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{{short description|Public college of the University of Delhi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Hindu College
| image = Hindu College, Delhi shield.svg
| image_size = 150
| motto = Music of Truth
| principal = Anju Srivastava
| established = {{start date and age|1899}}
| campus = North Campus, University of Delhi
| affiliations = [[University of Delhi]]
| website = {{URL|hinducollege.ac.in/}}
| academic_staff = 120
| type = College
| logo = Hindu College (Front).jpg
| coor =
| students = 3,000
| city = Delhi
| state = [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]]
| country = India
}}

'''Hindu College''' is a constituent college of the [[University of Delhi]] in [[New Delhi]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=list-of-colleges|title=List of Colleges}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/Admissions/Cut-off/2018/ArtsCommerce_1.pdf|title=Cut-off List}}</ref> Founded in 1899, it is one of the oldest and renowned colleges. It is ranked second best among collegs in India as per [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|National Institute Ranking Framework]] (NIRF).<ref>{{cite web |title=India Rankings 2023: College|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/CollegeRanking.html}}</ref> It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in [[Science and technology studies|sciences]], [[humanities]], [[social sciences]] and commerce.
It has also been awarded 'Star College' status for its Department of Biotechnology by the [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Ministry of Science and Technology]] (Government of India).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globaleducates.com/colleges/about/hindu-college-delhi|title=Hindu College Delhi|website=globaleducates.com|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref>

The college has produced many notable alumni in the fields of Law, Economics, Science, Psychology, Business, Philosophy, Literature, Media, Cinema, Military, Sports and Politics. Notwithstanding its name, students from all religions are admitted to Hindu College.

==History==
[[File:Hindu College 1999 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|A 1999 stamp dedicated to Hindu College]]
Hindu College was founded in 1899 by Krishan Dassji Gurwale and Pandit Deen Dayal Sharma<ref>{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=R. V.|date=31 August 2014|title=A legendary doc|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/dr-hem-chandra-sen-a-legendary-doc/article6365106.ece|access-date=1 August 2020|issn=0971-751X|quote=committee of Hindu College, Dr. Sen played a leading role in youth education along with Lala Shri Krishna Dass Gurwala '''''(one of the founders of the college)'''''}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jaffrelot |first=Christophe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XAO3i_gS61wC&dq=deen+dayal+sharma+hindu+college&pg=PA282 |title=Religion, Caste, and Politics in India |date=2010 |publisher=Primus Books |isbn=978-93-80607-04-7 |language=en}}</ref> in the backdrop of the nationalist struggle against the [[British Raj]]. Some prominent citizens, including [[Amba Prasad (businessman)|Rai Bahadur Amba Prasad]], Gurwale Ji, decided to start a college that would provide nationalist education to the youth, while being non-elitist and non-sectarian. Originally, the college was housed in a humble building in Kinari Bazar, [[Chandni Chowk]], and it was affiliated to [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]] as there was no university in Delhi at that time. As the college grew, it faced a major crisis in 1902. The Punjab University warned the college that the university would disaffiliate the college if the college failed to get a proper building of its own. Rai Bahadur Lala Sultan Singh came to rescue the college from this crisis. He donated a part of his historic property, which originally belonged to [[James Skinner (East India Company officer)|Colonel James Skinner]], at [[Kashmere Gate (Delhi)|Kashmiri Gate, Delhi]], to the college. The college functioned from there till 1953.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eduage.org/hindu_aboutus.htm|title=Eduage – Hindu College|website=eduage.org|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> When the [[University of Delhi]] took birth in 1922, Hindu College along with [[Ramjas College]] and [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] were subsequently affiliated with the [[University of Delhi]], making them the first three institutions to be affiliated with the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=about-du-2|title=About University of Delhi – University of Delhi|website=du.ac.in|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref>

Hindu College was a centre for intellectual and political debate during India's freedom struggle, especially during the [[Quit India Movement]]. It is the only college in Delhi to have a students' parliament since 1935, which provided a platform to many national leaders including [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Motilal Nehru]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[Sarojini Naidu]], [[Annie Besant]], [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] and [[Subhas Chandra Bose|Subhash Chandra Bose]] for motivating the youth. Responding to [[Gandhi]]'s Quit India Movement in 1942, the college played a substantial role in India's freedom struggle and some of this college's teachers and students courted arrest.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160826022156/https://www.toptalent.in/college/113/hindu-college-delhi/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C7019261277 Hindu College, Delhi]. toptalent.in</ref> The college also closed its gates for several months.<ref name=a>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160423125124/http://hindu-college.learnhub.com/lesson/12595-hindu-college-general-info Introduction to Hindu College, Delhi University]. ''The Hindu''-college.learnhub.com</ref>

=== Principals ===
# B.B. Mookerji, 1899–1906
# N.N. Roy, 1906–1911
# P.B. Adhikari, 1911–1915
# S. Sen, 1915–1917
# N.V. Thadani, 1917–1928
# S.K. Sen, 1928–1934
# N.V. Thadani, 1935–1950
# A. Bhattacharya, 1950–1957
# R.N. Mathur, 1958–1964
# B.M. Bhatia*, 1964–1971, 1973–1980
# P.C. Verma, 1980–1995
# S.N. Maheshwari, 1995–1997
# Kavita A. Sharma, 1998–2008
# S. Choudhary, 2008–2010
# Vinay K Srivastava, 2010–2012
# Pradumn Kumar 2012–2014
# Anju Srivastava 2014–present

