Bhawanipur Education Society College
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| Type | Undergraduate college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1966 |
| Affiliation | University of Calcutta |
| Location | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website |
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Bhawanipur Education Society College (or Bhawanipur College) is an undergraduate college affiliated with the University of Calcutta in Kolkata, India. It is a private co-educational college.[1][2][3] It is located at 5, Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani (Elgin Road) of Bhowanipore area of Kolkata.[4]
History
The college was started in 1966[1][3] for boys and girls by the efforts and donation of money and land by Gujarati community living in Kolkata. The land where the college stands now was donated by Amritlal Ojha, an industrialist and coal-mines owner. The five-storied building was constructed with major donations from other city-based Gujarati industrialists and businessman. A privately held trust was made with donations exclusively from the donations of Gujarati community of city and outside and the college is managed through this trust. It grew out of a school named J. J. Ajmera High School, established in 1928, which became a secondary school in 1958 and later a higher secondary School was founded in 1960 run by the same trust.[1][5] The college was known as Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society College (BGES College) but since 2002, the word Gujarati has been dropped and it is known as the Bhawanipur Education Society College. However, the popular name is Bhawanipur College.
Established by Gujaratis, a linguistic minority in West Bengal, it enjoys protection under Article 30 (1) of the constitution of India. Meant for educating boys and girls of the Gujarati Community, it has, over the years opened its doors to all eligible students, irrespective of caste, creed, religion or language. Umang is the annual cultural fest of the college.[6]
Notable faculty
- Nalin Bhai Patel[7]
- Dr. Ivy Das Gupta, Professor of Economics.[8]
- Dr. Purba Roy Choudhury, Lecturer on Economics.[9][10]
- Dr. Subhabrata Gangly, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Notable alumni
- Dilip Sanghvi, one of India's richest man with a net worth of $17.5 billion
- Ashok Todi, Chairman of Lux Industries Ltd.
- Nicolette Bird, Actress and model
- Bipasha Basu, Bollywood actress
- Archana Vijaya, Video jockey
- Rahil Gangjee, Professional golfer
- Nusrat Jahan, Bollywood Actress
- Jeet, Bollywood action film hero
- Vishal Vashishtha, TV Actor [11]
References
- 1 2 3 Multiple Career Choices By Devajit Bhuyan. p. 112.
- ↑ The BES College was founded in 1966 by the Gujarati Society, Calcutta.
- 1 2 Universities handbook: India, Volume 26. 1995. p. 217.
- ↑ The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Elgin Road, Kolkata
- ↑ The Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society, grew out of the Bhawanipur Gujarati School (founded 1928), the Secondary School (1958) and the Higher Secondary School (1960) BES College in (1966).
- ↑ Ray, Anindya Shankar (31 January 2015). "Umang lives it up" (The Telegraph). ABP. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ Obitury, The Telegraph, Calcutta, 24 June 2001|Noted Gujarati language professor and lecturer and Principal of Bhawanipur Education Society College for almost four decades.
- ↑ The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters – Page xi, 2013
- ↑ MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS – Page iii, 1978
- ↑ Growth, Distribution and Public Policy: A Study of West Bengal – Page vii, 2007
- ↑ "TV stars from Calcutta". The Telegraph.