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{{Short description|Degree College in Muzaffarpur, Bihar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{more citations needed|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Langat Singh College
| image_name = Langat_Singh_College.png
| caption =
| motto =
| type = [[Public College]]
| established = 1899
| principal = O.P Roy<ref>{{cite web|title=Principal's Desk|url=https://www.lscollege.ac.in/principal_desk.php|website=www.LSCollege.ac.in|access-date=23 March 2018}}</ref>
| location = Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
| affiliations = [[Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.lscollege.ac.in}}
}}
'''Langat Singh College''', commonly known as '''L.S.College''', previously known as Bhumihar Brahmin college,<ref>[https://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-langat-singh-jayanti-found-primary-education-itself-the-example-of-higher-education-presented-in-muzaffarpur-22100082.html]</ref> is a college in [[Muzaffarpur]], in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. It was established on 3 July 1899,<ref name=his>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lscollege.ac.in/history|title=History|date=2017-04-14|website=Langat Singh College, Muzaffarpur|language=en|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref> and is one of the city's oldest colleges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110722/jsp/bihar/story_14258673.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224112254/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110722/jsp/bihar/story_14258673.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 December 2013 |title=College eyes monument tag |publisher=TelegraphIndia.com |date=22 July 2011 |access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> It is named after its founder Langat Singh. It is affiliated to [[Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated College of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University | url=http://www.brabu.net/constituent_college.php}}</ref> and offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in science and arts.

On 10 December 2014, NAAC accredited college by A grade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/LS-College-Muzaffarpur-awarded-NAAC-A-grade/articleshow/45515228.cms|title=LS College, Muzaffarpur awarded NAAC 'A' grade - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=3 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/muz-college-ready-to-host-600-ncc-cadets/articleshow/72098548.cms|title=Muzaffarpur college ready to host 600 NCC cadets|date=18 November 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/muzaffarpur/1279937|title=मुजफ्फरपुर : ऑक्सफोर्ड विवि की तर्ज पर बने लंगट सिंह काॅलेज स्थित वेधाशाला का अस्तित्व समाप्ति की ओर|website=Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News|language=hi|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/muzaffarpur-civic-body-apathy-worsens-ls-college-sewage-problem/articleshow/62922284.cms|title=sewage issue: Muzaffarpur civic body apathy worsens Langat Singh College sewage problem|date=15 February 2018|first=Faryal|last=Rumi |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref>

The college has a huge and magnificent building incorporating the feature of Indo-Sarcenic architectural style. It was modelled after [[Balliol College]] of Oxford.

== History==
Langat Singh initially participated in the [[Bhumihar|Bhumihar Brahmin Mahasabha]] in 1895. His donation of one lakh rupees to the Mahasabha led to the establishment of a college in Muzaffarpur. The Bhumihar Brahmin Collegiate School and Bhumihar Brahmin College's foundation was laid on July 3, 1899, and it is presently known as LS College<ref>[https://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-langat-singh-jayanti-found-primary-education-itself-the-example-of-higher-education-presented-in-muzaffarpur-22100082.html]</ref>.The College was founded in 1899 in the backdrop of emerging Indian nationalism by broader community support.<ref name=his/><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C9GbCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Langat+Singh+College%22+-Bharatpedia&pg=PA183|title=World List of Universities 1977–78 / Liste Mondiale des Universites|date=2016-02-19|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-349-03491-8|language=fr}}</ref> Babu Langat Singh played the most prominent part in its establishment. In 1900, the college was affiliated to [[Calcutta University]]. It was declared a Government College in 1915 and subsequently affiliated to [[Patna University]] in 1917. In 1952, Bihar University was bifurcated from Patna University<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brabu.net/history.php|title=Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar|website=www.brabu.net|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref> and L.S. College was affiliated to it. Subsequently, in 1960, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar [[Bihar University]] was established with headquarters at Muzaffarpur, and the college was then affiliated to it. The post-graduate Departments of Bihar University split from this institution in 1979. In 1984 post-graduate studies of various streams were restored.

Notable faculty members include [[Rajendra Prasad]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.culturalindia.net/leaders/rajendra-prasad.html|title=Dr. Rajendra Prasad was a political leader and the first President of India|website=www.culturalindia.net|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref> [[J.B. Kripalani]] and [[Ramdhari Singh Dinkar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anubhuti-hindi.org/gauravgram/dinker/index.htm|title=Ramdhari Singh Dinker - Hindi ke Chhayavadi Kavi|website=www.anubhuti-hindi.org|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>

==Astronomical observatory==
The [[observatory]], the first of its kind in eastern India, was established in the Langat Singh College in 1916 to impart astronomical knowledge to the students in detail. The initiative for the establishment of this observatory was taken by Romesh Chandra Sen of the college. Later, a [[planetarium]], probably the first in India, was also set up in the college in 1946. Both the observatory as well as the planetarium functioned satisfactorily up to the early 1970s but started declining gradually over time. The observatory interacted with the Astronomical Observatory of the [[Presidency University, Kolkata]].

In August 2022, several Indian media house reported that the astronomical observatory of Langat Singh College was included on the [[UNESCO]] list of endangered heritage observatories of the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/century-old-bihar-college-astronomical-lab-on-unesco-list/articleshow/93308904.cms|title=Century-old Bihar college astronomical lab on Unesco list}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Zee News |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/muzaffarpur/unesco-added-astronomy-of-langat-singh-college-in-heritage-list-of-endangered-observatories/1292322}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bihar’s Langat Singh College astronomy lab included in the Unesco heritage list |url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/bihars-langat-singh-college-astronomy-lab-included-in-the-unesco-heritage-list/}}</ref> UNESCO later clarified that the astronomical observatory at the college has not been inscribed on its list of endangered heritage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A 106-year-old astronomical observatory in Bihar not on endangered heritage list: UNESCO |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/a-106-year-old-astronomical-observatory-in-bihar-not-on-endangered-heritage-list-unesco/article65749408.ece/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=UNESCO says observatory in Bihar college not included in world heritage list |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/science/unesco-says-observatory-in-bihar-college-not-included-in-world-heritage-list-101660031882706.html}}</ref> although it is listed as a heritage observatory on portal to the heritage of astronomy managed by [[UNESCO]] in partnership with [[World Heritage Centre]] and [[International Astronomical Union]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Category of Astronomical Heritage: tangible immovable - Langat Singh College Observatory in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India |url=https://www3.astronomicalheritage.net/index.php/show-entity?identity=217&idsubentity=1%C2%A0}}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
* [[Ajit Anjum]]
*[[Dhanush Chandra Gautam]]
* [[Rama Kishore Singh]]
* [[Kameshwar Paswan]]
* [[Achyutanand Singh]]
* [[Raghuvansh Prasad Singh]]
* [[Sanjeev K Jha]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official website|http://lscollege.ac.in }}

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