RT by @GodboleSandeep: The iconic Deccan College in completes 205 years today. Many famous alumni over the past two centuries including, Lokmanya Tilak. Today one of the top institutes in the co

The iconic Deccan College in #Pune completes 205 years today. Many famous alumni over the past two centuries including, Lokmanya Tilak. Today one of the top institutes in the country focused on Archaeology, History, Sanskrit. My article in 2020 - 'Pune’s Historic Deccan College Begins Its Bicentennial Year' swarajyamag.com/ideas/punes-… _________ The beautiful campus is spread over 115 acres, near the Mula river. Presently, this great institution offers postgraduate programmes (MA, PhD, P.G. Diplomas) in Archaeology, Sanskrit, Lexicography and other areas. The historic Deccan College in Pune — one of the oldest colleges in the country — begins its bicentennial year on 6 October. It was established on 6 October 1821 as the ‘Hindoo College’, under the initiative of the Governor Mountstuart Elphinstone. However, the history of this institution goes back over a century prior to 1821. Sardar Senapati Khanderao Dabhade had started a Dakshina Fund for the learned scholars in the early 18th century." Source: https://x.com/aparanjape/status/2107309075117842834