Histort of the College
The College: the inception
The establishment of the college, Netaji Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya, was fulfilment of a dream long cherished by the eminent personalities and educationists of the township cutting across political divides and all barriers. In tune with the local thirst for education which resulted in the emergence of a sizeable number of Secondary and Higher Secondary schools in the Ashoknagar-Kalyangarh area, many eminent persons at that time, particularly those who happened to be the torch-bearers of the Refugee Rehabilitation Movement, led by the late Nani Kar, Dr.Sadhan Sen and Keshab Chandra Bhattacharya felt the dire need of a degree college to be set up in the area. The late Nani Kar was then an MLA. He was kind of a dreamer and an educationist himself and a teacher by profession. He had the magnetism in his personality to draw together a good number of eminent local persons, teachers, social-workers, politicians of almost all hues and educationists. The other two colleges in the vicinity could hardly accommodate the increasing demand and number of higher education-seekers from far and near. The forerunners of the efforts to get a degree college established, led by men like the late Nani Kar, could make others see the dream. It can also be put in a little different way that it was the well-timed convergence of well-meaning people of all walks and divisions.
Then, after many a discussion and negotiations, came the day – 14th May, 1997, when a convention was held at the town hall of Ashokngar, Sahid Sadan. In this convention, local intelligentsia spearheaded by men like the late Nani Kar resolved to set up a degree college at Ashoknagar-Kalyangarh area and, thereby, assured the ‘go ahead’ for a long-standing local demand. That year coincided with the birth centenary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. So, it was quite a unanimity of opinion that the name would be NETAJI SATABARSHIKI MAHAVIDYALAYA.It was decided to be a co-educational institution, a general degree college.
Ashoknagar-Kalyangarh Municipality whose the then Chairperson, Smt. Sharmistha Dutta, was included among the first few members of the Preparatory/Organising Committee (Prastuti Committee) of the college, and she came forward to provide the initial fund of Rs. 2,00,000/ and the late Chitta Basu, the then MP of Barasat, was chosen to head the said Committee as the President which responsibility he held till his death some years later. The late Nani Kar was selected the Secretary of that Committee.
Haripur Sanskriti Sangha, an established local club for many years, was of enormous help to get an area of 12.4 bighas for building the college. Local people enthusiastic about it donated money and organised blood donation camps to raise funds. Small personal donations also poured in.