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  Alexander Duff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was the first overseas missionary of the Church of Scotland, to India.
Macfarlon, the Chief-Magistrate of Calcutta, laid the foundation stone on 23rd February 1837.
He was one of the instrumental figures in establishing the University of Calcutta, inculcating women's education in Bengal, supporting Hindu widow remarriage and inculcating liberal values among the nineteenth century Bengalis.
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 calcutta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Calcutta was also home to the poet Rabindranath Tagore, the Hindu social reformers Raja Ram Mohun Roy (founder of the Brahmo Samaj), Keshub Chunder Sen, Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, David Hare (of Calcutta), Alexander Duff, Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, William Carey and Mutty Lal Seal.
Calcutta boasts of one of the largest race courses of its kind in Asia, the finest golf courses of its kind in the world (Royal Calcutta Golf Club) and one of the most beautiful tennis courts in the world (South Club).
Calcutta is the only city in India to have a tram network and till 2003, the only underground metro railway in the Indian sub-continent.
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 Ripon College Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Since the colleges are all fully independent legal entities owning their own buildings, employing their own staff, and managing their own endowments, it is entirely possible for some colleges to be in better financial health than the universities of which they are a part.
Shue Yan College, or United College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong), or a residence hall of a university (as in United KingdomBritish usage, e.g.
Christ's College, Canterbury is still in theory organised as a body of fellows, and was a college of the Universities of University of New ZealandNew Zealand and University of CanterburyCanterbury.
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 COLLEGE FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Shue Yan College, or United College of The_Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong), or a residence hall of a university (as in British usage, e.g.
The term "college" in Singapore is generally only used for pre-university educational institutions called "Junior Colleges", which provide the final two years of secondary_education (equivalent to sixth form in English terms or grades 11-12 in the American system).
In Greece the term college is mainly used to refer to private secondary education institutions (high schools and junior high schools), while Πανεπιστήμιο (University) is the term utilized for Higher Education.
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 Vaal Triangle Info Encylopedia - College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
In the University of Wales, colleges are the lower tier of institutional membership, below constituent institutions, following the reorganisation of the university in 1996.
Nevertheless, a few of America's most prestigious universities, such as Boston College, Dartmouth College and the College of William and Mary, have retained the term "college" in their names for historical reasons though they offer a wide range of higher degrees.
Shue Yan College, or United College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong), or a residence hall of a university (as in British usage, e.g.
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 COLLEGE ALTERNATE GENIE SEARCH ENGINE, INC
However, its colleges (for the most part) are not financially independent and do not have any teaching duties as part of the university, though they do provide meals, libraries, computers, and recreational facilities for their members.
In the University_of_Wales, colleges are the lower tier of institutional membership, below constituent institutions, following the reorganisation of the university in 1996.
For example, at many institutions, the undergraduate portion of the university can be briefly referred to as the college (such as The College at Brown or Harvard_College at Harvard) while at others each of the faculties may be called a "college" (the "college of engineering", the "college of nursing", and so forth).
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 Scottish Church College, Calcutta
Located at 1 & 3 Urquhart Square, Calcutta - 700006, the Scottish Church College is one of the oldest liberal arts and sciences academies in India.
It is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (for the Scottish Church Collegiate School), the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Examination and the University of Calcutta for the award of baccalaureate, post baccalaureate, undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The inception of what is now known as the Scottish Church College is intertwined with the life of Dr. Alexander Duff, D. (1806-1878), the first overseas missionary of the Church of Scotland, to India.
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 Desi Hot OR Hot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
He studied philosophy at the Scottish Church College, Calcutta.
Even the desire for personal salvation has to be given up, and only tireless work for the salvation of others is the true mark of the enlightened person.
Although social customs had been formed in the past with religious sanction, it was not now the business of religion to interfere with matters such as marriage, inheritance and so on.
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 College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
A college (Latin collegium) can be the name of any group of colleagues; originally it meant a group of people living together under a common set of rules (con-, "together" + leg-, "law").
Christ's College, Canterbury is still in theory organised as a body of fellows, and was a college of the Universities of New Zealand and Canterbury.
Some halls of residence associated with New Zealand universities retain the name of "college" — particularly at the University of Otago — although official tutoring does not figure largely in their activities, save for Selwyn and Knox Colleges.
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 NTU Info Centre: College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
It should be noted, too, that "University" and "College" do not exhaust all possible titles for an American institution of higher education; others include "institute", "academy", and "school" as in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [1], United States Military Academy at West Point, New York [2], or the Juilliard School.
In Canada, the term "college" usually refers to a technical, applied arts or applied science school — a post-secondary diploma-granting institution that is not a university, but exceptions to this exist.
Shue Yan College, or United College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong), or a residence hall of a university (as in Britain, e.g.
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 Alumni.NET : India > West Bengal > Calcutta
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Maharaja Manindra Chandra College - Calcutta, West Bengal
Kendriya Vidyalaya, I. JOKA - Calcutta, West Bengal
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 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro
Calcutta University on Wednesday selected eight undergraduate colleges to recommend them to the University Grants Commission (UGC) as centres of excellence.
The UGC, which awarded Presidency College the tag of an institution having the potential of a centre of excellence last year, has set February 28 as the deadline for universities across the country to send their recommendations for the second phase of selection of colleges for the status.
According to pro vice-chancellor Das, Wednesday’s screening of the 16 applicant colleges was held on the basis of their performance in the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) ratings.
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 Scotsman.com News - Obituaries - Rev Ian Fairweather
A short time later the college was forced to close because of the violent racial riots between Hindus and Muslims in August 1946, but despite, or perhaps because of, witnessing these scenes he remained a lifelong proponent of ecumenicalism.
