4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Bang l adesh <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Government ▁Arts ▁College , ▁previously ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Government ▁Arts ▁College ▁for ▁Men , ▁is ▁an ▁arts ▁college ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁K umb ak on am ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁India . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁and ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁educational ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁Mad ras ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁British ▁India . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Tem pler ich ▁simple ▁city ▁is ▁K umb ak on am ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁C au ver i . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁and ▁is , ▁for ▁centuries , ▁down ▁the ▁ann als ▁of ▁history , ▁" the ▁cultural ▁cr ad le ▁of ▁South ▁India ". ▁San ct ity , ▁dev otion , ▁her itage , ▁rever ence ▁and ▁aw aren ess ▁to ▁ac quire ▁and ▁cher ish ▁the ▁best ▁mark ▁her ▁spirit ▁till ▁date . ▁C aught ▁in ▁her ▁native ▁charm ▁and ▁great ness ▁as ▁though , ▁the ▁British ers ▁founded ▁a ▁provincial ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁on ▁her ▁banks ▁of ▁C au ver i ▁and ▁apt ly ▁nick named ▁the ▁pro - col lege - school ▁as ▁' the ▁Cambridge ▁of ▁South ▁India '. ▁As ▁on ▁Cambridge , ▁so ▁on ▁K umb ak on am ▁C au ver i ▁grew ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁full ness ▁and ▁m ature d ▁into ▁a ▁mini - vars ity ▁of ▁learning ▁and ▁research ▁as ▁is ▁witness ed ▁today . ▁Though ▁easy ▁as ▁it ▁might ▁seem , ▁to ▁draw