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unusual facts about Bethune College


Maharani Swarnamoyee

Swarnamoyee donated Rs. 15,000/- for Bethune College in 1872, Rs. 2,000/- for Cuttack College in 1875, Rs. 2,000/- for Aligarh College in 1876 and Rs. 5,000/- for London Imperial Jubilee Institution in 1887.


Lady Brabourne College

Lady Brabourne took the initiative in establishing this institution following complaints from Muslim girls that they were discriminated by the Hindu establishment at the elite Bethune College, which is incidentally the first women's college in India.


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