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'Alumni News': The first volume of this journal was published in 1951-52. This was edited by Prof.
Somnath Maitra of the English Department. The second volume of this journal duly edited by the same editor was published in 1954. None of these Volumes is at present available in the records of the Alumni
Association or in the Presidency College library. Thereafter the literary activities of the Association had to wait till 1960 when the first volume of 'Autumn Annual' the annual journal of the Association
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Autumn Annual- Vol. 1(1960) - Editor-in-chief: Atul Chandra Gupta,
Editor: Prof. Amulyadhan Mukherjee |
Publication of the first volume of 'Autumn Annual' at the initiative of Sri Rabindranath Maitra, one of
our most enthusiastic members, with warm approval of our distinguished Founder President Sri Atul Chandra Gupta marked a milestone in the progress of the Presidency College Alumni Association. Its aims were
defined as "The' Autumn Annual' is not to be looked upon as the bulletin of a society for the advancement of learning. Its aims are more modest and perhaps more human. It seeks to provide a platform
from where a member of the Association could talk to his fellow members on topics nearest to his heart. He might choose any topic from cabbages to kings he might talk reminiscently of 'old happy far off
things and matters long ago' or he might 'dip into the future as far as human eye could see' and give his vision of the world as it would be. He might be humorous, gay or melancholy; 'Seneca cannot be too
heavy, nor Plantus too light' for him. He will above all try to talk to the pleasure and profit of his fellow members and recreate the atmosphere which every alumnus has once breathed in the sacred precincts
of the Presidency College". |
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Autumn Annual- Vol. III (1962) - Editor-In-chief: Srikumar Banerjee |
An article on 'Prof. H.M. Percival' by Praphulla Kumar Guha and another on' Jehangir Coyajee' by
Bhabatosh Datta were the special attraction of this volume. |
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Autumn Annual-Vol.IV (1963) - Editor-In-Chief: Srikumar Banerjee |
Of the many splendid articles published in this volume, four were of special attraction: of these two
were on Swami Vivekananda (Alumnus 1878- 79) written by Amiya Kumar Majumder and by Praphulla Kr. Guha, another titled 'Dwijendra Lal, The Patriot, Poet, Dramatist' by Dilip Kr. Roy and the fourth,
'Professor Charuchandra Bhattacharya' by Subodh Chandra Sengupta. |
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Autumn Annual-Vol.V (1964}-Editor-1n-Chief: Srikumar Banerjee |
A poem 'To Netaji' by Dilip Kr. Roy composed for Netaji's 67th Birthday, 1963, and an article 'Sir
Asutosh - The Man And Builder of Education' by Srikumar Banerjee were of special interest in this volume. |
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Autumn Annual-vol.VI (1965)-Editor-In-Chief: Srikumar Banerjee |
An article- Justice Saradacharan Mitra' by Radharanjan Dhar and another 'Professor P.C. Ghosh' by
Dhirendranath Ghosh were of special interest in this volume. |
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There was no issue of Autumn Annual in 1966. |
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Autumn Annual-Vol.VII (1967)-Editor-In-Chief: Srikumar Banerjee |
'Ourselves', the review published in this volume explained the reason why the journal could not be
published in 1966 and furnished an account of the working of the Association during the year. |
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Autumn Annual-Vol.VIII (1968)-Editor-In-Chief: Srikumar Banerjee |
Published as 'Manmohan Ghosh Centenary Souvenir', it contained poems written by the poet professor and
some articles on him written by Suniti Kumar Chatterjee, Praphulla Kr. Guha, Srikumar Banerjee, Subodh Chandra Sengupta and Rabindranath Tagore. |
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Autumn Annual-Vol.VIII (1968)-Editor-In-Chief: Srikumar Banerjee |
After publication of volume VIII (1968) of the journal there was a long break in its publication for
unrecorded reasons but perhaps due to circumstances beyond control including financial difficulties. It was Sanat kumar Basu and his associates who ventured to revive the Autumn Annual, the Alumni Journal in
1980-81. |
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Autumn Annual-Vol. IX (1980-81}-Editor-In-Chief: Subodh Chandra Sengupta |
In addition to the Secretary's report on the Working of the Association covering the period from 26th
February, 1977 to 8th March 1980, an article 'The Alumni Association - Retrospect and Prospect' by Subodh Chandra Sengupta was of special interest in this issue. |
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Autumn Annual-Vol.X (l981-82}-Editor-In-Chief: Subodh Chandra Sengupta |
Besides the annual report for 1980-81, articles- 'Principal H.R. James' by Nirmal Chandra Bhattacharya
and 'The future of Presidency College' by Ajit Kumar Banerjee were of special interest in this volume. |
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Autumn Annual-Vol.XI (1982-83)-Editor-In-Chief: Subodh Chandra Sengupta |
In addition to the annual report for 1981-82, the items of special interest in this volume were.-'Notes
on Bankim Chandra and Anandamath' by Subodh Chandnl Sengupta and a print of 'The Constitution of Presidency college Alumni Association' that was in vogue at that time. |
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Autumn Annual-Vol.XII (l983-84)-Editor-In-Chief: Subodh Chandra Sengupta |
Apart from the annual report for 1982-83, the article 'Jader Kachhe Parechhi' by Bhabatosh Datta
relates interesting events of his days in the College. |
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