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Rishi Dayaram & Seth Hassaram National College of Arts and Commerce & Seth Wassiamulla Assomull Science College, popularly known as R.D. National College, (رِشي دَيارام نيشنل ڪاليج) or simply as National College is an education institute in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. National College is located in the heart of Mumbai at the Linking Road in Bandra. It is one of the oldest colleges affiliated to the University of Mumbai and the first of the twenty four Institutions established and managed by the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board (HSNCB).HistoryNational College was established in Independent India in 1949 under the leadership of Late Principal M. Kundnani and Late Barrister H. G. Advani - who had migrated from Sind, Pakistan to Mumbai after Independence. The college, however, traces its origin to D. G. National College, which was established in Hyderabad (Sind) in 1922 with the support and guidance of Dr. Annie Besant and Rishi Dayaram Gidumal. After the Partition of India, it got re positioned to Bandra (West), Mumbai. The college originally catered to the educational needs of the refugee community, and later the local population joined the college in large numbers. A variety of courses are offered by R D National College, which include Commerce, Arts and Science.