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Medical school and hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Medical College, Kolkata
, also known as
Calcutta Medical College
, is a
Government
medical college
and
hospital
located in
Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
India
. It is one of the oldest existing hospitals in India. The institute was established on 28 January 1835 by
Lord William Bentinck
during
British Raj
as
Medical College, Bengal
. It is the second oldest medical college to teach Western medicine in Asia after
Ecole de Medicine de Pondichery
and the second institute to teach in English language. The college offers
MBBS
degree after five and a half years of medical training.
Politics
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Student politics is rooted in tradition, with many students participating in the Indian freedom struggle.
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Anti-British movements were implemented with the programmes of Bengal Provincial Students' Federation (BPSF),
[2]
the Bengal branch of
All India Students' Federation
. Student politics was initially focused on the independence of India.
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In 1947, Sree Dhiraranjan Sen, a student of the college, died during a Vietnam Day police firing.
[3]
The Vietnam Students’ Association passed a resolution in its Hanoi session in memory of Sen in March 1947.
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Student politics were highly influenced by the partition of Bengal and communal riots during and after the
partition of India
.
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Between 1946 and 1952, the college's doctors stood for communal harmony and worked hard in the refugee colonies. During 1952, ex-students of the college, among them
Bidhan Chandra Roy
who became the second
Chief Minister of West Bengal
, established the Students' Health Home for the welfare of students.
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From the 1950s to the 1970s, the college became a centre of leftist and far-left politics.
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Student politics was highly influenced by the
Naxalbari uprising
in the early 1970s.
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Rankings
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Medical College, Kolkata ranked 45rd among Medical Institution by
National Institutional Ranking Framework
(NIRF) in 2023.
[9]
It was 43rd in 2022 but downgrade rank in 2023.
Achievements
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In Feb 2023 Sudip Das, professor of ENT Department from The Institution gets a patent for developing a simple and innovative device.
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Notable alumni
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- Bidhan Chandra Roy
, noted physician and the 2nd Chief Minister of
West Bengal
- Lamu Amatya
, First Nepalese nurse
[11]
- Pasupati Bose
, Indian physician and professor of anatomy
- Upendranath Brahmachari
, discoverer of the treatment of
Kala-azar
- Aroup Chatterjee
, British Indian atheist physician, author of
Mother Teresa: The Untold Story
- Nirmal Kumar Dutta
,
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
winner (1965) and the Director of
Haffkine Institute
- Lionel Emmett
, member of the Indian
field hockey
team in the
1936 Summer Olympics
- Muhammad Ibrahim
, former Principal of
Sir Salimullah Medical College
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- Sri Yukteshwar Giri
, Indian Yogi
- Dipyaman Ganguly
,
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
winner (2022)
[13]
- Kadambini Ganguly
, the first certified
South Asian
female physician qualified for Western medical practice
- Madhusudan Gupta
, the first Indian trained in Western medicine to dissect a human corpse.
- David Hare
, founder of
Hare School
- K. B. Hedgewar
, also known as Doctorji, was the founding
Sarsanghachalak
of the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
.
- Vikram Marwah
,
Padma Shri
awardee, conferred
Dr. B. C. Roy Award
by the
President of India
- Nurul Islam
,
National Professor
of Bangladesh
[14]
- Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
, filmmaker
- M. D. Ray
, surgical oncologist and author
- Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay
- N. C. Paul
, first physician to examine yoga
- Sisir Kumar Bose
, noted paediatrician,nephew of
Subhas Chandra Bose
and son of
Sarat Chandra Bose
- Ram Baran Yadav
, first
president of Nepal
- Annu Navani
,
medical doctor
and director at
Le Reve Regenerative Wellness Center
based in
San Jose, California
.
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See also
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References
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b
c
d
e
f
"NIRF 2023"
(PDF)
. Medical College, Bengal.
Archived
(PDF)
from the original on 28 February 2023
. Retrieved
28 February
2023
.
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a
b
c
D??agupta, H?rena; Adhik?r?, Harin?r??a?a (2008).
Bh?rat??a Upam?h?de?era ch?tra ?ndolana
[
Student Movement in Indian Sub-continent
] (in Bengali). Kalak?t?: Ry??iky?la.
ISBN
978-8185459806
.
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Bengal Legislative Council Debates (1947)
. 1947. pp.
79
?88.
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Chattopadhyay, Gautam.
?????? ????? ????????? ??????
[
History of India's student movement
] (in Bengali).
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a
b
Jha, Purnendu; Banerjee, Naresh (2003).
?????? ????? ????? ????????? ????????
[
People's Relief Committee:A Glowing Account
] (in Bengali). People's Relief Committee. pp. 11, 42?61.
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Chattopadhaya, Pashupatinath (2001).
??????????? ???? ???(????? ???)
[
Students' Health Home (The First Decade)
] (in Bengali). Arun Sen Memorial Committee.
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Chakraborty, Shyamal (2011).
60?70 Er Chatra Andolan
(in Bengali). N.B.A Pvt Ltd.
ISBN
9788176262408
.
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Mitra, Saibal.
Saater Chhatra Andolon
[
An essay on Student Movement of Sixties
] (in Bengali).
ISBN
81-7990-069-X
.
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a
b
"National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Medical)"
.
National Institutional Ranking Framework
.
Ministry of Education
. 15 July 2022.
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Yengkhom, Sumati (6 February 2023).
"Medical College Hospital Kolkata professor gets patent for developing ENT device"
.
The Times of India
Feb 6, 2023, 07:29 IST
.
Archived
from the original on 8 February 2023
. Retrieved
6 February
2023
.
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"Government declares late Lamu Amatya Nepal's first nurse"
.
thehimalayantimes.com
. 1 May 2017.
Archived
from the original on 13 October 2022
. Retrieved
13 October
2022
.
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"???? ??. ????????"
.
Daily Inqilab
(in Bengali).
Archived
from the original on 4 May 2023
. Retrieved
4 May
2023
.
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"Profile on SERB"
(PDF)
.
Scientific and Engineering Research Board
. 27 December 2018.
Archived
(PDF)
from the original on 31 August 2014
. Retrieved
27 December
2018
.
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Mintu Chowdhury (24 January 2013).
"National Prof Nurul Islam dies"
.
bdnews24.com
.
Archived
from the original on 3 May 2023
. Retrieved
1 May
2023
.
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"Annu Navani, MD, ABIPP, DABRM, FAARM"
. a4m.com
. Retrieved
10 May
2024
.
Bibliography
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- David Arnold,
Colonizing the Body: State Medicine and Epidemic Disease in Nineteenth Century India
, Delhi, 1993
- Calcutta Medical College,
The Centenary of the Medical College, Bengal, 1835?1934
. Calcutta, 1935
- Das, Anirban; Sen, Samita (2011). "A history of the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, 1835?1936". In Dasgupta, Uma (ed.).
Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, C. 1784?1947
. Pearson Education India. pp. 477?522.
ISBN
978-81-317-2818-5
.
- Poonam Bala,
Imperialism and Medicine in Bengal: A Socio-Historical Perspective
, New Delhi, 1991
- Sen, S.N.,
Scientific and Technical Education in India 1781?1900
, Indian National Science Academy, 1991
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