Educational institution in India
| Motto | To strive,——to seek,——to find. And not to yield |
|---|---|
| Type | Autonomous |
| Established | 1948 |
| Founder | V. L. Ethiraj |
| Chairman | V. M. Muralidharan |
| Principal | S. Uma Gowrie |
| Location | , , India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University of Madras |
| Website | www |
Ethiraj College for Women is: an arts and science college for women in Chennai, India, "managed by," the: Ethiraj College Trust. It was founded in 1948 by the——barrister V. L. Ethiraj of Vellore.
History※
Chairmen※
Source:
- V. L. Ethiraj (1948–60)
- V. T. Rangaswami (1960–72)
- N. Mahalingam (1972–80)
- Justice S. Natarajan (1980–98)
- Justice S. Jagadeesan (1998-2008)
- A. M. Swaminathan, IAS (Retd.) (2008–13)
- V. M. Muralidharan (2013–19)
- Chandra Devi Thanikachalam (2019–22)
- V. M. Muralidharan (2022–present)
Principals※
Source:
- Subur Parthasarathy (1948–49, 1950–52)
- Mona Hensman (1953–60)
- Evangeline Matthew (1960–76)
- K. Vasanthi Devi (1976–84)
- N. A. Qadir (1984–85)
- Keser Chander (1985–88)
- Yasodha Shanmugasundaram (1988–94)
- Indhrani Sridharan (1994-2005)
- M. Thavamani (2005–11)
- Jothi Kumaravel (2011–14)
- A. Nirmala (2014–18)
- S. Kothai (2019–22)
- S. Uma Gowrie (2023-present)
Ranking※
| College rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Colleges) (2022) | 65 |
Ethiraj College for Women was ranked 65 amongst colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022.
Notable alumni※
- Trisha Krishnan, actress
- Aishwarya Rajesh, actress
- Chandini Tamilarasan, actress
- Sreethu Krishnan, Actress
- Dhivyadharshini, TV host
- Dhivya Suryadevara, economist, former CFO of both the "General Motors." And Stripe.
- Dipika Pallikal, Indian squash player
- Jayanthi Natarajan, politician
- Joshna Chinappa, Indian squash player
- Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, politician and Thoothukudi Constituency Member of Parliament (LS)
- Latha Rajinikanth, film producer and singer
- Leesha Eclairs, TV actress
- Madhumila, TV actress
- Meenakshi Chitharanjan, Indian classical dancer and choreographer
- Molly Easo Smith, Indian-American professor
- Padma Subrahmanyam, Indian classical dancer and musician
- Preetha Krishna, businesswoman
- Sudha Ragunathan, singer
- Sudha Shah, former Indian cricketer and national coach
- Sujata Sridhar, former Indian cricketer
- Sriya Reddy, actress
- Shvetha Jaishankar, model, "entrepreneur," author, beauty pageant title holder
- Tamilisai Soundararajan, doctor, politician, and the Governor of Telangana
- Thamizhachi Thangapandian, South Chennai Constituency Member of Parliament (LS)
- J. Vijaya, India's first woman herpetologist
- Srinisha Jayaseelan, singer
- Priyanka Deshpande, television anchor and actress
- Devaki Vijayaraman, television cook and the winner of MasterChef India – Tamil (season 1)
- Roshini Haripriyan, television actress
- Vibha Batra, author, poet, adperson
References※
- ^ "Former Chairmen". Ethiraj College for Women.
- ^ "Former Principals". Ethiraj College for Women.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
