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Vijaya College (other)
Vijaya College may refer to: *Vijaya College, Bangalore Vijaya College is an educational institution in Bengaluru in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was established in 1942. It is one of the oldest colleges in India. In 1946, Bangalore Intermediate College was renamed as Vijaya College. In 1947, t ... in Bangalore, Karnataka, India * Vijaya College, Matale in Matale, Sri Lanka * Vijaya College, Mulki in Mulki, Karnataka, India {{schooldis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijaya College, Bangalore
Vijaya College is an educational institution in Bengaluru in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was established in 1942. It is one of the oldest colleges in India. In 1946, Bangalore Intermediate College was renamed as Vijaya College. In 1947, the present campus area measuring 450 ft X 500 ft was sanctioned by the City Municipality, Bangalore. A building was constructed to house the college in the new campus by January 1953. History In the early 1940s, only two colleges, Government Intermediate college and St. Joseph's college, were in the entire city of Bangalore. Admission to Government College was difficult because of less student intake and admission to St. Joseph's college was beyond the reach of many students. Citing this hardship, a group of people came together and mooted the idea of starting a new educational institution. The group included Rao Bahadur Prof B. Venkateshachar, Prof V.T. Srinivasan, Sri K. Lakshminarayana Rao, Sri K. Srinivasa Rao, Sri.C.R. Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijaya College, Matale
Matale Vijaya College ( Sinhala: විජය විද්යාලය), or (VCM) is a "Buddhist College" situated in matale city center, A9 highway main road. It is the oldest buddhist college in, matale district. Vijaya College was founded in 1886 by Henry Steel Olcott History In 1886 Sir Henry Steel Olcott, Stephen Silva, Sir Don Baron Jayatilaka, A. D. S. Wickramasekara, and Prof. Batuwantudawe founded the school. They wished to renew Buddhist culture in Sri Lanka. Alongside the Matale Ubaya Lokarth Society, the new school was initially known as the Buddhist Institute Boys school. Shroff Ratwatte donated land at Hetti Vediya, Matale including a thatched building. The first principal was Godawela. The initial enrollment was 150 students. This school was later moved to a building at Gongawela in 1889 with the help of the Parama Vidyartha Buddhist Society. Between 1888 and 1912, Prof. Batuwantudawe, Shumawa, Francis Soysa, Weerasinghe, and D. S. de Silva served as prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |