Kirti M. Doongursee College (also known as Kirti M. Doongursee College of Arts, Science and Commerce and Kirti College) is located in Dadar (West),

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-400028 Maharashtra, India.

History

The college was founded by the

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as Bombay College. The foundation stone was laid by Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve and the college started operating in 1954. In 1960, Bombay College was renamed ''Kirti M. Doongursee College'' in a ceremony in the presence of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Vice President of India. It is affiliated to the

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and offers an extensive range of courses. One of its most well known alumni is

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, whose father

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used to teach at the college.

Notable alumni

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* Amol Muzumdar * Boman Irani *

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* Nilesh Pingle * Sudhir Joshi *Srinivas Narasimha Prabhu *

Manya Surve Manohar Arjun Surve (8 August 1944 – 11 January 1982), popularly known as Manya Surve, was an Indian Underworld Don in Bombay. He was one of the educated gangsters who graduated from college and very well known for challenging and d ...

References

External links

*http://www.kirticollege.org/
College IT-CS Department festival
{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1954 Universities and colleges in Mumbai 1954 establishments in Bombay State Deccan Education Society