Dr. Bhupendra Nath Dutta Smriti Mahavidyalaya

Institutional Distinctiveness

From the Limits to the Limelight

Dr. Bhupendra Nath Dutta Smriti Mahavidyalaya has been named after the youngest brother of the illustrious son of India, Narendranath Dutta, known to all as Swami Vivekananda. Bhupendranath Dutta is a noted educationist who worked hard to spread education among the rural masses at Hatgobindapur and its surrounding areas in the colonial era. His lantern lectures instilled the zeal of education among the local people. The local people also played a significant role in Indian Independence Movement and subsequent social reforms that pervaded Bengal history. Many distinguished educationists, doctors, engineers, social workers and other dignitaries have their roots in the rural areas of Hatgobindapur. However, earlier this zeal for higher education has been confined to the affluent classes who could afford to move on to the local township of then Burdwan for higher studies. Hatgobindapur is one of the most prosperous blocks of the Purba Bardhaman district (West Bengal) in terms of agriculture. But ironically the majority of the population comprise the poor and backward classes whose education has been limited to high secondary level because of their socio-economic constraints. Girls have had been the major sufferers as they were pushed to another society in absence of scope of higher education in the locality.

To pursue the ideals of Bhupendranath Dutta and fulfil his dreams the local patrons of education founded this institution with the mission and vision of spreading education to the local people especially the backward ones and named it after him as a tribute. The college stands unique for its beautiful green campus flattered with lush green ambience sprawling over an area of 8.65 acres of land. In the span of 27 years, the institution has succeeded in attracting students from even the local town and adjacent community blocks moving beyond its domain of eleven feeder schools. It has brought a significant section of the rural, poor and backward classes including the aboriginals within the domain of higher education. The college has guided many young minds to achieve success in diverse fields giving them strong wings to cross the boundary that put limitation upon them.

Soaring up to the Lights: The Distinctiveness

The success of the students always becomes an inspiration for all for both the mentors and the mentee. Special acclaim may be given to the achievement of students in Sports. Sports activity is carried out under the aegis of the Department of Physical Education (PEGD). However, students from other disciplines have also participated and excelled in sports. The college has soared up high in the sky with the proud and continuous achievements of the students in diverse sports events like Football, Kho-Kho (Men and Women), Yoga, Handball, Basketball, Volleyball, Hapkido, Taekwondo and Athletics with Football remaining as the crown of all sports activity. The college boys were the National Champions (Reliance Foundation Youth Sports, RFYS) in the session 2019-2020. The team first topped the state as City Champions in West Bengal. Then it qualified for the national Championship by emerging as the East Zone champions and finally etched history to become National Champions.

The students have won awards in

1. Kho-Kho (Women)

1. Inter Collegiate Tournament, The University of Burdwan Runners Up (2018-2019, 2019-2020); Champions (2021-2022 & 2022-2023)
2. Inter College Sports and Games Championship, DPI Govt. Of West Bengal Champion gold medal (2019-2020)

2. Kho-Kho (Men)

1. Inter Collegiate Tournament, The University of Burdwan Champions (2019-2020)

3. Yoga (Men)

1. Inter Collegiate Tournament, The University of Burdwan Champions (2018-2019)

4. Basketball (Men)

1. Inter Collegiate Tournament, The University of Burdwan Champions (2022-2023)

5. Football (men)

1. Inter Collegiate Tournament, The University of Burdwan Runners up 18-19, Champion Gold Medal (2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2022-23)
2. Inter College Sports and Games Championship, DPI Govt. Of West Bengal Champion gold medal (2018-2019)
3. National Champions (Reliance Foundation Youth Sports, RFYS) in the session 2019-2020

6. Others (Athletics, Hapkido, Taekwondo)

1. The achievements speak manifold in the backdrop that the majority of the players who have won medals belong to the reserved category. According to last census data 2011 hatgobindapur village located in the Bardhaman Block has 95.84% of rural population of which 39% is SC and 12.22% is ST. The percentage of players belonging to the reserved category is 53%, 67%, 56% and 66% in the sessions 2018-19, 2019-2020, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 respectively. And the representation of woman players is also significant. Besides the above sports the students have participated in other sports activity like Handball, Volleyball and Chess. It is a matter of great honour that four of our students, Subhendu Mandi, Rabi Das, Rabi Hasda and Surojit Hasda have moved forward to play in the prestigious Santosh Trophy Football (Senior National) in 2022. Rabi and Surojit Hasda have got gold medals at prestigious National Games. Truly have the students overcome the limitations of their background to lead the college to the limelight and create the institutional distinctiveness.