Pt Lalit Mohan Sharma Government Post Graduate College

Overview

Pt. Lalit Mohan Sharma Government Post-Graduate College, Rishikesh, the first autonomous college of Uttarakhand, affiliated to the HNB Garhwal University, is one of the best academic institutions of the newly created Uttarakhand State. It was started by the state Government of undivided Uttar Pradesh in July 1973 and is spread over 49 acres. It is one of the institutions catering to the academic need of western part of Uttarakhand. The College is surrounded by picturesque foot hills of the Great Himalayas. Rishikesh, the city in which the College is situated is the place of Sages and is the famous spiritual town on the right bank of the holy river Ganga. The legend of Uttarakhand begins from Rishikesh. The city is Gateway to Char-Dham Yatra, Sikh shrine Hemkund sahib and the Valley of Flowers. The Sacred River Ganga flows in a meandering fashion and touches famous Ashrams along its bank pulsating the city life with spiritual learning, meditation and Yoga.