In the year 1857 on this day (24-Jan), the University of Calcutta was established by Alexander Duff, a Christian missionary in India... This University was the oldest multi-disciplinary and European-style Institution in Asia to be founded at that time...
India Post commemorated the 100th anniversary of University of Calcutta with the release of a 10-naya paisa Postage stamp in the year 1957...
The stamp features wordings in Hindi language "तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय" which means "From darkness lead me to Light" and "कोलकाता विश्वविद्यालय" translates to "Calcutta University"...
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