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Dr. B.M. Bhatia was on leave for two years, 1971–1973. During this period, Dr. P.C. Sood was the substituting principal.
<ref>{{cite web|title = ::: Hindu College ::: – About Us|url = http://www.hinducollege.org/Persentprincipal.asp|website = hinducollege.org|access-date = 17 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065529/http://www.hinducollege.org/Persentprincipal.asp|archive-date = 4 March 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>

== Campus ==
The college is spread across a 25-acre campus. It has one auditorium, a seminar room and maintains a playground and a sports complex.<ref name="b">{{cite web|url=http://dubeat.com/du-colleges/hindu/|title=Hindu College|publisher=dubeat.com|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> [[Basketball]], [[cricket]], and [[Tennis|table tennis]] is organised under the supervision of the director of physical education. The college has physics and chemistry laboratories, [[National Cadet Corps (India)|NCC]] and [[National Service Scheme|NSS]] rooms, a computer room, a photocopier and a stationery shop. A Students' Centre offers a bank and a canteen.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

=== Library ===
Hindu College's library is among the oldest college libraries in the University of Delhi. It was set up in 1899, along with the foundation of the college. Also students as well as teachers can refer to various books in library.

=== Hostel ===
Hindu College's boys' hostel is situated next to the sports complex of the college. It has 119 rooms enclosing four lawns with rose beds and hedges (charbagh style). The hostel provides residential facilities to about two hundred undergraduate and postgraduate male students. A common room provides the residents recreational facilities such as [[Carrom]]-board, [[Chessboard|chess]], and a separate TV room apart from the newspapers and magazines. Due to its limited capacity, only highly meritorious college students get admission to the hostel. The college has start building a girls hostel in 2013. Currently, Girls'Hostel is known as [https://flowinnews.com/delhi-university/hindu-college-hostel-admission-form-for-first-year-students-all-you-need-to-know/ Smt. Indu Punj Girls' Hostel]. It has seat for 190 girl student.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-21 |title=Hindu College Hostel Admission form for First-Year Students: All you need to know |url=https://flowinnews.com/delhi-university/hindu-college-hostel-admission-form-for-first-year-students-all-you-need-to-know/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Organisation and administration ==
=== Departments ===
* Department of BA Programme
* Department of Botany
* Department of Commerce
* Department of Economics
* Department of English
* Department of Hindi
* Department of History
* Department of Mathematics
* Department of Philosophy
* Department of Physics
* Department of Political Science
* Department of Sanskrit
* Department of Sociology
* Department of Statistics
* Department of Zoology
*Department of Chemistry
*Department of Physical Science – Chemistry
*Department of Physical Science – Electronics

==Academics==
===Rankings===
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = College
|NIRF_C_2022=2}}
Hindu College is ranked second among colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/CollegeRanking.html | title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) }}</ref>

==Student life==
=== Student Societies ===
WHAT IS CDF HINDU :-
Connecting Dreams Foundation (CDF) is a non-profit organisation registered and licensed under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956, Government of India. The Hindu Chapter is a youth led wing of this organisation in Hindu College.
Connecting Dreams Foundation aims to address the SDG-based challenges through entrepreneurial action and youth participation. CDF is working largely to utilize the potential of the youth and directing it towards activities that will lead to inclusive social development, enabling the achievement of SDGs. It provides the youth with an opportunity to bring about a sustainable and scalable change by working along the lines of 17 SDGs. We work to resolve a diverse set of challenges that align with the global narrative of SDGs, focusing on the multidimensionality of development from job creation, community development & empowerment, education, entrepreneurship, health, environment and many more. It has empowered and. created multiple urban and rural models for solving the key SDG challenges through systemic models of entrepreneurship.

AIM / VISION :-
The mandate of CDF is to architect social transformational interventions and campaigns using technology that create positive impact across the globe. Young college students listen with empathy to community members and initiate entrepreneurial projects. Youth leaders across the world use their learnings from CDF to drive sustainable change in their SDG-focused initiatives.
Empowerment: The Connecting Dreams Foundation is dedicated to empowering individuals by providing them with access to education, resources, and opportunities. Through their mission, they aim to break barriers and create a platform for individuals to realize their dreams and potential.
Community Development: The foundation focuses on fostering sustainable community development. They work towards creating inclusive environments where everyone has equal opportunities for growth and development. By implementing various initiatives and programs, they strive to uplift communities and enhance their overall well-being.
Social Impact: The Connecting Dreams Foundation aims to make a significant social impact. They actively engage in projects that address societal challenges, such as poverty, inequality, and lack of access to education. By driving positive change and inspiring others, they seek to create a ripple effect of transformation in society.
CDF-HINDU College's priority Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 1 (No Poverty), 3 (Good Health and Well-being), 4 (Quality Education), and 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth). These goals reflect their commitment to addressing poverty, healthcare, education, and creating sustainable economic opportunities for a better future.

