jun 1, 1817 - Hindu College

Description:

Founder: David Hare, with the support of Raja Rammohan Roy and other progressive Indians and Europeans.
Significance:
a) It was established to provide a Western-style liberal education to Indian youth and was one of India's earliest centres of modern Western education.
b) It played a pivotal role in the Bengal Renaissance by nurturing a generation of educated Indians who later became reformers, nationalists, and leaders.
c) In 1855, it was renamed Presidency College; today it is Presidency University.

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