Basanti Devi College, a Premier undergraduate institution
for girls affiliated to the University of Calcutta, was established
on 5th August 1959 as one of the first sponsored colleges by
the Government of West Bengal under scheme 2F of the UGC. Named
after and inspired by the ideals of Basanti Devi (1818-1972),
wife of Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, one of the first women
to fight for the freedom of our country and a pioneer in championing
the cause of women’s education, the mission of the college
has always been the empowerment of women through higher education
and social consciousness.
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