |accessdate= 30 January 2012}}</ref> | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| Since its inception in 1863 Patna College functioned as a Government College. It became a constituent college of Patna University on January 2, 1952.<ref>{{cite |
Since its inception in 1863 Patna College functioned as a Government College. It became a constituent college of Patna University on January 2, 1952.<ref>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Times of India|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-08/patna/30604047_1_patna-college-higher-education-ras-bihari-prasad-singh |title= Patna College turns 150 |first=Uday Narayan |last=Chaudhary |date= January 8, 2012 |location=Patna |accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref> The college celebrated the beginning of 150th year of its foundation in January 2012.<ref>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Kolkatya|url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/bihar/story_14965407.jsp |title= Lecture plan for college birthday |first=Roshan |lkast=Kumar |date= January 4, 2012 |accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref> <ref>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Kolkata|url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120110/jsp/bihar/story_14984333.jsp |title= Slogans counter CM sermons |first=Thirumoy |last=Banerjee |date= January 9, 2012 |accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref> | ||
| <ref>{{cite news| newspaper=]|url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120110/jsp/bihar/story_14984333.jsp |title= Slogans counter CM sermons |author= THIRUMOY BANERJEE |date= Jan 9, 2012 |work= The Telegraph, Calcutta, India |accessdate= 30 January 2012}}</ref> | |||
| The College is also associated with ] |
The College is also associated with ] novel, '']''. According to Adwaita P. Ganguly, the institution known as ''Chandrapore College'' in the novel is "a replica of Patna College".<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite book | title=India, mystic, complex, and real: a detailed study of E. M. Forster's A Passage To India |url= http://books.google.co.in/books?id=heG1kMxJBA8C&pg=PA29 |first=Adwaita P. |last=Ganguly |page= 29 |publisher= Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd. |location=Delhi |year=1990 |accessdate= 2012-02-01}}</ref> Forster met Charles Russell and V. K. Jackson, who were professors of the college, in the course of writing his novel, ''A Passage to India''. Forster had collected ]'s Indian Diary from Russell before he made his visit to ''Barabar Caves'' that appears as an important location in the novel. A hostel in the campus of the college is named after Jackson.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> | ||
| ==Campus |
==Campus and buildings== | ||
| The administrative block of the college is the oldest of all the buildings. It used to be the site for an opium store-house and a Dutch factory in the 17th century, much before the college was started. Other buildings were constructed gradually over a period of time. Some of these are | The administrative block of the college is the oldest of all the buildings. It used to be the site for an opium store-house and a Dutch factory in the 17th century, much before the college was started. Other buildings were constructed gradually over a period of time. Some of these are | ||
| the western wing (1871), the eastern (1880), the portico and the present BA lecture theatre (1882) connected with the main building by the long western corridor named after principal Ewbank. Later the hostels like ''Jackson, Minto, New and Iqbal'' and quarters for the principal and professors were constructed.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite |
the western wing (1871), the eastern (1880), the portico and the present BA lecture theatre (1882) connected with the main building by the long western corridor named after principal Ewbank. Later the hostels like ''Jackson, Minto, New and Iqbal'' and quarters for the principal and professors were constructed.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Times of India|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-07/patna/30601448_1_patna-college-presidency-college-college-building |title= Of Dutch factory and Patna College |agency= TNN |date= January 7, 2012 |location=Patna |accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref> | ||
| ] | |||
| The college building has already been declared to be a heritage site by the Archeological Survey of India.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> | The college building has already been declared to be a heritage site by the Archeological Survey of India.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> | ||
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| ], Historian <ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite news|Magazine =]|url= http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2819/stories/20110923281910500.htm |title= Secular historian | Author= SUVIRA JAISWAL |date= Sep. 10-23, 2011 |accessdate= 14 February 2012}}</ref> | ], Historian <ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite news|Magazine =]|url= http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2819/stories/20110923281910500.htm |title= Secular historian | Author= SUVIRA JAISWAL |date= Sep. 10-23, 2011 |accessdate= 14 February 2012}}</ref> | ||
| ==Notable faculty== | ==Notable faculty== | ||
| E. M. Forster met Charles Russell and V. K. Jackson, who were professors of the college, in the course of writing his novel, ''A Passage to India''. Forster had collected ]'s Indian Diary from Russell before he made his visit to ''Barabar Caves'' that appears as an important location in the novel. A hostel in the campus of the college is named after Jackson.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> | |||
| ], Historian <ref name=autogenerated3 /> | ], Historian <ref name=autogenerated3 /> | ||
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1863 |
| Affiliation | Patna University |
| Chancellor | Devanand Konwar |
| Vice-Chancellor | Shambhu Nath Singh |
| Principal | Prof. (Dr.) Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh |
| Location | Patna, Bihar, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website |
Patna College is a college in the state of Bihar, India. It was founded on 9 January 1863during the British Raj and is now affiliated to Patna University. It is also considered to be the oldest institution of higher education in Bihar.
History
Since its inception in 1863 Patna College functioned as a Government College. It became a constituent college of Patna University on January 2, 1952. The college celebrated the beginning of 150th year of its foundation in January 2012.
The College is also associated with E. M. Forster's novel, A Passage to India. According to Adwaita P. Ganguly, the institution known as Chandrapore College in the novel is "a replica of Patna College". Forster met Charles Russell and V. K. Jackson, who were professors of the college, in the course of writing his novel, A Passage to India. Forster had collected Hiuen Tsang's Indian Diary from Russell before he made his visit to Barabar Caves that appears as an important location in the novel. A hostel in the campus of the college is named after Jackson.
Campus and buildings
The administrative block of the college is the oldest of all the buildings. It used to be the site for an opium store-house and a Dutch factory in the 17th century, much before the college was started. Other buildings were constructed gradually over a period of time. Some of these are the western wing (1871), the eastern (1880), the portico and the present BA lecture theatre (1882) connected with the main building by the long western corridor named after principal Ewbank. Later the hostels like Jackson, Minto, New and Iqbal and quarters for the principal and professors were constructed.
The college building has already been declared to be a heritage site by the Archeological Survey of India.
Notable Alumni
Dr Sachidanand Sinha, first President of the Indian Constituent Assembly(provisional).
Ram Sharan Sharma, Historian
Notable faculty
Ram Sharan Sharma, Historian
References
- Chaudhary, Uday Narayan (January 8, 2012). "Patna College turns 150". The Times of India. Patna. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- "CM promises all help to Patna College for growth". The Times of India. Patna. TNN. January 10, 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- Chaudhary, Uday Narayan (January 8, 2012). "Patna College turns 150". The Times of India. Patna. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- "Lecture plan for college birthday". The Telegraph. Kolkatya. January 4, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
{{cite news}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Unknown parameter|lkast=ignored (help) - Banerjee, Thirumoy (January 9, 2012). "Slogans counter CM sermons". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ Ganguly, Adwaita P. (1990). India, mystic, complex, and real: a detailed study of E. M. Forster's A Passage To India. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 29. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ^ "Of Dutch factory and Patna College". The Times of India. Patna. TNN. January 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- "Sachidanand Sinha Dead". The Indian Express. Mar 7, 1950. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Secular historian". Sep. 10-23, 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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