Maharaja College, Jaipur

Maharaja College is a college in Jaipur in Rajasthan state in India . Established in 1844 by Sawai Ram Singh II, it is affiliated with University of Rajasthan since 1947.^[1]

History

It was established in 1844 as Maharaja's School by Maharaja of Jaipur, Sawai Ram Singh II along with Pandit Shiv Deen, who also became its first principal. Originally affiliated with University of Calcutta, then University of Allahabad in 1890, the college went on to become one of six constituent colleges of University of Rajasthan, established in 1947.^{[2] [3]} It is one of the oldest colleges of North India and was designed by British architects.

Notable alumni

• Gopinath Kaviraj (1887 – 1976) Sanskrit scholar, philosopher, Padma Vibhushan (1964). ^[4]
• Samin K. Sharma, currently an interventional cardiologist at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, holds the American record for the highest number of complex coronary interventions performed annually
• Jainendra K. Jain, theoretical physicist ^[5]

Website:www.universitymaharajacollege.ac.in

References

1. "Maharaja's, Maharani's declare first cut-off lists". The Times of India. Jun 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
2. "Constituent Colleges: Maharaja College, Jaipur". University of Rajasthan. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
3. Vibhuti Sachdev; G. H. Giles; Henry Rupert Tillotson (2002). Building Jaipur: The Making of an Indian City. Reaktion Books. p. 98. ISBN 1861891377.
4. "Sri Sri Anandamayi Ma's Devotees". Anandamayi Ma. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
5. "Jainendra K Jain". Penn State Department of Physics. Retrieved 2014-09-26.

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