Sir Ganesh Dutt Singh KCSI, KCIE (1868-1943) was a Indian freedom fighter, administrator and educationist. He did much to improve education and health services in the state of Bihar and Orissa in the pre-independence era. Dutt made generous donations from his earnings and personal property for the development of educational institutions, such as the radium institute in Patna Medical College, Darbhanga Medical College, Ayurvedic College and schools for the blind and deaf.

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  • Sir Ganesh Dutt Singh KCSI, KCIE (1868-1943) was a Indian freedom fighter, administrator and educationist. He did much to improve education and health services in the state of Bihar and Orissa in the pre-independence era. Dutt made generous donations from his earnings and personal property for the development of educational institutions, such as the radium institute in Patna Medical College, Darbhanga Medical College, Ayurvedic College and schools for the blind and deaf. A short film based on the life and works of Dutt has been made by Prakash Jha. He was Minister for Local Self Government of Bihar and Orissa and one of the major public figures of the province of Bihar. Sir Ganesh Dutt had donated his house Krishna Kunj to Patna University to start the the Patna University Institute of Psychological Research and Service, one of the oldest psychological service centres in Eastern India in 1945 at the initiative of Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh Sinha, who was the then Vice Chancellor of Patna University. He took keen interest in Patna University’s development. He donated some of his valuable assets to the varsity and worked hard to dispense the practice of appointing former judges as vice-chancellors. Dr Sachchidanand Sinha became the first VC of Patna University who was not a judge.
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  • Sir Ganesh Dutt Singh KCSI, KCIE (1868-1943) was a Indian freedom fighter, administrator and educationist. He did much to improve education and health services in the state of Bihar and Orissa in the pre-independence era. Dutt made generous donations from his earnings and personal property for the development of educational institutions, such as the radium institute in Patna Medical College, Darbhanga Medical College, Ayurvedic College and schools for the blind and deaf.
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