Willingdon College
College in Sangli, Maharashtra, India
Willingdon College is a college in Sangli, in the Vishrambag area of the Sangli–Miraj–Kupwad Municipal Corporation, between the twin cities of Sangli and Miraj in Maharashtra, India. The college was established in 1919 and was named after the former Governor of Bombay, Lord Willingdon. It provides access to higher education for students from southern Maharashtra and the districts of Belagavi, Dharwad, Karwar, and Bijapur.
History
Establishment
1919
The Deccan Education Society, founded in 1884 by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, established Willingdon College in 1919. The institution was founded with the support of Shahu Maharaj and the rulers of the Sangli and Miraj states to provide higher education in southern Maharashtra. Inaugurated on 22 June 1919, the college was named after the Governor of Bombay, Lord Willingdon.
The college initially operated at the site of the Rani Saraswati Kanya Shala with an enrollment of 220 students in the Arts wing. Founding Principal C.G. Bhatye and Wrangler R.P. Paranjapye later secured 125 acres (0.51 km²) at Vishrambag, where the permanent campus was constructed.
Silver jubilee
1944
During this period, centres of higher education and colleges were rare. Students in southern Maharashtra and from the districts of Belgaum, Dharwad, Karwar, and Vijapur in Karnataka benefited from the establishment of the college.
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