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| image = The Sanskrit College and University logo.png
| image = The Sanskrit College and University logo.png
| motto = Keeping to the root, reaching for the future.
| motto = Keeping to the root, reaching for the future.
| established = * {{Start date and age|1824|1|1}} as Sanskrit College<br/>
| established = * {{Start date and age|1824|1|1}}, as Sanskrit College<br/>
* 2016 as University
* {{Start date and age|2016}}, as The Sanskrit College and University
| location = [[College Street (Kolkata)|College Street]], [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| location = [[College Street (Kolkata)|College Street]], [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| type = [[Public]]
| type = [[Public]]
| chancellor = {{WB governor}}
| chancellor = {{WB governor}}
| vice_chancellor = [[Soma Bandopadhyay]] (in charge)<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Vice-Chancellor|url=http://sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in/vcdesk.php|website=sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in|accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref>
| vice_chancellor = Soma Bandopadhyay (in charge)<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Vice-Chancellor|url=http://sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in/vcdesk.php|website=sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in|access-date=23 March 2018}}</ref>
| students =  
| students =  
| undergrad =  
| undergrad =  
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| coor = {{Coord|22.5757|N|88.3643|E|format=dms|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| coor = {{Coord|22.5757|N|88.3643|E|format=dms|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| budget = {{INRConvert|.6918|c}} <small>(2021-22 est.)</small><ref>{{cite web|date=Feb 5, 2021 |title=Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22 |url=http://wbfin.nic.in/writereaddata/Budget_Publication/2021_bp3.pdf |access-date=Feb 6, 2021}}</ref>
| budget = {{INRConvert|.6918|c}} <small>(2021–22 est.)</small><ref>{{cite web|date=Feb 5, 2021 |title=Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22 |url=http://wbfin.nic.in/writereaddata/Budget_Publication/2021_bp3.pdf |access-date=Feb 6, 2021}}</ref>
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)| UGC]]
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)| UGC]]
| website = {{URL|http://sansuniv.ac.in}}|
| website = {{URL|http://sansuniv.ac.in}}|
}}
}}
{{Distinguish|text = [[Sanskrit Collegiate School]], a boys-only school also in Kolkata}}
'''The Sanskrit College and University''' (erstwhile '''Sanskrit College''') is a [[state university (India)|state university]]<ref name=State>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/State%20University/State%20University%20as%20on%2029-06-2017.pdf|title=List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017|date=29 June 2017|access-date=1 July 2017|format=PDF|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]}}</ref> located in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It focuses on [[liberal arts]], offering an UG, PG degree in [[Sanskrit|Sanskrit language]], [[Pali|Pali language]], [[linguistics]] and ancient Indian and world history.
'''The Sanskrit College and University''' (erstwhile '''Sanskrit College''') is a [[state university (India)|state university]]<ref name=State>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/State%20University/State%20University%20as%20on%2029-06-2017.pdf|title=List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017|date=29 June 2017|accessdate=1 July 2017|format=PDF|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]}}</ref> located in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It focuses on [[liberal arts]], offering an UG, PG degree in [[Sanskrit|Sanskrit language]], [[Pali|Pali language]], [[linguistics]] and ancient Indian and world history.


