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Scottish Church College is a college affiliated by Calcutta University, India. It offers selective co-educational undergraduate and postgraduate studies and is the oldest continuously running Christian liberal arts and sciences college in Asia.
Swami Vivekananda, Monk, philosopher, social reformer and founder of the Ramakrishna Mission.; Rev. Lal Behari Dey, theologian of the Free Church of Scotland; Brahmabandhav Upadhyay, theologian and preacher of New Dispensation Brahmoism, Protestantism, and Roman Catholicism
A. C. Bhaktivedanta was one of Urquhart's students, and according to William Sweet was much influenced by Urquhart. In 1928, Urquhart became Principal of the College, and started a two-year term as Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta. [5] Urquhart founded the Philosophical Society at Scottish Church College and established links with the Indian YMCA ...
Alexander Duff (25 April 1806 – 12 February 1878), was a Scottish missionary in India; where he played a large part in the development of higher education.He was a Moderator of the General Assembly and convener of the foreign missions committee of the Free Church of Scotland and a scientific liberal reformer of anglicized evangelism across the Empire.
After graduating in history from the Scottish Church College, he earned a postgraduate degree from the University of Calcutta, and a doctorate from the University of Paris. [2] [1] A prolific author, he taught history at the Scottish Church College and University of Calcutta, and was nominated as an Officer d’ Academic by the Government of ...
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He passed the University of Calcutta's entrance examination in 1907, standing first. He then joined Scottish Church College, Calcutta and after that Presidency College, Calcutta, standing First in the First Class in his B.A. (Hons.) examination in 1911. For his outstanding achievements in this examination he was awarded the Eshan Scholarship.
Scottish Church College: actor, director and playwright Mithun Chakraborty: Scottish Church College: actor Mrinal Sen: 1941 Scottish Church College: Padma Bhushan winner film director Nandalal Bose: Government College of Art & Craft: artist P. C. Sorcar, Jr. magician Pankaj Mullick: Scottish Church College: music director and composer Pritam ...