Education for all is the catchword of the day. This slogan presumes the easy accessibility of higher education to all and sundry . With that end in view , and also for the sake of sustaining cultural and economic development of the area , Deshapran Educational Society , comprising of the enlightened and pro-humanitarian people of Durmuth , Block -III , decided in 2010 to establish a college in the area . the name of the proposed college “Deshapran Mahavidyalaya ” was chosen by consensus .
Much before Deshabandhu Chittaranjan Das ” Deshapran” Birendranath Sasmal (1881-1934) , born at Chandiveti under Contai or Kanthi was the first relinquish the roaring practice of a Barrister at the High Court Of Calcutta in pursuance of the Non-Co-operation Movement , he led the ” No. Tax “( Tax Boycott ) Movement in Midnapore district to an unprecedented success and was recognized as the uncrowned King of Midnapore district to an unprecedented success and was recognized as the uncrowned King of Midnapore and earned different honourable titles like “Deshapran ” etc. for his noble and undaunted heart and uncompromising struggle for the people of Midnapore district and in a broader spectrum for the freedom of India . He was an ardent votary of true knowledge and as such was the automobile choice to lend one of his titles for christening the College .