David Hare, along with Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Edward Hyde East, was instrumental in the establishment of the Hindu College (later Presidency College) in Calcutta. This institution played a vital role in the spread of Western education and modern ideas in Bengal during the colonial period.
In 1817, the famous Hindu College was established by David Hare in -
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