Welcome to Dharma Samaj Sanskrit College

Conceptually the College was formed during the British Rule by the then Council of British Governor General, on 6 March 1812. The old Dharma Samaj Sanskrit Vidyalaya was established in 1873. The Dharma Samaj Sanskrit Vidyalaya was converted into Dharma Samaj Sanskrit College at Muzaffarpur in January 1917, after the separation of Bihar from Bengal. The College owes its origin largely to the munificence of the Maharaja of Darbhanga. In the initial days Dharma Samaj Sanskrit College imparted education in the following branches of oriental studies Vedas, Karmakandda, Philosophy, Puran, Vyakaran, Sahitya, Jotish, Ayurved and Agam. ...With the passage of time due to non-availability of teachers, the College had to discontinue Ayurved and Agam. Keeping in space with the present trend of education, there has been a certain amount of modernization of the College. English is now being taught to the students and there have been changes in the curricula. It is now a modern type of a Sanskrit college. The College presently offers both U.G. and P.G. courses. However, though there are in sufficient staffs both Teaching and Non-teaching and practically no College funds, the College is well managed by the efficient and watchful leadership of the Principal. Our teaching staff are highly qualified and knowledgeable in their fields of subjects. The College possesses certain highly valuable treasures like precious stones and gems, which were in use during the Ayurved and Agam was taught in the college. Rare and valuable Sanskrit book, which are now out of print eg. Sabda Kalp Drum and Satwarsik Panchaan are available in the College Library. Dharma Samaj Sanskrit College being a pioneer Sanskrit college in the country has produced many eminent Sanskrit scholars spared all over the country in different field. Brief details of our few luminary Alumni are given below; i. Achrya Jankiballav Sastri, was an eminent author and educationist, who was a student and latter on became a teacher of Dharma Samaj Sanskrit College. He had fluent knowledge of Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu and Bengali. More than sixty Hindi books were written and published by him. At the age of sixteen he had written his first book. He had composed more than hundred poems and gazelles. His literacy knowledge is beyond the description. ii. Dr. Bachspati Sharma Tripathy is a RASTRAPATI (President) award winner in the year 2009. He is an alumni of the college. Coincidentally his father (laté Pandit Ganga Dhar Sharma Tripathy) and grand father (late Pandit Yamuna Prasad Tripathy were teacher of Dharma Samaj Sanskrit College.. He has numerous research and publications in his name e,g, Prachin Bharat Ki Dand Vyavstha, Puran Vanmaya men yuddha avam Sainya Vigyan edited books are Acharadarsha, Grihastha Ratnakar and Mithila avam Kali Das. Late Dr. Ramchandra Mishra who was an alumni and also a teacher of this college. He was awarded as' GHANTA SHATAK' by Pandit Sabha of Mithila which was an unique achievement. Ghanta Satak performer has a capacity of receiting hundred Shlockas with explanation within one hour to public. Besides this he wrote Maha kavya e,g, vaidehi charitam, Taru Katha and Yagya saini. A book has been written by him as Sanskritasya Sahityetihas'. As a critics he had more than fifteen tika on Sanskrit Natak (Sanskrit Plays) iv. Dr. Radhakant Thakur is an eminent alumni of this college who is presently working as HOD of Jyotish department of Rastiya Sanskrit Vidyapith (Deemed University), Tirupaty. He was secretary in 45th Session of All India Oriental conference. Dharma Samaj College is situated at proper Muzafferpur. The College has specious campus and is housed in a Victorian style building. The College has a botanical garden with rarest plants and trees, which were in use by the department of Ayurved and Agam. During recent past, the College has adopted many a change in teaching learning process for better employability of the students. Dr. Ashwini Kumar Sharma, Principal Dharm Samaj Sanskrit College, Muzaffarpur. Bihar.