University Colleges Berhampore College was initially founded in 1963 as Raja Krishnath College of Commerce, and was renamed in 1975. It is located in Berhampore. Berhampore Girls' College was established at Berhampore in 1946. Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute is a research station conducted by the Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, established at Berhampore in 1943. It conducts a regular post-graduate course in sericulture and tailor-made courses. Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore was established at Berhampore in 1927. Krishnath College (named Berhampore College until 1902) was established at Berhampore in 1853. In addition to undergraduate courses it offers post-graduate courses in physiology, sericulture and Sanskrit. Murshidabad College of Engineering & Technology was established at Berhampore in 1998. Murshidabad Institute of Technology was established in 1956. Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital was established at Berhampore in 2012. Monarch College of Art and Technology is a private college at Berhampore offering courses in animation film making and ceramic design. Prabharani Public School was established on the outskirts of Berhampore in 2003. The school is part of Kalyan Bharti Trust, which has Bengali medium schools, B.Ed. colleges along with this CBSE school. Union Christian Training College was established at Berhampore in 1938. It is affiliated with the West Bengal University of Teachers' Training, Education Planning and Administration for its BEd course, and with the University of Kalyani for its BPEd course. Legacy The city of Berhampore also shares its name with Berhampore at Wellington, New Zealand. The daughter of Major Paul married local land owner George Hunter. Major Paul was an Indian Army officer. George Hunter to show respect to his father in law gave Berhampore the name of the suburb. The old house of the "De" family (relatives of the Cossimbazar Raj) at Churamani Chowdhury Lane is also one of the oldest buildings in Berhampore and was at one point of time the property of the Cossimbazar Raj. Notable people Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay, historian (known popularly for unearthing the ruins at Mohenjo-Daro and Indus Valley Civilization) Nabarun Bhattacharya, writer Atin Bandopadhyay, writer Syad Mustafa Siraj, writer Arup Chandra, poet, writer Tridib Chaudhuri, politician Arijit Singh, singer Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, politician Manju Dey, actress Manish Ghatak, poet of Kallol era Mahasweta Devi, writer Shreya Ghoshal, playback singer Braja Bhusan Gupta, Nationalist politician Sir George Francis Hill, Director and Principal Librarian of the British Museum (1931–1936) Micaiah