Siddharth College of Arts, Science and Commerce is a college in Mumbai offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Science, and Commerce fields. The college is affiliated with the

University of Mumbai University of Mumbai is a public state university in Mumbai. It is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 549,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. It was est ...

History

It was founded on 20 June 1946 by the ''

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'' which was formed by

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Bhīmrāo Rāmjī Āmbēḍkar; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on t ...

. It was the first educational institution by the nascent society which was founded nearly a year ago on 8 July 1945 with an aim of affording legal education to all sections of society. The commerce courses became available in 1980. It is housed in ''Buddha Bhavan'', situated in the

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area of Mumbai. Its office is located in ''Anand Bhavan'', which has been declared as a heritage structure by the Heritage society of the

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. The building is susceptible to flooding in heavy Mumbai

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. Over the years, Bharipa's

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(Babasaheb's grandson) and Republican Party's

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– both Ambedkarite factions, but with differing perspectives on socio-political issues – have fought for control over the society and the college.

Courses offered

, the college offered undergraduate coursework in Arts, Science and Commerce Streams. The college also enrolls graduate students in M.Sc. & Ph.D. programs.

Library

The college is also home to some rare books from Dr. Ambedkar's personal collection, which were used as reference for drafting the

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. The library has on display many Ambedkar artifacts, including a copy of the Constitution of India with his name embossed on it.

Notable people

* Indian Cricketer Padmakar Shivalkar

References

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