Pune Fergusson College
by Keshava Shukla
Title
Pune Fergusson College
Artist
Keshava Shukla
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
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Fergusson College (FC) is an Autonomous public educational institution offering courses in the streams of Arts and Science in the city of Pune. It was founded in 1885 by the Deccan Education Society. Professor Vaman Shivram Apte was its first principal. Social reformer, journalist, thinker and educationist Gopal Ganesh Agarkar served as the second principal from August 1892 till his death in June 1895.
The college is named after Scottish born Sir James Fergusson, the Governor of Bombay, who donated Rs 1,200. Since 1948, the college has been under the jurisdiction of the University of Pune.
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August 5th, 2018
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