Jogamaya Devi College
Jogamaya Devi College is one of the oldest and leading women's college in Kolkata, India. It shares the same building with Asutosh College (day college) and Syamaprasad College (evening college) and is named after the wife of Sir Asutosh Mukherjee.[1] It is a National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accredited Grade "B" college.[2] It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and is affiliated to the University of Calcutta.[3] It was established in 1932.[4]
| Type | Undergraduate women's college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1932 |
Academic affiliation | University of Calcutta |
| Location | No. 92, Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Road, Kolkata , , 22°31′31.04″N 88°20′37.69″E / 22.5252889°N 88.3438028°ECoordinates: 22°31′31.04″N 88°20′37.69″E / 22.5252889°N 88.3438028°E |
| Website | www.jogamayadevicollege.ac.in |
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  Location in Kolkata  Jogamaya Devi College (India) | |
Notable alumniEdit
- Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Ananya Chatterjee, Bengali actress
- Bijoya Ray, wife of filmmaker Satyajit Ray
- Indrani Haldar, Bengali actress
- Karuna Banerjee, actress, best known for her role in The Apu Trilogy
- Kaushiki Chakrabarty, Indian classical vocalist
- Locket Chatterjee, BJP Member of Parliament.
- Maitreyi Devi, poet, recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award
- Poulomi Ghatak, table tennis player
- Reshmi Ghosh, Miss India Earth 2002
- Roopa Ganguly, Indian actress, best known for playing the role of Draupadi in Mahabharat
- Soumili Biswas, Bengali actress
- Suchitra Bhattacharya, novelist
- Suparna Patra, Bengali Actress
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Konar, Debashis (25 March 2013). "Grandson of Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee upset at Mamata's silence on letter". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ↑ Template:PDF page link
- ↑ Official Website of College
- ↑ History of the college
External linksEdit
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