The University of Calcutta was one of the first modern universities in India, established together with those of Bombay and Madras, in the wake of Wood's Despatch of 1854 on education. It was modeled on the University of London as an examining and affiliating body, which awarded degrees to students from colleges in Bengal and beyond. Among its early graduates was the novelist Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, and the university became central to the Bengal Renaissance, with scientists such as C. V. Raman and Satyendra Nath Bose later working or studying in its colleges. It remains one of the largest public universities in India, with many affiliated colleges across West Bengal.
Before and after
- 1857Rise of Symbolism
- 1857Founding of Kuala Lumpur
- 1857Publication of Madame Bovary
- 1857Rise of spiritism
- 24 January 1857Founding of University of Calcutta
- 22 February 1857Birth of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
- 22 February 1857Birth of Heinrich Hertz
- from 10 May 1857 to 20 June 1858Indian Mutiny of 1857
- 13 May 1857Birth of Ronald Ross
More in Society, economy & sport
- 12 May 1792Founding of New York Stock Exchange
- 4 June 1880Introduction of Bulgarian lev
- 23 June 1894Founding of International Olympic Committee
- from 6 April 1896 to 15 April 1896The first modern Olympic Games open in Athens
- 1903Rise of Bolsheviks
- 1907Rise of scouting
The era
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