Government Arts College, Kumbakonam

Coordinates: 10°58′15″N 79°22′53″E / 10.970819°N 79.381515°E / 10.970819; 79.381515
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Government Arts College (Autonomous)
Kumbakonam Govt College
TypePublic
Established19 October 1854
AffiliationBharathidasan University
Location
Kumbakonam
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India

10°58′15″N 79°22′53″E / 10.970819°N 79.381515°E / 10.970819; 79.381515
Website[1]

The Government Arts College, previously known as the Government Arts College for Men, is an autonomous college based in the town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. This college is functioning under Bharathidasan University. The Vice-Chancellor of this University is under the charge of Dr. M. Selvam. Dr. K. Duraiarasan has been the principal of this college since taking charge in the last two years of 2020. He is a former Examination Control Officer of Bharathidasan University and Assistant Director of Tamil Nadu Government's Tamil Internet Education Institute.

History

This college was started as a Provincial School in October 1854 even before the establishment of the

British India.[1] In 1864, it was raised to the status of second-grade college with the affiliated subjects Mathematics, History and Philosophy under the university.[2]

Academic Programmes

The college offers undergraduates and postgraduate programmes in arts and science affiliated to the Bharathidasan University. It has been accredited by NAAC with an A Grade.[3]

Notable alumni

Some of the distinguished alumni of the Government Arts College include

U.V.Swaminatha Iyer,[4] Robert–Rajasekar, and S. Shankar

Miniature sculptures in the campus

  • Sculputures in four sides of pillar
    Sculputures in four sides of pillar
  • Brahma worshipping Linga
    Linga
  • Vishnu reclining on snake
    Vishnu reclining on snake
  • Row of pillars
    Row of pillars
  • Shiva coming out of Linga to save Markandeya
    Shiva coming out of Linga to save Markandeya
  • Another sculpture in standing posture
    Another sculpture in standing posture
  • Sculptures in the panel
    Sculptures in the panel

External links

  1. ISBN 978-1-84800-132-9
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  2. ^ "Budding artists give a makeover to public spaces in Thanjavur - The Hindu".
  3. ^ "Demand for seats in govt arts colleges may go up due to economic impact of lockdown | Trichy News - Times of India".
  4. ^ "A rundown Kumbakonam college, where Ramanujan studied briefly, will get a makeover - The Hindu".
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