Deshapran Mahavidyalaya, Purba Medinipur

Campus Location: Purba Medinipur

Located in Education for all is the catchword of the day. This slogan presumes the easy accessibility of higher education to all and sundry. With that end in vies, and also for the sake of sustaining cultural and economic development of the area, Deshapran Educational Society, comprising of the enlightened and pro-humanitarian people of Durmuth, Block-III, decided in 2010 to establish a college in the area. The name of the proposed college “Deshapran Mahavidyalaya” Was chosen by consensus., Much before Desbandhu “Chittaranjan Das” Birendranath Sasmal 1881-1934 born at Chandiveti Under Contai Or Kanthi, was the first to relinquish the roaring practice of a Barrister at the High Court of Calcutta in pursuance of the non-co-operation movement, he led the “No. Tax” Tax Boycott Movement in Midnapore district to an unpre-cedented success and was recognized as the uncrowned king of Midnapore and earned different honourable titles like “Deshapran” etc. for his noble and undaunted heart and uncompromising struggle for the people of Mednapore district and in a broader spectrum for the freedom of India. He was an ardent votary of true knowledge and as such was the automatic choice to lend one of his titles for christening the college., It is superfluous to say that many people from different section of the society came forward to give shape to such a noble idea. Some of them are Mr Chakradhar Maikap, the Ex Honble Minister-in-Charge Technical Education Govt of West Bengal, Mr Shailaja Kumar Das, Ex-MLA, Dr Dipak Kumar Tamili, Principal Egra Sarada-Sashibhusan college, Mr Swapan Kumar Maity, Gram Pradhan of Durmuth Gram Panchayat, Mr Shymal Das, Upa-Pradhan of the same, Mr Kalipada Shit,Member of Zilla Parishad, Mr Shyamsundar Panda, Mr Sitendu Kumar Maity et alia., Among the following enthusiastic persons stated above Mr.Prabhat Tamili, the emeritus Headmaster of Bathuari Adarsha Vidyapith deserves special mention. He donated Rs.9 lakhs in cash and with out this amount it was not possible for the interested people to fulfil the dream at the initial stage. The financial pre-condition for recognition of the college was mostly favoured by this sizeable donation & donation from several other interested persons. Mr PK Tamili committed to donate further amount for the construction of two college rooms/Hall to perpetuate the memory of his parents. The Ex- Honble Minister Mr Chakradhar Maikap, granted Rs 41 lakhs from his MLA. Quota, the Govt. of West Bengal a grant amounting to Rs 50 lakhs and Mr.Sitaram Yachuri, MP Rajyasava responded to our appeal and also sanctioned a grant amounting to Rs 50 Lakhs for the purpose of development of the college., The college is situated about 2Kms north from the Contai town, near the Durmuth Bus stand, on the Contai Mecheda Road and in an ideal and idyllic ambience in a terrain of about six acres of land, apportioned by the Government of West Bengal. The Higher Education Department of the state Government & Vidyasagar University accorded necessary permission of Deshapran Mahavidyalaya on 13th & 21th September, 2010 respectively.. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.