==History==
==History==
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[[File:Sanskrit College 1999 stamp of India.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|A 1999 stamp dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the Sanskrit College]]
[[File:Sanskrit College 1999 stamp of India.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|A 1999 stamp dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the Sanskrit College]]
Sanskrit College was founded on 1 January 1824, during the Governor-Generalship of [[William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst|Lord Amherst]], based on a recommendation by HT [[James Prinsep]] and [[Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay|Thomas Babington Macaulay]] among others.
Sanskrit College was founded on 1 January 1824, during the Governor-Generalship of [[William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst|Lord Amherst]], based on a recommendation by HT [[James Prinsep]] and [[Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay|Thomas Babington Macaulay]] among others.
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! style="background:#ccc;"| Secretaries<ref name=heads/>{{explain|reason=too many overlaps|date=September 2017}}
! style="background:#ccc;"| Secretaries<ref name=heads/>{{explain|reason=too many overlaps|date=September 2017}}
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* 1824–1832: W. A. Price
* 1824–1832: W. A. Price
* 1832: [[Horace Hayman Wilson]] (offg)
* 1832: [[Horace Hayman Wilson]] (offg)
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* ?: J. C. C. Sutherland (3 months)
* ?: J. C. C. Sutherland (3 months)
* 1840–1841: T. A. Wise  
* 1840–1841: T. A. Wise  
* 1841–1851: Rasamoy Dutta
* 1841–1851: Rasamoy Dutt
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*2016–: Dilipkumar Mohanta<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Vice-Chancellor|url=http://sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in/vcdesk.php|website=sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in|publisher=The Sanskrit College & University|accessdate=7 September 2017}}</ref>
*2016–2017: Dilipkumar Mohanta<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Vice-Chancellor|url=http://sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in/vcdesk.php|website=sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in|publisher=The Sanskrit College & University|accessdate=7 September 2017}}</ref>
*2017-2019: Paula Banerjee
*2019-: Soma Bandopadhyay
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The institution rose to prominence during the principalship of [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]] in 1851, who admitted students from other than the [[brahmin]] caste. In particular, the ''tol'' or traditional Indian training school model was incorporated as a department in the 1870s.  
The institution rose to prominence during the principalship of [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]] in 1851, who admitted students from other than the [[brahmin]] caste. In particular, the ''tol'' or traditional Indian training school model was incorporated as a department in the 1870s.  


From 1824 until 1851 the College did not have the post of Principal but was headed by a Secretary. From 1851 the College was headed by a Principal.<ref name=heads>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130827163508/http://www.sanskritcollege.co.in/aboutus_main.htm Sanskrit College: About], sanskritcollege.co.in (archive version). Retrieved 7 September 2017.</ref>
From 1824 until 1851 the college did not have the post of principal but was headed by a secretary. From 1851 the college was headed by a principal.<ref name=heads>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130827163508/http://www.sanskritcollege.co.in/aboutus_main.htm Sanskrit College: About], sanskritcollege.co.in (archive version). Retrieved 7 September 2017.</ref>


===Transformation into a university===
===Transformation into a university===
The ''Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Bill 2015'', aimed at transforming Sanskrit College into a university was passed in West Bengal Assembly on 17 December 2015.{{cn|date=September 2017}} The university was established vide ''The Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Act 2015'' on 19 February 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbxpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Sanskrit-College-Act-2015.pdf|title=The Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Act 2015|work=Kolkata Gazette|date=19 February 2016}}</ref> and became functional on 15 June 2016 when the first [[Vice-Chancellor (education)|Vice-Chancellor]], Dilipkumar Mohanta, joined the institute.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in/history.php|website=sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in|publisher=The Sanskrit College & University|accessdate=7 September 2017}}</ref>
The ''Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Bill 2015'', aimed at transforming Sanskrit College into a university was passed in West Bengal Assembly on 17 December 2015. <ref>{{cite web|title=Sanskrit University bill passed|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-sanskrit-college-and-university-bill-passed-in-wb-assembly/articleshow/50221958.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|accessdate=22 June 2021}}</ref>
The university was established vide ''The Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Act 2015'' on 19 February 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbxpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Sanskrit-College-Act-2015.pdf|title=The Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Act 2015|work=Kolkata Gazette|date=19 February 2016}}</ref> and became functional on 15 June 2016 when the first [[Vice-Chancellor (education)|vice-chancellor]], Dilipkumar Mohanta, joined the institute.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in/history.php|website=sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in|publisher=The Sanskrit College & University|accessdate=7 September 2017}}</ref>


