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Basanti Devi College

Coordinates: 22°31′09″N 88°21′42″E / 22.519302°N 88.3616963°E / 22.519302; 88.3616963
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Basanti Devi College
TypeUndergraduate college
Established1959; 65 years ago (1959)
AffiliationUniversity of Calcutta
PresidentSri. Sibranjan Chatterjee
PrincipalDr. Indrila Guha
Address
147B, Rash Behari Ave, Ballygunge
, , ,
743355
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22°31′09″N 88°21′42″E / 22.519302°N 88.3616963°E / 22.519302; 88.3616963
CampusUrban
WebsiteBasanti Devi College
Basanti Devi College is located in Kolkata
Basanti Devi College
Location in Kolkata
Basanti Devi College is located in India
Basanti Devi College
Basanti Devi College (India)

Basanti Devi College is the first government sponsored college in Kolkata and was founded by the Government of West Bengal in 1959 to reduce the traffic jam in girl’s colleges in the southern part of Kolkata. Named after the eminent freedom fighter Basanti Devi, the first lady to be imprisoned under British Rule for being involved in the war of Independence of India. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta.[1]

The College

The college is located in the junction of urban and the rural conglomerate. Basanti Devi College caters the women students for both the localities. A large group of them are students of the college are also from backward classes; minority communities and some are also from below poverty line. There is provision for admitting women with special needs.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "Affiliated College of University of Calcutta". Archived from the original on 18 February 2012.