- Bethune College
Bethune College is a women's college in
India . It was founded as a school in 1849 byJohn 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 ofScottish Church College, Calcutta . It is affiliated to theUniversity of Calcutta .Famous
alumnae *
Kadambini Ganguly , First woman physician ofSouth Asia to be trained in the European system ofmedicine
*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 activistWebsite
* [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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