Ananda Marga College

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Ananda Marga College
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Ananda Marga college gate
TypeUndergraduate college
Established1966;59 years ago (1966)
Founder Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Affiliation Sidho Kanho Birsha University
Address
Rotunda Road, Baglata
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723215
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India

23°30′09″N86°04′20″E / 23.5025729°N 86.0721893°E / 23.5025729; 86.0721893
CampusRural
Website anandamargacollege.org
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Location in West Bengal
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Ananda Marga College (India)

Ananda Marga College, established in 1966, [1] is one of the oldest college in Purulia district, at Ananda Nagar, Pundag. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University. [2] [3]

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Departments

Science

Arts

Campus Facilities

Accreditation

The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). [4]

Location

The college is located in Baglata, Ananda Nagar, Purulia, in the district of Purulia, 2 km (1.2 mi) away from the Pundag Railway Station of SER zone. Ananda Nagar is situated in the north-eastern part of India, in the heart of Rarh. Rarh was the starting point of civilization and was once covered by dense forests. Asthi Pahar (Fossil Hill), contains ancient Dinosaur Fossils. 3,500 years ago, The great Maharshi Kapila was born close by in Jhalda. Maharshi Kapila was not only the first philosopher of the world but also the inventor of algebra and geometry.

Ananda Nagar, Purulia, [5] is a land without time, a place where it's sweet and mystic beauty stands as a witness for the human drama of existence. Living in one of the forgotten areas of India, the lives here move around basic rural activities. The Central Master Unit of Ananda Marga is a growing educational-cum-agricultural complex with over 1200 acres of land in a land of ancient hills, 7 pristine rivers and rivulets and radiant red soil. Today, Ananda Nagar is a dreamland, the dreamland for seekers of peace and tranquillity, the dreamland of educators of teachers and education-conscious students and guardians.

See also

References

  1. "Ananda Marga College". anandamargacollege.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. "Affiliated College of Sidho Kanho Birsha University". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012.
  3. Srinivas Mishra, Essay On Higher Education in Purulia District: West Bengal Patrika, Purulia District Issue, Jyestha-Boishakh, 1414 (June 2007), Department of Information and Culture, Government of West Bengal.
  4. "Welcome to UGC, New Delhi, India". www.ugc.gov.in.
  5. "Ananda Nagar – An integrated rural development project in West Bengal".