The church in which he preached later merged with Dreghorn Old Parish Church and the building was demolished stone by stone and shipped to Japan, where, much to his interest and pleasure, it gained a new lease of life as a popular setting for wedding ceremonies - very much in line with his ecumenical outlook.
After his ministry at Dreghorn, he was appointed by the Church of Scotland as its first Baird Research Fellow, with responsibility for the preparation of teaching materials for use by teachers in Sunday schools.
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 CHIEF JUSTICE Mr. ANANDAMOY BHATTACHARJEE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
His Lordship was born on 20th December, 1933 and was educated at Siliguri Boys School, Siliguri, St. Paul's College, Calcutta, Scottish Church College, Calcutta and University College of Law, Calcutta.
His Lordship was transferred as Judge, Calcutta High Court from 3rd February 1986 and was the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court from 15th June 1992.
His Lordship was made the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court from 25th January 1993 and was transferred as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court on 21st April,1994.
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 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Frontpage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
They met and liked what they saw in each other while studying at Calcutta’s Scottish Church College, only to be separated, first by professional compulsions and then by marriage to different persons.
As the bride, in a cream silk sari bordered with orange, got off the car in front of the church to be greeted and escorted by her daughter, and then to be led up the aisle by an elderly relative, the air bristled with a buzz of excitement.
The venue incidentally was the same church in which William Carey, founder of the first Bengali printing press, used to stay and where he too had married a Danish girl late in life.
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 A.C._Bhaktivedanta_Swami_Prabhupada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (September 1, 1896–November 14, 1977) was born Abhay Charan De, in Calcutta, West Bengal.
He studied at the Scottish Church College, Calcutta, which was then administered by the British.
Prior to adopting the life of a vanaprastha, or pious renunciant in 1950, he was married with children, and ran a small pharmaceutical business.
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 Calcutta Online - December 30, 1998 news paper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Senior officers in the Lalbazar, the Calcutta Police head quarters, on condition of strict anonymity, stated that one reported ISI agent Md. Sayeed Abu Nasiri, who was arrested on several charges, was released on December 18 by the high level officials of the Calcutta Police.
December 29: Calcutta is no longer a safe haven for women if the records of crime against women in the past one year are anything to go by.
Prasanta Chatterjee told reporters at the Calcutta Municipal Corporation buildings today that a special felicitation ceremony will be held at the Town Hall on January 5 at 4 pm to honour the athlete who had done the nation proud by her scintillating performance at the Bangkok Asiad.
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 Brahmo Samaj Website Authors
Sumit was born in Calcutta, India, and has lived in England since the age of ten.
Educated in Calcutta and London, she has worked as a Montessori teacher and at British Gas.
She graduated from Scottish Church College in Calcutta, and then did her M.A. from Calcutta University.
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 Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
Calcutta (কলকাতা) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.
The rousing cry that awakened India's soul was penned by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, now the national song of the nation, an ode to the land of Bharat (India) as the Divine Mother, Vande Mataram.
Calcutta was also home to the Noble Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, the Hindu social reformers Raja Ram Mohun Roy (founder of the Brahmo Samaj), Keshub Chunder Sen, Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, David Hare (of Calcutta), Alexander Duff, Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, William Carey and Mutty Lal Seal.
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 Subhash_Chandra_Bose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
He attended the Protestant European School and the Ravenshaw Collegiate School in Cuttack and later graduated with honours from the Scottish Church College, Calcutta.
In April 1924, Bose was elected the Chief Executive Officer of the newly constituted Calcutta Corporation.
After being released from jail on September 25, he was elected as the Mayor of the City of Calcutta.
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 Appendix M: Subhas Chandra Bose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
He eventually graduated from Scottish Church college in Calcutta (after his father pulled a few strings to get him admitted), and was then packed off to England by his family to prepare for the ICS (Indian Civil Service) exams.
When he was not working on the nationalist college, Bose was organizing strikes and demonstrations in Calcutta as part of the non-cooperation movement.
In Calcutta, Hindus and Muslims, flying the flags of the Congress as well as the Muslim League, attacked British and American military bases.
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 Paramahansa Yogananda biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Yogananda met his guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, in 1910, at the age of 17.
After graduating from Scottish Church College, Calcutta, a constituent college of the University of Calcutta in 1915, he took formal vows into the monastic Swami Order.
After founding and running a school for boys in Ranchi, India that combined modern educational techniques with yoga training and spiritual ideals, Yogananda went to the West and taught from 1920, when he founded the Self-Realization Fellowship or SRF, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, until his Mahasamadhi or physical death in 1952.
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 Hare Krishna - Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
His parents were Vaishnavas, and from childhood he was brought tip in a devotional atmosphere and was taught the virtuous conduct of a Vaishnava.
He completed his studies at the Scottish Church College in Calcutta and took his BA.
The title 'Bhaktivedanta' had already been awarded in Calcutta by some of his Godbrothers, and 'Maharaja' is a formal ending for those in the renounced order.
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 Exhibition on the works of Prof. Nirmal Kumar Bose (Official site of National Library, India)
Organised a camp of repatriated indentured Indian labourers from East and West Indies and South Africa under the guidance of C.F. Andrews.
Appointed as Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology, Calcutta University.
November 1946 to March 1947 in Noakhali and then again in Calcutta from May to September, 1947.
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 Authors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
In 1914, he passed his matriculation examination and in 1918, he graduated with a first class in history from Scottish Church College, Calcutta University.
But he succeeded in breaking through the barrier of poverty and inconsequence and transformed himself from a Bengali to a citizen of the world, thanks to the unique destiny he could chart out for himself.
As he was to write, before his wife Amiya Cahudhurani died in 1994, "She is now the wife of Nirad Chaudhuri instead of being the nameless wife of a nameless official or professional, rotting in the low prospenty of a suburban house near Calcutta".
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