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A commemorative postage stamp on the University of Calcutta (CU), first institution in Asia established as a multidisciplinary Western-style university, founded by Alexander Duff [part of the series ‘Centenary of Indian Universities‘] : Issued by India Issued on Dec 31, 1957 Type : Stamp, Mint condition Colour : Single colour Denomination : 10 naya paisa

कोलकाता विश्वविद्यालय

A commemorative postage stamp on the University of Calcutta (CU), first institution in Asia established as a multidisciplinary Western-style university, founded by Alexander Duff [part of the seriesCentenary of Indian Universities‘] :

कोलकाता विश्वविद्यालयIssued by India

Issued on Dec 31, 1957

Type : Stamp, Mint condition

Colour : Single colour

Denomination : 10 naya paisa

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  1. […] College and the Presidency College, Calcutta and was among the first products of the newly-founded Calcutta University. Soon after graduation, he was appointed Deputy Collector under the then Government, an office […]

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    […] built a strong group of nuclear physicists while he was Palit Professor of the Physics Department, Calcutta University. The effort ultimately culminated in the founding of the Institute of Nuclear Physics, where his […]

  3. […] Bengali Inter College with successive phases of growth. In 1887, the School was affiliated to the Calcutta University. The institution’s own building at the present site was constructed in 1894 and the […]

  4. […] of eight. He directly joined the non-cooperation movement in 1920 while still a student of M.Sc. in Calcutta University. In 1921, he moved to Indore to serve as a teacher in a high school but gave up the profession, […]

  5. […] Church College, Calcutta, with Honours in History. He also took his post-graduate degree from Calcutta University in 1914. Back home, he joined the Guwahati High School as Head Master, but left it in 1917, after […]

  6. […] After a brilliant academic career, he taught philosophy in the Universities at Madras, Mysore and Calcutta. He was Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University and later of Banaras Hindu University. He was […]

  7. […] impressed by her prowess, the Sanskrit scholars of Calcutta University conferred on her the titles of “Saraswati” and “Pandita“. She rebelled […]

  8. […] His father, Sir Ashutosh Mookerjee, was a renowned educationist and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta. Syama Prasad Mookerjee was academically gifted and completed his education at the prestigious […]

  9. […] 1927 from Lincoln‘s Inn, he never practised law. He became the youngest Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University in 1934 and continued till 1938. Calcutta University conferred on him D.Litt. and Banaras Hindu […]

  10. […] Datta, was born in an affluent family in Kolkata on 12 January 1863. By the time he graduated from Calcutta University, he had acquired a vast knowledge of different subjects, especially Western philosophy and history. […]

  11. […] was raised to the status of a college is one of the biggest and illustrious institution under the Calcutta University imparting Honours education in all subjects in Science and […]

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