Acharya Prafulla Chandra College - My whole career.( Aug 1960 - Dec 1994)

(Welcome to Acharya Prafulla Chandra College

Acharya Prafulla Chandra College was founded on 16 August, 1960 under the Dispersal Scheme–with the joint participation of the State and Central Governments. Late Haripada Biswas was the founder secretary of this college. Initially it was named ‘New Barrackpore College’.)

I came home from Bajali College, pathsala, Assam, in the 1st week of May, after summer vacation and heard that a College , from RR Dept of Govt.of India was going to be opened in New Barrackpore, at a distance of 1 KM from our residence, Madhyamgram, at the initiative of the founder of the New Barrackpore Colony, Mr. Haripada Biswas, a  famous personality.  I made him pleased at my first interview. Actually, myself , Mrs Nilima Das of Madhyamgram ( stayed just in front of our house) and Dr.Manati Mitra of New Barrackpore got the first appointment in this college and joined on 4th August 1960 for enrollment of students. The foundation stone of the College building on Sodepur Road was laid down by Mehr Chand Khanna , Minister in charge of R.R Dept.of Govt. of India. on 16th Aug  1960.Actually the College began functioning  in the morning in the premises of New Barrackpopre Boys' Colony High School on 4th August 1960 ( this can be verified from the old records of admission register . I used to write the admission, Prof. Minati Mitra used to write the bills and keep the cash in a wooden box) . The name of the College was New Brrackpore College. Later it was renamed as Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore (north 24-Parganas) 

Only 9 (nine)Professors were appointed in the first year of the College. 1. Prof. R. Samadder (Mathematics), 2. Prof. (Dr.) Minati Mitra ( Bengali), 3. Prof. Nilima Das (Philosophy), 4. Prof. Bhabadeb Banerjee (English), 5. Prof. Jogesh Chandra Chakraborty (Sanskrit), 6. Prof. Binoy Roy (History), 7. Prof. Amalankur Sen (Economics), 8. Prof. Arunendu Dasgupta,( Political science) 9. Prof. Kalyani Roy (Sanskrit). At first it was started as a Degree College only in Arts with Mathematics as combination Subjects. Prof Jogesh Chandra Chakraborty acted as Professor -in-Charge of the College. Prof. B.C.Chakrabarty was  appointed as a First Principal of the College in 1962 (probably). in the new College building. The Functioning in the new building was opened by Prof. Humayun Kakir, Minister in the Dept. of Education of Govt. of India.    

Librarian - Asit Brahma, Office Assistants - Sukumar Ghosh, and 4 Class four staff were also appointed.