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{{Short description|Educational institute in Kerala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Government Brennen College, Thalassery
| native_name =
| image = GBCTLY.jpeg
| motto = "Knowledge is Power"
| established = {{Start date and age|1862}}
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| principal = Dr.Chandini Sam S.P
| students =
| city = [[Thalassery]]
| state = [[Kerala]]
| country = [[India]]
| campus = Urban
| nickname = Brennen
| affiliations = [[Kannur University]]
previously affiliated to [[Madras University]] and [[Calicut University]]
| sports =
| website = {{url|brennencollege.ac.in}}
}}

'''Brennen College''' is an educational institution in [[Kerala]], affiliated to the [[Kannur University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kannuruniversity.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121&Itemid=111|title=GOVT. BRENNEN COLLEGE}}</ref> It is located in [[Dharmadam]], [[Thalassery]] of [[Kerala]] state, [[India]]. The college evolved from a school established by the English [[philanthropist]] [[Edward Brennan (philanthropist)|Edward Brennen]], master attendant of the Thalassery Port, who had made Thalassery his home. The college was granted special heritage status by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] in 2016 with an aim of conserving college which is more than 125 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/brennan-college-conferred-special-heritage-status/articleshow/47931775.cms|title=Brennan College conferred special heritage status | Kozhikode News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== History ==
Government Brennen College developed out of the free school established in 1862 by Edward Brennen, a master attendant of Tellicherry Port. It was elevated to the status of a II Grade College with F.A. Classes in 1890 under the [[University of Madras]]. The institution became a first-grade College in 1947, and it was shifted to the new building at Darmadam in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brennencollege.ac.in/college_profile.php|title=GOVERNMENT BRENNEN COLLEGE|website=www.brennencollege.ac.in}}</ref>

==Campus==
The Brennen College campus is situated in Dharmadam Panchayath on a hillock just 5 km north of Thalassery town and 1 km away from Kannur-Thalassery National Highway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brennencollege.ac.in/contact-us.php|title=GOVERNMENT BRENNEN COLLEGE}}</ref> The campus has {{convert|16.5|acre|m2}} of land housing the academic departments, administrative office, central library, student hostels, staff quarters, and play ground.

== Brennen Library ==
Brennen college has a Central Library with about 21600 books which contained many vary rare and otherwise not available Malayalam books printed during the nineteenth century mainly at Basel Mission Press, Mangalore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brennencollege.ac.in/library.php|title=GOVERNMENT BRENNEN COLLEGE}}</ref> The library has prepared an electronic catalogue of these Malayalam publication in 2004. It is the first electronic catalogue in any Indian language with search mechanism in the local script. The library is a unique source for reference for regional studies.<ref>Malayala Granthasoochi 2004 of Government Brennen College, Tellycherry: The first electronic catalogue in Indian languages [http://eprints.rclis.org/8104/].</ref>

== Departments ==
The college has 21 departments:<ref>{{cite web|title=Departments|url=http://brennencollege.ac.in/departments/arts-2|website=brennencollege.ac.in|access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref>
* Arts
** Arabic
** Economics
** English
** Hindi
** History
** Islamic History
** Journalism
** Malayalam
** Philosophy
** Political Science
** Psychology
** Sanskrit
** Urdu
* Science
** Botany
** Chemistry
** Mathematics
** Physics
** Statistics
** Zoology
* Commerce
* Physical Education

==Notable alumni==
* [[A. K. Gopalan]], Communist veteran leader, Ex-[[Member of Parliament]]
* [[Pinarayi Vijayan]], Politician and current [[Chief Minister]] of [[Kerala]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/210516/a-college-that-moulded-the-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-and-many-more.html|title=A college that moulded the CM Pinarayi Vijayan, and many more|date=21 May 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
* [[K K Ramachandran Master]], Former Minister, [[Government of Kerala]]
* [[K. Sudhakaran|K Sudhakaran]], KPCC President And MP
* [[P. Sathidevi]], Ex Parliament Member
* [[V. Muraleedharan]], politician and current Union Minister
* [[Akbar Kakkattil]], writer
* [[A. K. Balan]], Former Minister of Law Government of Kerala
* [[A. K. Premajam]], politician and parliamentarian
* [[A. N. Shamseer]], MLA
* [[E. Ahamed]], Former union minister and longest term served MP in kerala
* [[James Mathew]], Former MLA, politician
* [[K. Thayat]], writer
* [[N. Prabhakaran]], writer
* [[Punathil Kunjabdulla]], writer
* [[Rajan Gurukkal]], historian
* [[Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu]], writer
* [[Vazhakkulangarayil Khalid]], former Supreme Court justice and acting Governor of Kashmir
* [[V. R. Sudheesh]], writer

== See also ==
* [[Educational Institutions in Thalassery]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.brennencollege.ac.in/ Official Website]

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