Sivanath Sastri College

Sivanath Sastri College is an undergraduate college for women located in Kolkata, India, popularly known as South City Morning. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta and takes its name from the Brahmo social reformer Sivanath Sastri. The college shares its premises with Heramba Chandra College (South City Day) and Prafulla Chandra College (South City Evening). Its library, founded on the ideals of the nineteenth century Brahmo educational movement focused on women's education, holds more than 39,000 volumes across five units: the Central library, Honours Seminar library, Staff-room library, and departmental libraries of Geography and Botany. The library also maintains a donated collection called the "Prafulla Chandra Roy Text Book Library." Facilities include a large reading room for over 70 readers, a UGC book bank, internet access, and access to UGC INFLIBNET's N-LIST e-resources. The library was computerized in 2004 using WinISIS and now uses the Koha software, with an online public access catalog (OPAC) available. The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Notable alumni include Indrani Dutta and Koneenica Banerjee.