Sanatana Dharma College or S. D. College is an educational institution in Alappuzha, Kerala, India, affiliated with the

University of Kerala University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a state-run public university located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Chi ...

. It is one of the oldest affiliated aided colleges under the University of Kerala. The college has been recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and is accredited by NAAC with A+ grade. It is the first and only college under university of Kerala which got A+ grade by NAAC. The college has twelve teaching departments which offers various

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and nine

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courses in arts, science and commerce. Its departments of

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and English are approved

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s of the University of Kerala. The current manager of the college is P. Krishnakumar. The college is headed by Dr. N. Saraswathy Antharjanam as the principal. The college Office Administration is managed by Senior Superintendent S.SanthoshKumar, Head Accountant R.Babu.

History

S. D. College was founded by K. Parthasarathy Iyengar and V. Sundara Raja Naidu as a contribution towards the educational uplift of the district of Alappuzha. The college was established under the management of Sanatana Dharma Vidyasala and was inaugurated on 20 June 1946 by

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. A sister institution,

S. D. V. College of Arts and Applied Science S.D.V. College of Arts and Applied Science, or Sanatana Dharma Vidyasala College, is an educational institution based in Sanathanapuram, Alappuzha, India, affiliated to the University of Kerala and recognised by the government of Kerala. It is ...

, Sanatanapuram, Kalarcode, Alappuzha (a self-financing college affiliated to University of Kerala and recognised by Govt of Kerala) was launched by the management in 2013.

Notable alumni

* Kavalam Narayana Panicker *

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* Vayalar Ravi *

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* Ambalapuzha Gopakumar *

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* Fazil, director * Fahadh Faasil *

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* Ranji Panickar *

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Jagannatha Varma K. N. Jagannatha Varma (1 May 1939 – 20 December 2016) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film and television industry. He was also a Kathakali artist. His son Manu Varma is also an artist and his son-in-law Viji Thampi is a film dir ...

* T. R. Omana * Mahesh, actor * S. D. Shibulal * N. R. Madhava Menon * M. K. Sanu * K. P. Appan * Alleppey Ashraf * Madhu Vasudevan *

Muhamma Ramanan Muhamma Ramanan (Malayalam: മുഹമ്മ രമണൻ) (1942 – April 2020) was a Malayalam language children's literature writer from Kerala, India. His book named ''Kannan kakkayute kaushalangal'' (meaning: Kannan kakka's Strate ...

, Malayalam language

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writer *

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, actress

References

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