Biography

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In this section we have biographies of eminent individuals associated in different capacities with the institution–as students, teachers and patrons. Most of these biographies are from the nineteenth century, when accounts of the lives of ‘great men’ had emerged as a novel genre of writing. The great range of social reformers of nineteenth century Bengal, who played an important role in the foundation and growth of the institution, had biographies written by contemporaries. Even though many of these works are written in a celebratory style, they record important events, and offer interesting contemporary perspectives on the social role of the College.