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Main Building of Fergusson College

Kimaya, the cultural center

Fergusson College (FC) is one of the well known colleges in India and is situated in the western city of Pune. Consistently ranked among the top 10 colleges of the country, FC has a huge legacy behind its name. Built in 1885, the college was named after its first patron, Sir James Fergusson, the governor of Bombay province, who donated a then princely sum of Rs 1,200. The college is now under the jurisdiction of University of Pune. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 284 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 284 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 481 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 481 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For the sport which developed into badminton, see Poona (sport). ... Year 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Sir James Fergusson, Bart. ... British East India Company Governors (1668–1862) 1668–1669: Sir George Oxeden 1689–1677: Gerald Aungier 1677–1681: Gen. ... The University of Pune (formerly the University of Poona), located in northwestern Pune, is one of Indias premier universites. ...

The college is the third oldest college in Pune (after the College of Engineering, Pune and the Deccan college) and is the first Science and Fine Arts college in Pune. Apart from its renowned Bsc courses, today Fergusson College is also regarded as one of the foremost institutions offering BA degrees in Economics, Mathematics and Psychology among other specialized subjects. Because the college was founded before the onset of urban sprawl in Pune, Fergusson College boasts a beautiful tree-lined campus with smooth rolling hills. College of Engineering, Pune (COEP) is an engineering college in Pune, India. ...

History

After the Revolt of 1857, Indian luminaries of that period saw a pressing need to modernise its education system to fight against British imperialism. Stalwarts in the Indian independence movements such as Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, G G Agarkar and Mahadev Namjoshi put their collective efforts into the formation of a modern school for Indians. The result was The New English School in 1857. Boosted by its success, the Deccan Education Society was formed in 1884 and a year later the Fergusson College was started. The land was donated for Rupee 1 on a 99 year lease by Shirole, the erstwhile Patil of Bhamburde (Shivaji Nagar). The college was inaugurated by William Wordsworth, the grandson of the poet William Wordsworth and principal of Bombay's Elphinstone College. Other stalwarts such as R G Bhandarkar and M G Ranade played an important part in the construction of the college. An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from the British perspective. ... The term Indian independence movement is diffused, incorporating various national and regional campaigns, agitations and efforts of both Nonviolent and Militant philosophy and involved a wide spectrum of Indian political organizations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending the British Colonial Authority as well as other colonial... Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856 - 1920), was an Indian nationalist, social reformer and freedom fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Wordsworth redirects here. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... Elphinstone College, Mumbai is one of the oldest in the University of Mumbai system, being established in 1824 and formally constituted in 1835. ... Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar (also spelt Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, and known as R.G.Bhandarkar), was a scholar, orientalist and social reformer. ... Mahadev Govind Ranade (16 January 1842 - 16 January 1901) was an Indian lawyer, reformer and author. ...

The British allowed the college to remain autonomous, giving it a free hand in education. The college on its part maintained a completely apolitical stance, choosing to rescind itself of politics, a policy that continues up to this day.

Buildings

The main sections of the college include the Main Building, the Amphitheatre, the Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Electronics and Economics Departments, the Wrangler R.P. Paranjpye building, the Gymkhana, the Canteen and its latest addition, the New Academic Complex. At the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, a wrangler is a student who has completed the third year (called Part II) of the Mathematical Tripos with first-class honours. ...

One more famous feature of Fergusson College is "Kimaya", a popular student hangout built just behind the library. It is shaped like a house of cards, with V-shaped walls on all four sides.Its objective is to inspire students' creativity during free times

Awards, Recognitions and Rankings

In 2004, Fergusson College was awarded an 'A' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) [1]. The College also received the "Best College Award" amongst the colleges affiliated to the University of Pune in the academic year 2004-2005.

Alumni

The college has produced illustrious alumni. A partial list is given below:

1. PV Narasimha Rao - Ex- Prime Minister of India
2. V P Singh - Ex- Prime Minister of India
3. Acharya Atre- Humourist, Playwright
4. Wranglar Chandratre
5. Vithal Ramji Shinde
6. Ram Ganesh Gadkari
7. Veer Savarkar - Revolutionary
8. S M Joshi
9. Acharya Kriplani
10. D. R. Kaprekar - Mathematician
11. Dattatreya Gopal Karve - Economist
12. Nanasaheb Gore
13. P L Deshpande - Humourist, Playwright, Actor
14. Vasant Kanetkar - Playwright
15. Smita Patil - Actress
16. Sonali Kulkarni - Actress
17. Manjiri Phadnis - Actress
18. mahmoud al hur -(ex) poilitician
19. mahmoud al anakrih - (ex)academician

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College Newspaper

The college is home to the circulation of The Ninth Wave, a fortnightly.

Student Activities

Events

Fergusson College is host to a number of academic and extracurricular events. The Cultural Committee organises events such as Oorja [2], which features competitive events in various cultural fields, and Muktachhanda, which showcases performances, and other cultural programs of a non-competitive nature. Apart from such cultural events, there are also academic events such as the various department festivals. Almost every undergraduate department of the college organises such events. The trend was started by the Geology dept, which first organised the GeoFest. Other departments soon followed with their own events, for example, Calyx (started in 2004) for the Computer Science department, Wall Street for the Economics Department, Zoovolution for the Zoology department Alchemy for the Chemistry Department.and physikia for the physics dept. Recently Microbiology department has come up with their fest known as the "MicrobioMics" and the Biotechnology department fest called "Chimera" is a brand new entry in the category of annual events. One of the popular activities in Fergusson College is the Astro Club where students discuss science related topics. The Astro club remains committed to popularise science and keeping students inclined towards research.

External links

• Fergusson College