Laxmi Narayan College, Jharsuguda

About Laxmi Narayan College, Jharsuguda

It was the auspicious day of 18th August 1969, almost four decades ago, the foundation stone of a new institution was laid. The sincere efforts of some of the educational activists of an educationally backward area of Western Odisha was bearing fruit to bring about remarkable changes in the educational history of the district. Jharsuguda, then a Tehsil of the undivided Sambalpur district was known as the commercial hub of Western Odisha. As a railway junction it was the link station between different parts of India & as such had an important position in the railway map. People from different parts of the country settled here. But to their utter disappointment it was without a college. So many of the meritorious but poor students of the locality had to remain 'drops outs' after matriculation. Consequently, a few local gentries in & around the town of Jharsuguda were inspired with the lofty dream of having an ideally unique college for the young and enthusiastic cravers of learning The tireless striving of illustrious personalities like Sri Ganesh Patel, Late Sri Ishwari Prasad Patel, Dr Narayan Shankar Behera, Sri Hemananda Biswal, the then Panchanyat Samiti Chairman, Jharsuguda coupled with the kind co-operation of Sri Murari Prasad Mishra, the then Forest Minister of Odisha, Laxmi Narayan College came into being with the inaugural ceremony on the 18 August 1969 in the august presence of Dr A N. Khosla, the then Governor of Odisha, Late Sri R. N. Singhdeo, the then Chief Minister of the State, Late Sri Harihar Patel, the then Industry Minister, Govt. of Orissa, Late Sri Banamali Patnaik the then Education Minister, Govt. of Orissa and other gentlemen. The Ministry of Industry was kind enough to handover the unfinished hostel building of the Engineering School to be used as the college building with a token rent of one rupee per annum. The authorities of the Engineering School were magnanimous enough to extend their co-operation by way of lending furniture and allowing some of their teachers to take classes in the college. They further displayed their generosity in allowing the science students to carry on practical classes in their laboratories.

It was Henry Ford who said, “Coming together is beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” So our motto is “Together we make the difference”. L. N. College, Jharsuguda is like a home that has been shared by teachers, members of non-teaching staff and more than twelve hundred students. All the members have diversified perspectives due to their ages, backgrounds, experiences and personal traits. L. N. College, thus, offers an amicable environment that helps in building the personality of students and provides an atmosphere of learning, creativity and freedom, so that they may grow in a caring and friendly surrounding full of hope and sense of belongingness. Together we will bring a lot of difference in the life of people associated with our institution.