Lady Irwin College

Lady Irwin College
Motto	Vidya hi Sewa
Established	1932; 92 years ago
Academic affiliation	University of Delhi
Director	Anupa Sidhu
Address	Sikandra Rd, Mandi House, New Delhi, Delhi, 110001, India; 28°37′35″N 77°14′09″E / 28.626299°N 77.2359074°E
Campus	Urban
Website	www.ladyirwin.edu.in
	Location in Delhi Lady Irwin College (India)

Lady Irwin College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located in the North Campus. Established in 1932, it is a women's college located in New Delhi, India, and offers graduate courses in Home Science and food Food Technology as well as graduate and post-graduate courses in Home Science.The college offers Food Science and Nutrition which is a paramedical department . The college is among the top 5 and best in Asia for Home Science, the college is also recognised on world standards. According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, Lady Irwin College was ranked in the range of 251-300 for the subject of "Education"^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

In 1928, the All India Women's Conference began to raise funds for the college.^[4] The college was established under the patronage of Lady Dorothy Irwin, wife of Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India and the Maharanis of Baroda and Bhopal, Sarojini Naidu, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Annie Besant, Kamala Devi Chattopadhyay, Margaret Cousins and Sir Ganga Ram Kaula to name a few in 1931.

The buildings of the college campus have been classified and protected as heritage sites.

The college shifted to its current campus at Sikandra Road in 1938. Till 1950, it was managed by the All India Women's Education Fund Association, after which it got affiliated to the University of Delhi, and honours degree courses were introduced in the college.^[5]

Motto

The aphorism "Vidya Hi Seva" (lit. 'Education is Service') is read beneath the crest of the College emblem. During the pre-independence period, along with Lady Dorothy Irwin, Mahatma Gandhi and Rajkumari Amrit Kaur were amongst the other revolutionists who participated in the struggle by the way of emancipation of women. The college came up in 1931, but during the course of developments, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur and M.K. Gandhi exchanged letters^[6] over the finalisation of the motto for the emblem. Discussing how "knowledge itself is service" against "service itself is knowledge", Gandhi gave a green signal for the previous one. The teaching learning transactions true to the motto, endeavour to inculcate a sense of knowledge to serve through carefully designed outreach experiences.^{[dubious – discuss]}

Courses

B.Sc. (Pass) Home Science - 3-year degree course.^[1]
B.Sc. (Honors) Home Science - 3-year degree course.
B.Ed (Home Science) -2 year degree course
B.Ed. Special Education (MR) - 1-year degree course.
B.Sc. Food technology
Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics & Public Health Nutrition - 1-year diploma course
M.Sc. Home Science - 2-year degree course in:
- Food & Nutrition
- Human Development & Childhood Studies
- Fabric and Apparel Science
- Development Communication & Extension
- Resource Management & Design Application
Ph.D. - In all five specialisations of Home Science

Rankings

It is ranked 23rd among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.^[7]

Alumni

Manpreet Brar, model and Miss India 1995
Shyamala Gopalan, Indian-American cancer researcher (mother of Kamala Harris)
Ritu Kumar, fashion designer ^[8]
Suniya S. Luthar, Professor Emerita at Teachers College Columbia University
Thangam Philip, Padma Shri civilian award winner^{[clarification needed For what??]}^[9]
Sushma Seth, actor and founder Yatrik Theatre Group ^[10]
Chitrangada Singh, actor

References

^ ^a ^b "Home Science from Lady Irwin College". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 May 2005. Archived from the original on 1 March 2006.
^ "There's more to Lady Irwin College than good food". The Hindu. 21 August 2009.
^ "Campus Hangout: A benign spectator". The Hindu. 29 November 2008.
^ Kumar, Radha (1997). The History of Doing: An Illustrated Account of Movements for Women's Rights and Feminism in India 1800-1990. New Delhi: Zubaan. pp. 68–69. ISBN 9788185107769.
^ "Making history with brick and mortar". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "2024 NIRF Ranking" (PDF).
^ Kamra, Diksha (24 July 2010). "I met my hubby 'coz of my college". The Times of India.
^ "Padmashree Thangam E. Philip". Kerala Tourism, Government of Kerala. 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^ "Educational Qualifications".

External links

Official website

[ho-1] "Home Science from Lady Irwin College". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 May 2005. Archived from the original on 1 March 2006.

[2] "There's more to Lady Irwin College than good food". The Hindu. 21 August 2009.

[3] "Campus Hangout: A benign spectator". The Hindu. 29 November 2008.

[4] Kumar, Radha (1997). The History of Doing: An Illustrated Account of Movements for Women's Rights and Feminism in India 1800-1990. New Delhi: Zubaan. pp. 68–69. ISBN 9788185107769.

[makht-5] "Making history with brick and mortar". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "2024 NIRF Ranking" (PDF).

[8] Kamra, Diksha (24 July 2010). "I met my hubby 'coz of my college". The Times of India.

[Padmashree_Thangam_E._Philip-9] "Padmashree Thangam E. Philip". Kerala Tourism, Government of Kerala. 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

[10] "Educational Qualifications".

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