Bethune College

Bethune College

Bethune College is a women's college in India. It was founded as a school in 1849 by John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune and in 1879 developed as the first women's college in India. It is located at 181, Bidhan Sarani, Kolkata -700006, just opposite the current campus of Scottish Church College, Calcutta. It is affiliated to the University of Calcutta.

Famous alumnae

* Kadambini Ganguly, First woman physician of South Asia to be trained in the European system of medicine
* Phulrenu Guha - Minister of State for Social Welfare, Government of India, 1970-1972
* Chandramukhi Basu, Principal of Bethune College and first woman head of a South Asian college
* Kamini Roy, Bengali - Vice President of Bangiya Sahitya Parishad and first woman honours graduate in India
*Pritilata Waddedar - Revolutionary
*Kamala Das Gupta, freedom fighter
*Leela Roy - Social worker, freedom fighter
*Tista Das - Actress and social activist

Website

* [http://bethuneadmissions.ac.in/ Bethune College, Kolkata]

External links

* [http://banglapedia.org/HT/B_0434.htm On Bethune College] , from Banglapedia
* [http://www.calonline.com/oncampus/oncampus_cal/bethune/bethune_about.htm About Bethune] , from calonline.com
* [http://www.geocities.com/stamparchive/Edin/EDIN_895_BETHUNE_COLLEGE.htm Postal stamp for the College centenary]


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