Lady Shri Ram College

College of the University of Delhi

Lady Shri Ram College

Motto| Sā vidyā yā vimuktaye
"That alone is knowledge which leads to liberation"
Type| Public women's college
Established| 1956 (1956)
Founder| Lala Shri Ram

Parent institution

| University of Delhi
Principal| Suman Sharma

Academic staff

| 150
Students| Approximately 5000
Address|

Lala Lajpat Rai Rd, Lajpat Nagar IV

New Delhi

Delhi

110024

India

28°33′33″N 77°14′15″E﻿ / ﻿28.5592995°N 77.2374735°E﻿ / 28.5592995; 77.2374735
Campus| 15 acres
Website| www.lsr.edu.in

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Lady Shri Ram College (India)

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Lady Shri Ram College (LSR) is a constituent women's college, affiliated with the University of Delhi.[1]

## History

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Established in 1956 in New Delhi by the late Lala Shri Ram in memory of his wife Phoolan Devi (Lady Shri Ram), the college began in a school building in Daryaganj, Central Delhi with 299 students, nine faculty, and four support staff. The college is now located in a 15-acre (61,000 m2) campus in Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi.[2]

LSR's infrastructure includes a library with internet access, 1200 books, 50 online journals and 12798 in-house journals and periodicals.[3] Its Board of Governors is chaired by industrialist and philanthropist Bharat Ram. The new principal of the college is Ms. Suman Sharma.

## Academics

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### Academic programmes

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* B.A. (H): Economics, English, Hindi, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sanskrit, Sociology, Psychology
* B.Com. (H)
* B.A. Programme
* BSc. (H): Mathematics, Statistics
* B.El.Ed
* Postgraduate Diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peace-building (CTPB)
* Journalism and Mass Communication (H)

### Rankings

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College rankings

General – India
NIRF (Colleges) (2023)[4]| 9
NIRF (Colleges) (2024)[5]| 10

LSR College was ranked 10th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[6]

## Admissions

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Admissions to all Undergraduate (UG) Programs in Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) are based on the scores obtained in CUET (Common University Entrance Test) - UG.[7]

## Student life

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### Cultural festivals

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Tarang is the annual cultural festival of Lady Shri Ram College in fields of music, dance, dramatics, debating, fine arts, quiz, and film.

### Student clubs

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LSR also has 20 other clubs for extra-curricular activities such as Hive for art enthusiasts, a Debating Society for debates, and Dramatics Society for drama. Other clubs include the LSR's choreography group, the Western Music Society and the classical music society. In addition to this, there is also compulsory enrollment in National Service Scheme, National Sports Organisation or National Cadet Corps.

## Notable alumnae

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### Politics and civil service

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* Tina Dabi, civil servant[8]
* Radhikaraje Gaekwad, socialite[9]
* Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund
* Geeta Luthra, Senior advocate in the Supreme Court[10]
* Gita Mittal, Hon’ble Chief Justice (Retd.), Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
* Anupriya Patel, Member of Parliament and Former Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare
* Preeti Saran, diplomat

### Entertainment

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* Rasika Dugal, actress
* Feroze Gujral, socialite[11]
* Sayani Gupta, actress
* Aditi Rao Hydari, actress
* Priyamvada Kant, actress
* Gauri Khan, film producer, interior designer
* Raashi Khanna, actress
* Deepa Mehta, filmmaker
* Baisali Mohanty, classical dancer and choreographer; columnist
* Sandhya Mridul, actress
* Darshana Rajendran, actress
* Jasmine Kaur Roy, filmmaker
* Sanjana Sanghi, actress
* Tillotama Shome, actress
* Archana Puran Singh, television host, Bollywood actress, anchor and celebrity judge
* Sakshi Tanwar, actress

### Other

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* Anasuya Sengupta, Senior Director of Grantmaking, Wikimedia Foundation
* Anjali Gopalan, honoured with Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur; founder of Naz Foundation (India) Trust
* Anshula Kant, Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, The World Bank
* Aung San Suu Kyi, pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma; Nobel Peace Prize laureate
* Chitra Subramaniam, investigative journalist
* Chhavi Rajawat, Sarpanch of village Soda
* Divya Dwivedi, philosopher
* Geetanjali Shree, Hindi writer and International Booker Prize winner
* Gurmehar Kaur, Young Activist, Writer, Leader
* Indu Malhotra, Judge, Supreme Court of India
* Jaishree Misra, popular fiction author
* Kiran Walia, Politician, Former Minister of Health and Family Welfare Department, Women & Child Development and Languages, Delhi Government.
* Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, MP, Former Minister of Women and Child Development, animal rights activist, and environmentalist
* Manu Bhaker, Indian sport shooter
* Meenakshi Gopinath, educationist, former principal and Padma Shri awardee
* Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan, author
* Mridula Mukherjee, Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Delhi.
* Naina Lal Kidwai, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC India
* Nabila Jamshed, author
* Nidhi Razdan, Anchor - NDTV
* Pariva Pranati, actress
* Poile Sengupta, writer
* Priya Prakash, businesswoman
* Shikha Sharma, CEO Axis Bank India
* Shriya Saran, Indian Film Actress
* Sujatha Singh, former Indian Foreign Secretary
* Uma Sharma, Kathak dancer
* Usha Thorat, Former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
* Vinita Bali, Managing Director, Britannia Industries
* Sunita Kohli, Interior Designer who restored Rashtrapati Bhawan
* Vasundhara Sirnate, Indian political scientist and journalist.
* Kavita Singh, Professor and Infosys Prize winner
* Anjana Sinha, IPS officer
* Parampara Tandon, Music Composer, Singer
* Namgay Zam, Bhutanese journalist
* Shambhavi Choudhary, Member of Parliament in 18th Lok Sabha representing Samastipur Loksabha Constituency

## See also

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* St. Stephen's College, Delhi
* Hans Raj College, Delhi
* Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi
* Miranda House, University of Delhi, Delhi
* Loyola College, Chennai, University of Madras
* Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
* St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, University of Mumbai, Mumbai
* Education in India
* List of institutions of higher education in Delhi
* Kirori Mal College

## References

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1. ^ "'PPU to raise music band'". The Times of India. 17 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
2. ^ "Lady Shri Ram College for Women | Delhi Live". Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Article on Lady Shri Ram College for Women, delhilive.com on Sat, 02/06/2007-06:03
3. ^ [1] Lady Shri Ram College Library
4. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
5. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
6. ^ "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).
7. ^ "LSR".
8. ^ Chishti, Seema (1 July 2016). "Between the lines of Tina Dabi's IAS success story: Individual excellence and social change". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
9. ^ "Education: भारत की सबसे खूबसूरत रानी, DU से की पढ़ाई, IAS बनने के लिए पिता ने भी छोड़ा..." News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
10. ^ "Distinguished Alumnae". Lady Shri Ram College. 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
11. ^ Maddox, Georgina (15 February 2019). "The catalyst named Feroze Gujral". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 February 2025.

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