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Donations and Support

When: 1817
Where: Calcutta
Part of: Ram Mohan Roy and David Hare found Hindu College, Calcutta

Eminent personalities of Calcutta donated hefty amounts towards the foundation of the College.

Other eminent personalities of Calcutta at that time, such as Rani Rashmoni, Prince Dwarkanath Tagore, Babu Rajchandra Das, and Mutty Lall Seal, also donated hefty amounts towards the foundation of the College.

Sources

Presidency University, Kolkata Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29

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