The Sanskrit College and University

The Sanskrit College and University
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Motto	Keeping to the root, reaching for the future.
Type	Public
Established	January 1, 1824; 202 years ago as Sanskrit College; ; 2016 as University;
Budget	₹.6918 crore (US$97,000) (2021-22 est.)
Chancellor	Jagdeep Dhankhar
Vice-Chancellor	Soma Bandopadhyay (in charge)
Location	College Street, Calcutta, West Bengal, India; 22°34′33″N 88°21′51″E / 22.5757°N 88.3643°E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC
Website	sansuniv.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

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 Dutta
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–: Dilipkumar Mohanta^[5]

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

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.^{[citation needed]} The university was established vide The Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Act 2015 on 19 February 2016^[6] and became functional on 15 June 2016 when the first Vice-Chancellor, Dilipkumar Mohanta, joined the institute.^[7]

Campus

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.

Notable alumni

References

↑ "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
↑ "About the Vice-Chancellor". sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
↑ "List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Sanskrit College: About, sanskritcollege.co.in (archive version). Retrieved 7 September 2017.
↑ "About the Vice-Chancellor". sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in. The Sanskrit College & University. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
↑ "The Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Act 2015" (PDF). Kolkata Gazette. 19 February 2016.
↑ "History". sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in. The Sanskrit College & University. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

External links

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[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.

[State-3] "List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

[heads-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] "The Sanskrit College and University, West Bengal Act 2015" (PDF). Kolkata Gazette. 19 February 2016.

[7] "History". sanskritcollegeanduniversity.org.in. The Sanskrit College & University. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

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