A.S.N.M. Government Degree College For Men - ASNMDCM

A.S.N.M. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE FOR MEN (ASNMDCM) proffers courses such as B.Sc (Maths,Physics,Chemistry), B.Sc (Chemistry, Botany,Zoology), Bachelor of Commerce etc.. Palakollu (originally ‘Pala kolanu’ which means ‘milk pond’) is one of the fast growing secondary towns in West Godavari District. It is also known as ‘Ksheerapuri’ both the names denoting a place where milk is available in abundance. Palakollu has a great religious and mythological significance due to which it has been popularly called ‘Ksheeraramam. Ksheeraramam, the sacred abode of the presiding deity Ksheeraramalingeswara is one of the Pancharamas in Andhra Pradesh. It finds its place in the Age of Epics wherein mythological reference is made to the demonic king Tarakasura, a devotee of Lord Shiva, who holding on his neck the Amrutalinga that had emanated from Ksheerasagaramathanam(churning of the ocean), defeated and tortured the suras. Later he was killed by Lord Kumara Swamy who had successfully broken the Amruthalinga, shattering it into five pieces. It is believed that those pieces fell at five different places with celestial effluence uttering OMKARA and finally emerged as five faces of Lord Shiva named Pancharamas. While making great strides in the physical sphere, the town had a humble beginning in the field of education. With schools established only up to secondary level fulfilling the educational needs of the town and the neighboring villages, students experienced great difficulty in pursuing higher education in other places and felt the need of an Arts and Science college as early as 1943. Their aspirations resulted in laying the foundation stone by His Highness Maharaja of Jeypore in the same year. But the dream could not be translated into reality until a great philanthropist Sri Addepalli Satyanarayana Murty came forward to donate Rs. 1,00,000 for the establishment of the college in 1968.