Besant Thosophical College is one of the Oldest college in Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh. It was started before Sri Venkateswara University. The college was first started on 19th July 1915. Initially this college was affiliated to Madras University. After that it got disassociated with Madras University and became a part of National university which was newly organized. Dr. Rabindranath Tagore was the chancellor of the university.
In 1919 Tagore visited the college and during this time he wrote the current National Anthem of India,"Jana Gana Mana". He also translated the lyric from Bengali to English.
During the visit of Tagore "The Scout Movement" and "All India Women Association" were inaugurated at Madanapalle.
In the year 1923 the college was re-affiliated to Madras University and continued for almost 30 years. After the separation of Andra Pradesh and Tamilnadu, the college was initially affiliated to Andhra University (1954-1956) and then to Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.
The college was founded on the 19th July, 1915 through the pioneering efforts of Dr. ANNIE BESANT and the noble band of Theosophical workers who came under her inspiration. The event will always be remembered as a land mark in the history of Rayalaseema as the College was at that time, the only institution to cater to the needs of higher education in this region. It also brought the people of the area into closer contact with international programs for the propagation of the culture and spiritual ideals of the Theosophical society and also the National movement for political liberation, the under the inspiration of Dr. Annie Besant .
In 1917 when Dr. Annie Besant led the agitation for “Home Rule“. This institution, which became a centre of nationalist activities, was obliged to dissociate itself from the Madras University and became part of the newly organized National University of which Dr. Rabindranath Tagore was the Chancellor. It was during 1919 Tagore visited the College and stayed in the College for a few weeks. During his stay he sang “JANAGANAMANA” (now our National Anthem) and translated the lyric from Bengali to English . At that time it was called the "Morning Song of India". The Scout movement and the All India Women’s Association were inaugurated at Madanapalle during this period and in the words of Tagore, the institution showed every promise of developing into “Santiniketan of the South”.
In the year 1923, however, the college was re-affiliated to the Madras University. Except for a short interval of three years (1926-1929) when it was affiliated to Andhra University, it was associated with the Madras University for nearly thirty years. As a result of the changes in the territorial jurisdiction of the Madras and Andhra Universities, the college was affiliated to the “Andhra University” for a short period (1954-1956) and was finally affiliated to the “Sri Venkateswara University”,Tirupathi since 1956. The college has grown in strength through all these vicissitudes in its fairly long career, thanks to the untiring labours and splendid leadership of eminent Educationists.
No comments:
Post a Comment