Scottish Church College Students Hostel Azad Hind Bag Kolkata

The inception of what is now known as “Scottish Church College” is interlaced with the life ofDr. Alexander Duff, DD, LLD (1806-1878), the first overseas missionary of the Church ofScotland to India. Initially known as the General Assembly’s Institution, it was founded on the13th July, 1830. Alexander Duff was born in Moulin, Perthshire, the very centre of Scotland on 25th April, 1806.He came of a highland Stock, his father James Duff spoke English and Gallic. From the countryschool the lad passed to the University of St. Andrews where he cut a most brilliant career and, ofstill more importance, came under the influence of Dr. Chelmers. Subsequently he undertook hismission to India. After a most adventurous voyage during which he was twice shipwrecked,Alexander Duff arrived in Calcutta on 27th May, 1830. People of his time saw in his survival insuccessive shipwrecks evidence of the Divine Will to utilize the favourite of the god’s for somenotable work in India. After much consultation and careful thought, the Rev. Alexander Duff opened his institution inFeringhi Kamal Bose’s house, upper Chitpur Road, Jorasanko. Dr. Duff expressing his desire thatthe school be opened daily with prayer, Raja Rammohan Roy suggested that the Lord’s Prayer beso used. In 1836 the institution was moved to Gorachand Basak’s house in Garanhata and in 1836the present building was begun.