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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 its 150th year in 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).

Notable faculty

Ram Sharan Sharma, historian, and also an alumnus of the college.

References

1. Chaudhary, Uday Narayan (January 8, 2012). "Patna College turns 150". The Times of India. Patna. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
2. "CM promises all help to Patna College for growth". The Times of India. Patna. TNN. January 10, 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
3. Chaudhary, Uday Narayan (January 8, 2012). "Patna College turns 150". The Times of India. Patna. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
4. "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)
5. Banerjee, Thirumoy (January 9, 2012). "Slogans counter CM sermons". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "Of Dutch factory and Patna College". The Times of India. Patna. TNN. January 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
8. "Sachidanand Sinha Dead". The Indian Express. Mar 7, 1950. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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• Universities and colleges in Bihar
• Education in Patna
• Patna University
• Higher education in India
• Universities and colleges in India by state or territory
• Educational institutions established in 1863