==Campus==
==Campus==
The Sanskrit College and University is located on [[College Street (Kolkata)|College Street]] in central [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. Its centrality is heightened by its proximity to [[Hindu School]], [[Presidency University, Kolkata]], the [[University of Calcutta]], and the [[Indian Coffee House]].
The Sanskrit College and University is located on [[College Street (Kolkata)|College Street]] in central [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. Its centrality is heightened by its proximity to [[Hindu School]], [[Presidency University, Kolkata]], the [[University of Calcutta]], and the [[Indian Coffee House]].
==Organization and Administration==
===Governance===
The governor of [[West Bengal]] is the chancellor of The Sanskrit College and University. The Vice-chancellor of the Sanskrit College and University is the chief executive officer of the university. Soma Bandyopadhyay is the current Vice-chancellor of the university.
===Departments===
Sanskrit College and University consist of the departments of Ancient India & World History, Bengali, English, Linguistics, Philosophy, Pali, Sanskrit, Advaita Vedanta, Panini Vyakarana, and Sahitya. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://sansuniv.ac.in/|title=Sanskrit College and University|access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref>
==Academics==
===Courses===
Sanskrit College and University offer different undergraduate and postgraduate courses: <ref name=broc>{{cite web|url=http://sansuniv.ac.in/uploads/SCU-Information-Brochure.pdf|title=Information Brochure of the University|access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref>
* Three-year Undergraduate Degree (B.A.) courses: Ancient India & World History, Bengali, English, Linguistics, Philosophy, Pali, Sanskrit, Advaita Vedanta, Panini Vyakarana, and Sahitya.
* Two-year Postgraduate Degree (M.A.) Courses: Ancient India & World History, Bengali, English, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Linguistics.
===Central Library===
The central library of the Sanskrit College and University is a veritable goldmine. It has more than 2,00,000 books and 25,000 manuscripts including few very rare manuscripts. <ref name=broc>{{cite web|url=http://sansuniv.ac.in/uploads/SCU-Information-Brochure.pdf|title=Information Brochure of the University|access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref> In a single word, it is a goldmine for researchers. The university has also started a massive digitization program such that it can place these 25,000 manuscripts in the cultural commons.
===Sanskrit Charcha Kendra, Nabadwip===
The Sanskrit College and University have established a Sanskrit Charcha Kendra, in [[Nabadwip]], [[Nadia]], [[West Bengal]]. This state-of-the-art research center provides an opportunity to research scholars, and academicians to harvest the traditional Indic knowledge base already present in University's repository and to take Indological and Sanskrit studies to the future. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://sansuniv.ac.in/p/sanskrit-charcha-kendra|title=Sanskrit Charcha Kendra, Nabadwip|access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{alumni|date=September 2017}}
{{alumni|date=September 2017}}
*[[Saradaranjan Ray]]
*[[Bijoy Krishna Goswami]]
*[[Bijoy Krishna Goswami]]
*[[Surendranath Dasgupta]]
*[[Surendranath Dasgupta]]

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The Sanskrit College and University
File:The Sanskrit College and University logo.png
MottoKeeping to the root, reaching for the future.
TypePublic
Established
  • January 1, 1824; 202 years ago (1824-01-01), as Sanskrit College
  • 2016; 10 years ago (2016), as The Sanskrit College and University
Budget₹.6918 crore (US$97,000) (2021–22 est.)[1]
ChancellorJagdeep Dhankhar
Vice-ChancellorSoma Bandopadhyay (in charge)[2]
Location
College Street, Calcutta, West Bengal, India

22°34′33″N 88°21′51″E / 22.5757°N 88.3643°E / 22.5757; 88.3643
CampusUrban
Affiliations UGC
Websitesansuniv.ac.in

The Sanskrit College and University (erstwhile Sanskrit College) is a state university[3] located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It focuses on liberal arts, offering an UG, PG degree in Sanskrit language, Pali language, linguistics and ancient Indian and world history.

History[edit | edit source]

A 1999 stamp dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the Sanskrit College

Sanskrit College was founded on 1 January 1824, during the Governor-Generalship of Lord Amherst, based on a recommendation by HT James Prinsep and Thomas Babington Macaulay among others.

Secretaries[4][further explanation needed]
  • 1824–1832: W. A. Price
  • 1832: Horace Hayman Wilson (offg)
  • 1832–1833: Leftt. Todd
  • 1833: Horace Hayman Wilson (offg)
  • 1832–1839: A. Troyer
  • 1835–1839: Ramkamal Sen
  • 1836–1837: Radhakanta Dev (interim)
  • ?: J. C. C. Sutherland (3 months)
  • 1840–1841: T. A. Wise
  • 1841–1851: Rasamoy Dutt
Principals
  • 1851–1858: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  • 1858–1864: Edward Byles Cowell
  • 1864–1876: Prasanna Kumar Sarbadhikary
  • 1876–1895: Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya
  • 1895–1900: Nilmani Mukhopadhyaya
  • 1900–1908: Haraprasad Shastri
  • 1908–1910: Kaliprasanna Vidyaratna
  • 1910–1920: Satish Chandra Vidyabhusan
  • 1920–1923: Ashutosh Shastri
  • 1924–1931: Aditya Nath Mukhopadhyay
  • 1931–1942: Surendranath Dasgupta
  • 1944–1946: Anantaprasad Banerjee Shastri
  • 1947–1948: Jatindra Bimal Chaudhury
  • 1948–1954: Sadananda Bhaduri
  • 1954–1957: Prabodh Chandra Lahiri
  • 1957–1967: Gaurinath Shastri
  • 1967–1968: Kalicharan Shastri
  • 1968–1969: Tarashankar Bhattacharya
  • 1969–1983: Bishnupada Bhattacharya
  • 1983: Munishwar Jha
  • 1983–1985: Herambanath Chatterjee Shastri
  • 1990–1994: Dilip Kumar Kanjilal
  • 1997–1999: Sukomal Choudhury
  • 1999–2000: Manjula Mitra
  • 2000-2000: Pradip Kumar Majumdar
  • 2007–2012: Anadi Kumar Kundu
  • 2012–2016: Sanjukta Das
Vice Chancellors
  • 2016–2017: Dilipkumar Mohanta[5]
  • 2017-2019: Paula Banerjee
  • 2019-: Soma Bandopadhyay

Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, the scholar of Sanskrit, was the principal of the college for over 18 years. He was made a Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.), and a member of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire.

He played a crucial role in colonial Bengal's educational reformation. He revived the tol system in Sanskrit education, and introduced titles or "Upadhi".

The institution rose to prominence during the principalship of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in 1851, who admitted students from other than the brahmin caste. In particular, the tol or traditional Indian training school model was incorporated as a department in the 1870s.

From 1824 until 1851 the college did not have the post of principal but was headed by a secretary. From 1851 the college was headed by a principal.[4]

Transformation into a university[edit | edit source]

The Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Bill 2015, aimed at transforming Sanskrit College into a university was passed in West Bengal Assembly on 17 December 2015. [6] The university was established vide The Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Act 2015 on 19 February 2016[7] and became functional on 15 June 2016 when the first vice-chancellor, Dilipkumar Mohanta, joined the institute.[8]

Campus[edit | edit source]

The Sanskrit College and University is located on College Street in central Kolkata, India. Its centrality is heightened by its proximity to Hindu School, Presidency University, Kolkata, the University of Calcutta, and the Indian Coffee House.

Organization and Administration[edit | edit source]

Governance[edit | edit source]

The governor of West Bengal is the chancellor of The Sanskrit College and University. The Vice-chancellor of the Sanskrit College and University is the chief executive officer of the university. Soma Bandyopadhyay is the current Vice-chancellor of the university.

Departments[edit | edit source]

Sanskrit College and University consist of the departments of Ancient India & World History, Bengali, English, Linguistics, Philosophy, Pali, Sanskrit, Advaita Vedanta, Panini Vyakarana, and Sahitya. [9]

Academics[edit | edit source]

Courses[edit | edit source]

Sanskrit College and University offer different undergraduate and postgraduate courses: [10]

  • Three-year Undergraduate Degree (B.A.) courses: Ancient India & World History, Bengali, English, Linguistics, Philosophy, Pali, Sanskrit, Advaita Vedanta, Panini Vyakarana, and Sahitya.
  • Two-year Postgraduate Degree (M.A.) Courses: Ancient India & World History, Bengali, English, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Linguistics.

Central Library[edit | edit source]

The central library of the Sanskrit College and University is a veritable goldmine. It has more than 2,00,000 books and 25,000 manuscripts including few very rare manuscripts. [10] In a single word, it is a goldmine for researchers. The university has also started a massive digitization program such that it can place these 25,000 manuscripts in the cultural commons.

Sanskrit Charcha Kendra, Nabadwip[edit | edit source]

The Sanskrit College and University have established a Sanskrit Charcha Kendra, in Nabadwip, Nadia, West Bengal. This state-of-the-art research center provides an opportunity to research scholars, and academicians to harvest the traditional Indic knowledge base already present in University's repository and to take Indological and Sanskrit studies to the future. [11]

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "About the Vice-Chancellor". sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sanskrit College: About, sanskritcollege.co.in (archive version). Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "About the Vice-Chancellor". sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in. The Sanskrit College & University. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sanskrit University bill passed". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Act 2015" (PDF). Kolkata Gazette. 19 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "History". sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in. The Sanskrit College & University. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sanskrit College and University". Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Information Brochure of the University" (PDF). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Sanskrit Charcha Kendra, Nabadwip". Retrieved 23 June 2021.

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