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'''Government Sanskrit College''' was the among the earliest educational institutions built by the [[British East India Company|British East India company]] in India. It was established in [[Benaras]] in 1791, and was during its time a landmark college in [[India]] from where several notable teachers emerged. In 1958 it merged with [[Sampurnanand Sanskrit University]]. It was a contemporary of the Madras madrassa and the Mahomedan college in Delhi for Arabic studies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Minute by the Hon'ble T. B. Macaulay, dated the 2nd February 1835. |url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00generallinks/macaulay/txt_minute_education_1835.html |website=www.columbia.edu |publisher=Columbia University |accessdate=20 September 2018}}</ref>

==History==
In order to make company officials familiar with the laws and customs of [[India]], the officers of the [[East India Company]] thought it necessary to open educational institutes. These were opened in the UK, where a large training college was built in [[Hertfordshire]] to teach Sanskrit, Arabic and other oriental languages. Subsequently, a need was felt to open similar colleges in India due to the ease with which research in Sanskrit could be done in the country. Benares (also known as ''Varanasi'' or ''Kashi'') was chosen as the best site due to three reasons. It had been a traditional seats of learning for science and literature in Northern India for over ten centuries, it had a ready availability of Brahmins well versed in Sanskrit and literature, and it was close to the main seats of power of the British East India company, in [[Bengal]], [[Behar]], [[Oudh]] and [[Delhi Sultanate|Delhi]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dalmia |first1=Vasudha |title=Sanskrit scholars and pandits of the old school: The Benares Sanskrit College and the constitution of authority in the late nineteenth century |journal=Journal of Indian Philosophy |date=1 August 1996 |volume=24 |issue=4 |accessdate=21 September 2018 |doi=10.1007/bf00219194}}</ref>

In 1750, the East India company passed a resolution for this purpose. To preserve [[Urdu]], they established a [[Aliah University|madrasa]] at Calcutta, whereas for protection and development of [[Sanskrit]], they chose [[Benaras]].
In 1791, during the period of [[British rule]] in India, [[Jonathan Duncan (Governor of Bombay)|Jonathan Duncan]], the representative of the [[East India Company]] proposed the establishment of a Sanskrit college for development and preservation of the Sanskrit ''vangmaya'' [Sanskrit, "literature"] and to show that the English people were in favour of the development of the Indian culture. This was sanctioned by Governor General [[Lord Cornwallis]]. [[Kashi Naresh]] Mahip Narayan Singh donated a huge tract of land in the southern part of [[Benares]] for construction of the college. The first teacher of this Institution was Pandit Kashinath. The Governor General initially sanctioned a budget of {{INR}} 20,000 per annum.<ref>University Circular, Vol.1 No.1, [[Sampurnanand Sanskrit University]]</ref>

==Education==
Initially the college offered courses up to graduation. From 1857, the college started postgraduate teaching. The examination system was adopted in 1880. In 1894 the famous building of [[Saraswati Bhavan Granthalaya]], where thousands of manuscripts are preserved, was constructed. These manuscripts are edited by the Principal of the College and published in book form. The series of books was launched in 1920 as the Princess of Wales Sarasvati Bhavana Texts.<ref>[http://www.publishinghistory.com/princess-of-wales-sarasvati-bhavana-texts.html Princess of Wales Sarasvati Bhavana Texts (Vidya Vilas Press) - Book Series List], publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.</ref> It is now known as the [[Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala]]. More than 400 books have been published in the series.<ref>Acharya [[Baldev Upadhyaya]], Kashi ki Panditya Parampara, Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1983.</ref>

==Principals==
From 1791 to 1844 the college was governed by the Administrative officers of the city. Later British officers decided that Indians should also acquire a knowledge of European literature and philosophy. Therefore they ordered the appointment of a Principal for the college. The qualification laid down was the Principal must be a scholar of [[Sanskrit]] with knowledge of [[European literature]] and [[philosophy]].<ref>University Circular, Vol.3 No.1, [[Sampurnanand Sanskrit University]]</ref>
The Principals from 1844 were:

#[[John Muir (indologist)|John Muir]] (1844–1846)
#[[James R. Ballantyne]] (1846–1861)
#[[Ralph T. H. Griffith]] (1861–1876)
#[[George Thibaut]] (1876–1888)
#[[Arthur Venis]] (1888–1918)
#[[Ganganath Jha|Sir Ganganath Jha]] (1918–1923)
#[[Gopinath Kaviraj]] (1923–1937)
#[[Mangal Dev Shastri]] (1937–1958)

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.ssvv.ac.in/ Official website of Sampurnanand Sanskrit University]
*{{coord missing|Uttar Pradesh}}[http://wiki.theflowerraj.org/Sanskrit_University Sanskrit University], theflowerrang.org.

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