Maharajah's College Explained

Maharajah's College
Motto:तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
Established:1879
Type:Private
Principal:Dr. G.A.Kalyani
Head Label:Chairman
Undergrad:2,192 per year
Campus:Urban
Website:maharajahscollegevzm.com

Maharajah's College, or M. R. College, established in 1879, it is an autonomous institution located in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh.[1]

History

The institution was founded by Sir Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapathi Raju, the 9th Maharajah of Vizianagram. It was started as a middle school in 1857 and upgraded to a high school in 1868. It was upgraded to a college in 1879 under the University of Madras, under the leadership of Principal C. Chandrasekhara Sastri, Professor of English and Sanskrit, and scaled thereafter with the aid of the 10th Maharaja, Sir Pusapati Ananda Gajapathi Raju.[2]

Academic Programmes

The college has 21 departments offering 19 undergraduate and postgraduate courses in arts and science streams affiliated to the Andhra University. There are about 150 permanent and temporary academic and support staff members with an annual intake of about 2,192 students in 2009.

Campus

The Maharajah's College is spread over 18 acres, hosting six buildings with a built-up area of 115307square feet. There is a central library and 14 other departmental libraries. The central library has over 50,000 books, and various digital resource. There are seminar halls, health centre, hostels, sports facilities and a gymnasium in the campus. The Union Bank of India had its branch in the campus to cater the staff and students.

Alumni Association

The Maharajah's College Old Students's Association (MRCOSA) has been functioning since the inception of college. Its organized the Maharajah Ananda Gajapati Sapada Sata Jayanti, the 125th Anniversary of Maharajah Ananda Gajapati Raju in 1976. It was revived when the college became Autonomous in 1987. It was made an integral part of the College in 1993.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vizianagaram district Official website. . 30 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100826065149/http://vizianagaram.ap.nic.in/AboutVizianagaram.htm . 26 August 2010 . dead .
  2. Web site: Welcome to Maharajah's College (Autonomous), Vizianagaram. 2020-07-24. www.mracollegevzm.com.
  3. Web site: Biodata of Allam Apparao. . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110630234553/http://jntuk.edu.in/vcdesk/assets/flash/aar.pdf . 30 June 2011 . dead .
  4. http://www.wiprocorporate.com/pressroom/alrao.asp Dr. A. L. Rao at Wipro Corporate.com
  5. Web site: Botcha Satyanarayana at Lok Sabha . 5 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023040/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=62 . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: Biodata of Justice E. Venkatesam at Andhra Pradesh High Court. . 13 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202254/http://hc.ap.nic.in/aphc/evj.html . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  7. Web site: Profile of G. Ramanujulu Naidu at Andhra Pradesh High Court. . 13 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150317060433/http://hc.ap.nic.in/aphc/grnj.html . 17 March 2015 . dead .
  8. Rajashri, 20th Century Telugu Luminaries, Part II, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 481-2.
  9. Web site: Profile of K. Punnayya at Andhra Pradesh High Court. . 13 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192503/http://hc.ap.nic.in/aphc/kpj.html . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 18 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721183049/http://dspace.vidyanidhi.org.in:8080/dspace/bitstream/2009/4764/6/AND-1996-041-5.pdf . 21 July 2011 . dead .
  11. Web site: Biodata of Shri Kandala Subrahmanyam at Lok Sabha website. . 2 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180818/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1049.htm . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  12. Web site: List of CID Chiefs. . 4 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101021061811/http://www.cidap.gov.in/htmlfiles/chiefs.html . 21 October 2010 . dead .
  13. Web site: N. Dilip Kumar.
  14. Web site: Official website of Pappu Venugopala Rao . 3 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141007145518/http://pappuvenugopalarao.com/ . 7 October 2014 . dead .
  15. Web site: Profile of P. Satyanarayana Raju at Andhra Pradesh High Court. . 18 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227061607/http://hc.ap.nic.in/aphc/psrj.html . 27 February 2012 . dead .
  16. http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/ Biodata of T. V. R. Tatachari at Delhi High Court website.

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