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{{short description|First women's college in Bengal}} | {{short description|First women's college in Bengal}} | ||
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| mottoeng = knowledge provides immortal bliss | | mottoeng = knowledge provides immortal bliss | ||
| established = {{start date and age|1879}} | | established = {{start date and age|1879}} | ||
| | | accreditation = [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] | ||
| type = [[Women's college]] | | type = [[Women's college]] | ||
| affiliation = [[University of Calcutta]] | | affiliation = [[University of Calcutta]] | ||
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| vice_chancellor = | | vice_chancellor = | ||
| rector = | | rector = | ||
| principal = | | principal = Dr. Anushila Hazra Bhattacharya | ||
| dean = | | dean = | ||
| director = | | director = | ||
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[[File:Founding of a Hindoo female school in Cornwallis-Square at Calcutta.jpg|thumb|Laying of the foundation stone at Cornwallis Square, November 1850]] | [[File:Founding of a Hindoo female school in Cornwallis-Square at Calcutta.jpg|thumb|Laying of the foundation stone at Cornwallis Square, November 1850]] | ||
[[File:Bethune College 1999 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|A 1999 stamp dedicated to the Bethune Collegiate School]] | [[File:Bethune College 1999 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|A 1999 stamp dedicated to the Bethune Collegiate School]] | ||
The college was founded as the Calcutta Female School in 1849 by [[John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune]],<ref name="Chaudhuri1990">{{cite book |last=Acharya |first=Poromesh |chapter=Education in Old Calcutta |year=1990 |editor-last=Chaudhuri |editor-first=Sukanta |editor-link=Sukanta Chaudhuri |title=Calcutta: The Living City |volume= | The college was founded as the Calcutta Female School in 1849 by [[John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune]],<ref name="Chaudhuri1990">{{cite book |last=Acharya |first=Poromesh |chapter=Education in Old Calcutta |year=1990 |editor-last=Chaudhuri |editor-first=Sukanta |editor-link=Sukanta Chaudhuri |title=Calcutta: The Living City |volume=I: The Past |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=87 |isbn=978-0-19-563696-3}}</ref> with the financial support of Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee. The school started in Mukherjee's home in [[Bowbazar|Baitakkhana]], with 21 girls enrolled.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bagal |first=Jogesh Chandra |author-link=Jogesh Chandra Bagal |year=1949 |chapter=History of the Bethune School & College (1849–1949) |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/BethuneSchoolAndCollegeCentenaryVolume18491949/page/n31 |editor1-last=Nag |editor1-first=Kalidas |editor1-link=Kalidas Nag |editor2-last=Ghose |editor2-first=Lotika |title=Bethune School & College Centenary Volume, 1849–1949 |publisher=Bethune College |pages=11–12}}</ref> The following year, enrolment rose to 80.<ref name="Forbes1999">{{cite book |last1=Forbes |first1=Geraldine Hancock |author-link=Geraldine Forbes |year=1999 |title=Women in Modern India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hjilIrVt9hUC&pg=PA39 |series=The New Cambridge History of India |volume=IV.2 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=39 |isbn=978-0-521-65377-0}}</ref> In November, on a plot on the west side of Cornwallis Square, the cornerstone for a permanent school building was laid. The name "Hindu Female School" was inscribed on the copper-plate placed in the stone and on the ceremonial silver trowel made for the occasion.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bagal |first=Jogesh Chandra |author-link=Jogesh Chandra Bagal |year=1949 |chapter=History of the Bethune School & College (1849–1949) |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/BethuneSchoolAndCollegeCentenaryVolume18491949/page/n31 |editor1-last=Nag |editor1-first=Kalidas |editor1-link=Kalidas Nag |editor2-last=Ghose |editor2-first=Lotika |title=Bethune School & College Centenary Volume, 1849–1949 |publisher=Bethune College |pages=15–16}}</ref> Support for the school waned after Bethune's death in August 1851.<ref name="Forbes1999" /> | ||
The government took it over in 1856, renaming it Bethune School after its founder in 1862–63.<ref name="Chaudhuri1990" /> In 1879 it was developed into Bethune College, the first women's college in India and Bethune school was | [[File:Stamp of India - 1978 - Colnect 711272 - Centenary of Bethune College Calcutta.jpeg|thumb|Postage stamp of 1978 commemorating the centenary of Bethune College]] | ||
The government took it over in 1856, renaming it Bethune School after its founder in 1862–63.<ref name="Chaudhuri1990" /> In 1879 it was developed into Bethune College, the first women's college in India and Bethune school was Second (First being in Bhidewada Pune, by Jyotirao Phule) women's school in whole Asia.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Rankings== | |||
