SNGS COLLEGE - Key Persons

Dr. Sudheer kumar

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History / UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS MONITORING COMMITTEE

Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College, one of the seven First Grade Government Colleges in Kerala, was founded in 1899 by the renowned Sanskrit scholar Punnassery Neelakanta Sarma. The College is located in the town of Pattambi, Palakkad Dt and is easily accessible by bus and train. There are more than 1,300 students, mostly hailing from the lower echelons of society. The college has 11 Under Graduate Programmes, 6 Post Graduate Programmes and 4 Research Departments. One fourth of the teachers hold doctoral degrees and many are on the way. The College is committed to the welfare of the student population and the society and every possible measure is taken to realize the target. Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College, Pattambi is a monument to the pioneering Sanskrit scholar Panditharajan Punnasseri Nampi Neelakanta Sharma, who founded the Institution in 1889 as a Sanskrit school called `Saraswathodyothini' at Perumudiyoor, near Pattambi.The Sanskrit school was once famous as the `Nalanda on the banks of the Nila' (Bharathapuzha), attracting students of all castes from far and near at a time when learning Sanskrit was a monopoly of the upper castes. Born in the year 1858 and brought up in an Orthodox Brahmin atmosphere Nampi later become a towering figure in the cultural renaissance of Kerala through his activities to promote Sanskrit Education.