The Journey
INCEPTION:
Sovarani Memorial College came into existence on 1st December, 1971 at the picturesque village of Goalpota under Jagatballavpur Block in Howrah district. The college-campus, which is only 35 km away from Kolkata, spreads over more than 3 acres of land, standing beautifully on the bank of the river ‘Kana Damodar’.
ACTUALIZATION OF A DREAM:
This college which has rural and natural surroundings is actually the brainchild of a rural housewife, Late Mrs. Sovarani Devi, wife of great Late Mr. Satyanarayan Khan, the founder of the college. Though she had no opportunity to enter into the arena of higher learning, she had energised her courage for a lofty dream of founding a centre of higher education in this backward zone of Bengal and enlightening its girls and boys so that one day they would be able to compete with the advanced sections of the country. She succeeded in instilling this dream into the mind of her husband, who had a great heart for the upliftment of his fellow people reeling under poverty and illiteracy. The visionary couple then inspired people of this zone for their active co-operation and generous contributions for the establishment of what is now known as the Sovarani Memorial College. Our College has already become a temple of higher learning in rural Bengal catering to the needs of this zone and beyond, in the fields of education and social welfare
FORMATIVE PERIOD:
In the beginning, the College had no building of its own. The classes were held in one of the historic residential buildings of Mr. Satyanarayan Khan at Goalpota village from the session 1971-72. At the initial stage, as a degree College affiliated to the University of Calcutta, it offered General Courses for Bengali, English, History, Philosophy and Political Science at the undergraduate level and Commerce at the Pre-University level.
FIRST GOVERNING BODY:
Mr. Satyanarayan Khan was the first President of the College Organizing Committee. Mr. Nandalal Ghosh, Bar-at-Law, was the first President of the Governing Body and Mr. Dilip Kumar Khan, son of Satyanarayan Khan, was the first Secretary of the College.
FIRST PRINCIPAL:
Dr. Anadi Kumar Mahapatra, Head of the Department of Political Science, was the first Teacher-in-Charge of the College from 01.12.1971 to 19.05.1973. Mr. Sudhir Kumar Roy took over from him on 20.05.1973 as the first Principal of the College.
NEW CAMPUS:
The College was later shifted to its present Campus comprising 3.15 acres of land donated by the great hearts