 2018 postage stamp issued by theIndia Post commemorating Hislop College | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1883 (142 years ago) (1883) |
| Accreditation | NAAC Re-Accredited 'A' Grade,CGPA 3.20 |
| Principal | Dr. Prashant Shelke |
Academic staff | 82 |
| Students | 4272[1] |
| Address | Civil lines ,,,440001 , |
| Campus | Urban, 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Affiliations | Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University |
| Website | www |
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Hislop College, Nagpur is one of the oldest colleges in the city ofNagpur. It is affiliated toRashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University.[2]
The college was named after Scottish missionaryStephen Hislop (1817–1863), who was a noted evangelist, educationist and geologist. He worked for 18 years in theVidarbha Region alongsideRobert Hunter, editor of theEncyclopædic Dictionary.[3]
Hislop College was established in 1883 in the Mahal area of Nagpur (But today it is in Civil Lines). Though Nagpur was Capital ofCentral Provinces, until 1882 it had no college.
The college was affiliated to theUniversity of Calcutta until 1904, and later toAllahabad University. In 1923 it was one of six colleges affiliated to theUniversity of Nagpur.[citation needed]
The American pastor,James M. Lawson, Jr., worked as a missionary there in the campus ministry office from 1953 to 1956, studyingGandhiannonviolence andsatyagraha, which influenced his movement-building skills. Thereafter he returned to the United States to become a leading intellectual force in theCivil Rights movement.[4]
The faculty and Students of Hislop College has carried out 60 Research project in a field ofBotany,Sociology,Bio Chemistry,Commerce,Physics,Computer Science,Literature (English, Hindi and Marathi) which has been sanctioned by the University and has been working on 15 research projects on Commerce, Botany,History and Sociology.[2]
Many people from the neighbouring area have completed their education at Hislop College.
They include:
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