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Bethune College has ranked 77th among colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2021.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_C_2021 /> | |||
==Notable alumnae== | ==Notable alumnae== | ||
*[[Kadambini Ganguly]] (1861–1923), one of the first two female graduates of the British Empire<ref name="Ray1990" /> | *[[Kadambini Ganguly]] (1861–1923), one of the first two female graduates of the British Empire<ref name="Ray1990" /> | ||
*[[Chandramukhi Basu]] (1860–1944), one of the first two female graduates of the British Empire<ref name="Ray1990">{{cite book |last=Ray |first=Bharati |chapter=Women in Calcutta: The Years of Change |year=1990 |editor-last=Chaudhuri |editor-first=Sukanta |editor-link=Sukanta Chaudhuri |title=Calcutta: The Living City |volume= | *[[Chandramukhi Basu]] (1860–1944), one of the first two female graduates of the British Empire<ref name="Ray1990">{{cite book |last=Ray |first=Bharati |chapter=Women in Calcutta: The Years of Change |year=1990 |editor-last=Chaudhuri |editor-first=Sukanta |editor-link=Sukanta Chaudhuri |title=Calcutta: The Living City |volume=II: The Present and Future |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=34 |isbn=978-0-19-563697-0}}</ref> | ||
*[[Abala Bose]] (1864–1951), social worker<ref name="Southard1993">{{cite | *[[Abala Bose]] (1864–1951), social worker<ref name="Southard1993">{{cite journal |last=Southard |first=Barbara |date=May 1993 |title=Colonial Politics and Women's Rights: Woman Suffrage Campaigns in Bengal, British India in the 1920s |journal=Modern Asian Studies |volume=27 |issue=2 |pages=405–406 |doi=10.1017/S0026749X00011549 |jstor=312775|s2cid=145276788 }}</ref> | ||
*[[Sarala Devi Chaudhurani]] (1872–1945), promoter of female education | *[[Sarala Devi Chaudhurani]] (1872–1945), promoter of female education | ||
*[[Anwara Bahar Chowdhury]] (1919–1987), social activist and writer | *[[Anwara Bahar Chowdhury]] (1919–1987), social activist and writer | ||
*[[Kamala Das Gupta]] (1907–2000), freedom fighter nationalist<ref name="Ghosh2013">{{cite | *[[Kamala Das Gupta]] (1907–2000), freedom fighter nationalist<ref name="Ghosh2013">{{cite journal |last=Ghosh |first=Durba |date=August 2013 |title=Revolutionary Women and Nationalist Heroes in Bengal, 1930 to the 1980s |journal=Gender & History |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=355–375|doi=10.1111/1468-0424.12017 |s2cid=143325110 }}</ref> | ||
*[[Amalprava Das]], social worker | *[[Amalprava Das]], social worker | ||
*[[Bina Das]] (1911–1986), revolutionary and nationalist<ref name="Ghosh2013" /> | *[[Bina Das]] (1911–1986), revolutionary and nationalist<ref name="Ghosh2013" /> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://bethuneadmissions.ac.in/ Official website] | * [http://bethuneadmissions.ac.in/ Official website] | ||
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Kolkata]] | [[Category:Universities and colleges in Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:Schools in Colonial India]] | [[Category:Schools in Colonial India]] | ||
[[Category:Women's universities and colleges in West Bengal]] | [[Category:Women's universities and colleges in West Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:University of Calcutta affiliates]] | [[Category:University of Calcutta affiliates]] | ||
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1849]] | [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1849]] | ||
[[Category:1849 establishments in British India]] | [[Category:1849 establishments in British India]] | ||
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| Motto | Viddaya Vindatey Amritam |
|---|---|
Motto in English | knowledge provides immortal bliss |
| Type | Women's college |
| Established | 1879 |
| Affiliation | University of Calcutta |
| Principal | Dr. Anushila Hazra Bhattacharya |
| Location | , , India 22°35′18″N 88°22′04″E / 22.5882°N 88.3679°ECoordinates: 22°35′18″N 88°22′04″E / 22.5882°N 88.3679°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
| File:Bethune College logo.jpg | |
| Seal of the Bethune College | |
Bethune College is a women's college located on Bidhan Sarani in Kolkata, India, and affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It is the oldest women's college in India.[1] It was established as a girls' school in 1849,[2]:11–12 and as a college in 1879.[3]
History[edit]
The college was founded as the Calcutta Female School in 1849 by John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune,[4] with the financial support of Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee. The school started in Mukherjee's home in Baitakkhana, with 21 girls enrolled.[5] The following year, enrolment rose to 80.[6] In November, on a plot on the west side of Cornwallis Square, the cornerstone for a permanent school building was laid. The name "Hindu Female School" was inscribed on the copper-plate placed in the stone and on the ceremonial silver trowel made for the occasion.[7] Support for the school waned after Bethune's death in August 1851.[6]
