’’गायन्ति देवाः किलगीत कानि, धन्यास्तु ते
भारत भूमि भागे।
स्वर्गापि वर्गास्वद हे-तुर्भूते, भविन्त भूयाः पुरूषा सुरस्वात्।।’’
According to this verse of Vishnu Puran, Gods sing that those who are born in paradise and undivided India are more fortunate than even gods. India is a distinct nation in the
entire world and Chhattisgarh is the heart of India. Government Gajanand Agrawal Postgraduate College, Bhatapara, has the privilege of being one of the leading colleges of Chhattisgarh. A historical and glorious institution In the
field of higher education, the college has been marching forward on the path of progress since its inception. Established on 4th September 1964 by Bhatapara Education Board, with the sincere efforts of zealous and
dedicated personalities of higher education, this college has completed the golden journey of 50 years. Such pioneers of the city include Shri Ram Narayan Shukla, Shri Balbhadra Prasad Shukla, Shri Balram Bhai, Shri Radheshyam
Purohit, Shri Thakur Parmeshwar Singh, Shri Rampratap Chandak, Shri Mata Deen Agrawal, Shri Gajanand Agarwal, Dr.L. Jeevanmal, Shri Gulabchand Agarwal, Shri Shiv Prasad Agrawal etc. with whose prodigious efforts
the college building came to the fore. In this series, the contribution of many donors of the city like Gyarsi Lal Agarwal, Haji Noor Mohammad, Mohammad Yakub is also invaluable. This college is the first affiliated college of Pt.
Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur, therefore, Dr. Baburam Saxena, the first Vice Chancellor of the university, called it the first adopted son of the university.
