Bhawanipur Education Society College

Bhawanipur Education Society College is an undergraduate college affiliated with the University of Calcutta in Kolkata, India. It is a private co-educational college. It is located at 5, Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani of Bhowanipore area of Kolkata.HistoryThe college was started in 1966 for boys and girls by the efforts and donation of money and land by Gujarati community living in Kolkata. The land where the college stands now was donated by Amritlal Ojha, an industrialist and coal-mines owner. The five-storied building was constructed with major donations from other city-based Gujarati industrialists and businessman. A privately held trust was made with donations exclusively from the donations of Gujarati community of city and outside and the college is managed through this trust. It grew out of a school named J. J. Ajmera High School, established in 1928, which became a secondary school in 1958 and later a higher secondary School was founded in 1960 run by the same trust. The college was known as Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society College (BGES College) but since 2002, the word Gujarati has been dropped and it is known as the Bhawanipur Education Society College. However, the popular name is Bhawanipur College.Established by Gujaratis, a linguistic minority in West Bengal, it enjoys protection under Article 30 (1) of the constitution of India. Meant for educating boys and girls of the Gujarati Community, it has, over the years opened its doors to all eligible students, irrespective of caste, creed, religion or language. Umang is the annual cultural fest of the college.