The government took it over in 1856, renaming it Bethune School after its founder in 1862–63.[4] In 1879 it was developed into Bethune College, the first women's college in India and Bethune school was Second (First being in Bhidewada Pune, by Jyotirao Phule) women's school in whole Asia.[1]
Rankings[edit]
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Bethune College has ranked 77th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2021.[8]
Notable alumnae[edit]
- Kadambini Ganguly (1861–1923), one of the first two female graduates of the British Empire[9]
- Chandramukhi Basu (1860–1944), one of the first two female graduates of the British Empire[9]
- Abala Bose (1864–1951), social worker[10]
- Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (1872–1945), promoter of female education
- Anwara Bahar Chowdhury (1919–1987), social activist and writer
- Kamala Das Gupta (1907–2000), freedom fighter nationalist[11]
- Amalprava Das, social worker
- Bina Das (1911–1986), revolutionary and nationalist[11]
- Tista Das (born 1978), transsexual actress
- Kalpana Datta (1913–1995), independence activist[11]
- Mira Datta Gupta (1907–1983), freedom fighter and activist
- Swarnakumari Devi (1855–1932), poet, novelist and social worker
- Begum Khaleda Zia, first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Ashoka Gupta (1912–2008), freedom fighter and social worker
- Neena Gupta, (b. 1984) mathematician, who has provided a solution to the Zariski Cancellation Problem
- Aditi Lahiri (born 1952), academic linguist
- Abha Maiti (born 1925), politician
- Kanak Mukherjee (1921–1995), political activist
- Khanto Bala Rai (born 1897), teacher, school head in Midnapore
- Shukhalata Rao(1886–1969), social worker and children's author
- Kamini Roy (1864–1933), poet, social worker and feminist[10]
- Leela Roy (1900–1970), politician and reformer
- Shobha Sen, actress
- Amiya Tagore (1901–1988), singer
- Pritilata Waddedar (1911–1932), revolutionary nationalist
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LBR, Team (5 May 2018). Limca Book of Records: India at Her Best. Hachette India. p. 161. ISBN 9789351952404.
- ↑ Bagal, Jogesh Chandra (1949). "History of the Bethune School & College (1849–1949)". In Nag, Kalidas; Ghose, Lotika (eds.). Bethune School & College Centenary Volume, 1849–1949. Bethune College. pp. 11–12.
- ↑ Bose, Anima (1978). Higher Education in India in the 19th Century: The American Involvement, 1883-1893. Punthi Pustak. p. 249.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Acharya, Poromesh (1990). "Education in Old Calcutta". In Chaudhuri, Sukanta (ed.). Calcutta: The Living City. Vol. I: The Past. Oxford University Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-19-563696-3.
- ↑ Bagal, Jogesh Chandra (1949). "History of the Bethune School & College (1849–1949)". In Nag, Kalidas; Ghose, Lotika (eds.). Bethune School & College Centenary Volume, 1849–1949. Bethune College. pp. 11–12.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Forbes, Geraldine Hancock (1999). Women in Modern India. The New Cambridge History of India. Vol. IV.2. Cambridge University Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-521-65377-0.
- ↑ Bagal, Jogesh Chandra (1949). "History of the Bethune School & College (1849–1949)". In Nag, Kalidas; Ghose, Lotika (eds.). Bethune School & College Centenary Volume, 1849–1949. Bethune College. pp. 15–16.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedRankings_NIRF_C_2021 - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ray, Bharati (1990). "Women in Calcutta: The Years of Change". In Chaudhuri, Sukanta (ed.). Calcutta: The Living City. Vol. II: The Present and Future. Oxford University Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-19-563697-0.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Southard, Barbara (May 1993). "Colonial Politics and Women's Rights: Woman Suffrage Campaigns in Bengal, British India in the 1920s". Modern Asian Studies. 27 (2): 405–406. doi:10.1017/S0026749X00011549. JSTOR 312775. S2CID 145276788.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Ghosh, Durba (August 2013). "Revolutionary Women and Nationalist Heroes in Bengal, 1930 to the 1980s". Gender & History. 25 (2): 355–375. doi:10.1111/1468-0424.12017. S2CID 143325110.
Further reading[edit]
- Borthwick, Meredith (2015). The Changing Role of Women in Bengal, 1849-1905. Princeton University Press. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-1-4008-4390-9.
- Ray, Bharati (2005). Women of India: Colonial and Post-colonial Periods. SAGE Publications. pp. 187–. ISBN 978-81-321-0264-9.
- Tattwabhushan, Sitanath (1904). Social Reform in Bengal: A Side Sketch. Calcutta: City Book Society. pp. 43–.
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