Lady Brabourne College, Grade I heritage college in Kolkata, India.
Lady Brabourne College is a women's higher education institution in Ward 60 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, recognized as a Grade I heritage building. The campus includes lecture halls, library rooms, research areas, and recreational zones distributed across several interconnected buildings.
The Government of Bengal founded this educational institution in July 1939, initially hosting 35 Muslim students and 9 teachers in a rented house. Later, the institution moved into the present heritage building, whose foundation stone was laid the same year.
The name honors the wife of Bengal's former governor, whose foundation stone ceremony established the current building. The institution continues to serve as a central learning space for young women from across the region.
Visitors interested in admission procedures can check the centralized online portal of the West Bengal state. The campus is located in Ward 60 and can be reached using regular city transport options.
The institution began operations with fewer than 40 students and initially served a specific religious community. Over the decades, it gradually opened its doors to students from all backgrounds and grew into one of the larger women's colleges in the city.
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