Ravenshaw College

Ravenshaw College (now Ravenshaw University)

ରେଭେନ୍ସା ବିଶ୍ଵବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ
Motto	Knowledge Is Power
Type	Public
Established	1868
Principal	B. H. Das
Location	Cuttack, Odisha, India
Campus	87.4 acres (354,000 m2)
Website	ravenshawuniversity.ac.in

Ravenshaw College (now Ravenshaw University)(Odia: ରେଭେନ୍ସା ବିଶ୍ଵବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ) is located in Cuttack, India. The college was established in 1868 for Thomas Edward Ravenshaw, a descendant of William Withers. Thomas and his wife, Mary Susannah Symonds Ravenshaw, were residents of India and were successful in the Indian Political Service.

After the great famine of 1866, the people of Odisha and few liberal Britons wanted to start a college at Cuttack. Thomas Edward Ravenshaw, Officiating Commissioner of Odisha Division finally made the Government of Bengal realise the difficulties of Oriya students in getting College education and succeeded in obtaining permission to start collegiate classes in the Cuttack Zilla School. Thus the first College in Odisha was born in January 1868 with only intermediate classes and having six students on roll.

In January 1875 Commissioner Ravenshaw proposed to convert the Ravenshaw Collegiate School into a full-fledged degree College. The Government of Bengal accepted the demand with the condition that a public contribution of Rs.30,000/- be deposited for the proposed College. Ravenshaw took up the matter as an object of personal interest and guaranteed the collection of the required amount. Mr. H. Woodrew, DPI of Bengal supported Ravenshaw. Mr. H. J. Reynolds, Secretary to the Government of Bengal requested the Government of India to sanction the incidental charges and the post of the Principal on the additional condition of meeting half the monthly expenses by public donation.

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