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The Department of Geography, University of Calcutta was founded on 9th August, 1941 under the able leadership of Prof S. P. Chatterjee, Padmabhushan in the College Street Campus, and it was shifted to the Science College at Taraknath Palit Campus, Ballygunge in the early 1960’s where Prof. N. K. Bose, Prof Kanan Gopal Bagchi et al took active initiative for its development. The department has so far produced two D.Litts, two D.Scs and over one hundred sixty Ph.D. Scholars. Alumni of this department have made significant contributions in various states of India and also in different countries of the world.