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{{Infobox college<br />
| name = Sanatana Dharma College<br />
| motto = <br />
| type = Govt. Aided<br />
| image = <br />
| established = 1942<br />
| students = <br />
| location = [[Alappuzha, Kerala]], India<br />
| principal = Dr. P R Unnikrishnapillai<ref>{{cite web|title=Administration – SANATANA DHARMA COLLEGE|url=http://sdcollege.in/administration.html|website=sdcollege.in|accessdate=9 December 2017}}</ref><br />
| affiliations = [[University of Kerala]], [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]<br />
| dean = <br />
| campus = Urban<br />
| undergrad = <br />
| postgrad = <br />
| doctoral = <br />
| faculty = <br />
| language = English<br />
| website = {{url|sdcollege.in}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Sanatana Dharma College''' or '''S. D. College''' is an educational institution in [[Alappuzha, Kerala]], India, affiliated with the [[University of Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collegedunia.com/college/4054-sanatana-dharma-college-sdc-alappuzha|title=Sanatana Dharma College - [SDC], Alappuzha|website=Collegedunia|language=en|access-date=2019-07-05}}</ref> It is one of the oldest affiliated aided colleges under the University of Kerala. The college has been recognized by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) and is accredited by NAAC with A+ grade. It is the first and only college under university of Kerala which got A+ grade by NAAC.<br />
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The college has twelve teaching departments which offers various [[undergraduate]] and nine [[postgraduate]] courses in arts, science and commerce. Its departments of [[Commerce]], [[Botany]], [[Zoology]], [[Mathematics]], [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]] and [[Economics]] are approved [[research center]]s of the University of Kerala.<br />
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The current manager of the college is P.krishnakumar. The college is headed by Dr.P R Unnikrishna pillai as the principal. The college Office Administration is managed by Senior Superintendent S.SanthoshKumar, Head Accountant R.Babu.<br />
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==History==<br />
S. D. College was founded by K. Parthasarathy Iyengar and V. Sundara Raja Naidu as a contribution towards the educational uplift of [[Alappuzha district|the district of Alappuzha]]. The college was established under the management of Sanatana Dharma Vidyasala and was inaugurated on 20 June 1946 by [[Sir C. P. Ramaswamy Iyer]].<br />
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A sister institution, [[S. D. V. College of Arts and Applied Science]], Sanatanapuram, Kalarcode, Alappuzha (a self-financing college affiliated to University of Kerala and recognised by Govt of Kerala) was launched by the management in 2013.<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
{{alumni|date=November 2017}}<br />
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* [[Kavalam Narayana Panicker]]<br />
* [[Prem Nazir]]<br />
* [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]]<br />
* [[Vayalar Ravi]]<br />
* [[S. Ramachandran Pillai]]<br />
* [[Ambalapuzha Gopakumar]]<br />
* [[Kunchako Boban]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kunchacko-boban-revisits-his-college-days/articleshow/62523605.cms|title=Kunchacko Boban revisits his college days|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-07-05}}</ref><br />
* [[Nedumudi Venu]]<br />
* [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]], [[Film director|director]]<br />
* [[Fahadh Faasil]]<br />
* [[Sreekumaran Thampi]]<br />
* [[Ranji Panickar]]<br />
* [[T. T. Sreekumar]]<br />
* [[Sibi Malayil]]<br />
* [[Sudeep Kumar]], [[Singing|singer]]<br />
* [[Bheeman Raghu]]<br />
* [[Jagannatha Varma]]<br />
* [[T. R. Omana]]<br />
* [[Mahesh (actor)|Mahesh]], actor<br />
* [[S. D. Shibulal]]<br />
* [[N. R. Madhava Menon]]<br />
* [[M. K. Sanu]]<br />
*[[ K. P. Appan]]<br />
* [[Alleppey Ashraf]]<br />
*[[Madhu Vasudevan]]<br />
*[[Muhamma Ramanan]], [[Malayalam language]] [[children's literature]] writer<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official|url=http://sdcollege.in/}}<br />
*[https://www.campusgenie.co.in Campus Genie (Learning and Educational Management System of the college)]<br />
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[[Category:Colleges in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Alappuzha district]]<br />
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