Jogamaya Devi College

{{Short description|Women's College}}

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{{Infobox university

| name = Jogamaya Devi College

| image = Jogamaya_Devi_College_Logo.png

| motto = {{lang|sa|आत्मदीपो भव}} {{small|(Sanskrit)}}

| established = {{start date and age|1932}}

| mottoeng = Be your own light

| type = Undergraduate women's college

| academic_affiliation = University of Calcutta

| president = Dr. Manotosh Dasgupta

| principal = Dr. Srabani Sarkar

| address = 92, Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Road

| city = Kolkata

| state = West Bengal

| postalcode = 700 026

| country = India

| coordinates = {{coord|22.5252|88.3438|type:edu_globe:earth_region:IN|display=ti}}

| pushpin_map = India Kolkata#India

| website = {{URL|https://jogamayadevicollege.org/}}

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Jogamaya Devi College is one of the oldest and leading women's colleges in Kolkata, India. It shares the same building with Asutosh College (day college) and Syamaprasad College (evening college) and is named after the wife of Sir Asutosh Mukherjee.{{cite news |last=Konar |first=Debashis |date=25 March 2013 |title=Grandson of Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee upset at Mamata's silence on letter |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Grandson-of-Sir-Ashutosh-Mukherjee-upset-at-Mamatas-silence-on-letter/articleshow/19181275.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=11 March 2018 |archive-date=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618000504/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Grandson-of-Sir-Ashutosh-Mukherjee-upset-at-Mamatas-silence-on-letter/articleshow/19181275.cms |url-status=live }} It is a National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accredited Grade "B" college.{{PDF page link|file=https://www.wbsche.ac.in/pdf/Institutions-accredited-by-NAAC-in-West-Bengal-whose-accreditation-period-is-valid-11.07.2016.pdf|page=4|text=Institutions accredited by NAAC in West Bengal whose accreditation period is valid}} It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and is affiliated to the University of Calcutta.{{Cite web |url=https://jogamayadevicollege.ac.in/ |title=Official Website of College |access-date=9 April 2021 |archive-date=15 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715095627/https://www.jogamayadevicollege.ac.in/ |url-status=live }} It was established in 1932.{{Cite web |url=http://www.jogamayadevicollege.org/history.htm |title=History of the college |access-date=25 September 2010 |archive-date=3 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403005423/http://jogamayadevicollege.org/history.htm |url-status=dead }}

Notable alumni

  • Suchitra Bhattacharya, writer
  • Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal
  • Locket Chatterjee, actress, BJP Member of Parliament{{cite news |last=Jyoti |first=Dhrubo |date=18 Jun 2019 |title='Will give my 100% to bring industry': Former actor Locket Chatterjee |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/will-give-my-100-to-bring-industry-former-actor-locket-chatterjee/story-yg62pBxNohiwfJ7RlIwGKN.html |work=Hindustan Times |location=Singur |access-date=10 December 2021 |archive-date=10 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210124936/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/will-give-my-100-to-bring-industry-former-actor-locket-chatterjee/story-yg62pBxNohiwfJ7RlIwGKN.html |url-status=live }}
  • Satabdi Roy, actress, politician{{cite news |author= |date=7 April 2019 |title=Trinamool MP Satabdi Roy's movable assets up 191% |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/trinamool-mp-satabdi-roy-s-movable-assets-up-191-119040700677_1.html |work=Business Standard |location=Kolkata |access-date=10 December 2021 |archive-date=10 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210123943/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/trinamool-mp-satabdi-roy-s-movable-assets-up-191-119040700677_1.html |url-status=live }}
  • Bijoya Ray, actress
  • Ananya Chatterjee, National Award Winner Actress

See also

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