Every department has its own society which is tasked with organising department-specific co-curricular activities. Ibtida is the dramatics society of Hindu College which performs both stage and street plays. It was formed by [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]] while he was a student at the college.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/realised-i-liked-direction-while-working-in-theatre-imtiaz/story-8v0o4l43YqbgwKlZVfIL4J.html |title=Realised I liked direction while working in theatre: Imtiaz |date=18 August 2015 |work=Hindustan Times |last=Singh |first=Prashant |access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref>
The women's development cell of the college has been very active in gender sensitisation and after the scrapping of section 377 successfully led pride parades to create awareness about LGBTQ+ rights.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} Caucus l<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caucus.in | title=Caucus Website}} </ref>is the discussion forum of Hindu College and works as a mini think tank. It was founded in 2008 and organises group discussions, speaker sessions, roundtable discussions, runs an active blog on its website www.caucus.in and publishes a monthly magazine The Probe. Caucus also functions as the international cell of the college and is responsible for managing the international collaborations of the college. Recently, they have collaborated with [[King’s College London]]. The intellectual fest of Hindu College - Compass is also organised annually by Caucus and has hosted various eminent personalities in the past like Prof. [[Arvind Panagariya]], Mr. [[William Dalrymple (historian)|William Dalrymple]], Amb. [[Shivshanker Menon]], Dr. [[Soumya Swaminathan]], Mr. [[Shekhar Gupta]] among others. It is one of the most active societies of the college.

Hindu College in 2017 established Electoral Literacy Club (Jagriti) which aims to promote electoral awareness.
The Electoral Literacy Club acts as a representative body of the college, having members from all sections of society.
The club, also promotes democratic values and vigilance among students through various engaging activities, programs and hand-on experiences. The Club conducts the Annual Youth Dialogue at Hindu College as it's annual student festival by the name 'Drishti' and also conduct other important events and enthusiastically celebrates days like Constitution Day, National Voter's Day, etc.
It hosted its annual student festival 'Drishti: Annual Youth Dialogue 2023', on 9 May, 2023 with a resounding success.
The Indian music society, Alankar, holds its annual festival Harmony every year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heyevent.com/event/ycmpe4rmifvoga/harmony-2015-music-festival-hindu-college|title=HARMONY 2015- Music Festival : Hindu college – Heyevent.com|website=heyevent.com|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> The English debating society, popularly known as the Debsoc, is representative of an inquiring and active intellectual life on campus. Debsoc is the only debating society at Delhi University to organise four major debates in an academic year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.photos.timesofindia.com/events/delhi/hindu-college-photography-festival/articleshow/34153022.cms|title=Hindu College photography festival|work=The Times of India|date=24 April 2014}}</ref>

The Science Forum is a group of diverse science enthusiasts dwelling in Hindu College.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Science Forum, Hindu College|url=https://sciforum.wixsite.com/sciforum|access-date=2021-11-28|website=The Science Forum, Hindu College|language=en}}</ref>

The Symposium Society is the policy and deliberation forum of Hindu College, University of Delhi. The organization follows a ‘General Body’ structure, with the President and Vice-President at the core. Among its many activities the prominent ones are the Prime Ministerial Debate and Interviews, Hindu Darbar, Hindu Mock Indian Parliament (HMIP), and Hindu Policy Forum (HPS).{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} Furthermore, the society promotes independent student journalism through its bimonthly publication- Hindu College Gazette. The publication also reviews and publishes opinions and analyses from scholars and writers from across the country.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hinducollegegazette.com/symposium | title=The Symposium Society }}</ref> However, this society has become inactive lately.

Other societies include Abhyas - The Internship Cell; The Finance & Investment Cell; Abhirang, the Hindi Dramatic Society; Adhrita, The Indian Dance Society, that works to maintain culture and heritage and conduct the only dance fest of DU; Abstraction, the Fine Arts Society; Aria, the Western Music Society; Manthan, the Quiz Society; Srijya, the Contemporary Dance Society; Scribe: The Literary Society; Masque, The English Dramatic Society; Vagmi, the Hindi Debating Society; and Vivre, The Film and Photography Society, the Entrepreneurship Cell, or more commonly just Ecell.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

===Students' Parliament ===
The college has a Students' Parliament. The Hindu College Parliament is a unique student organisation in the country. All the students and teachers of the College are its members. The students elect the Prime Minister from amongst themselves at the beginning of the year. There is also a Leader of the Opposition. The Speaker of the Parliament is a teacher nominated by the Principal in his/her capacity as the President of the Hindu College Republic.<ref>{{cite web|title = ::: Hindu College ::: – Campus Life|url = http://www.hinducollege.org/Campus.asp|website = hinducollege.org|access-date = 17 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151214180150/http://www.hinducollege.org/campus.asp|archive-date = 14 December 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> The College Parliament is a forum for discussions on academic and other issues. It allocates funds to various societies. The parliament is in continuous operation since 1935. Members of the Cabinet of students' Parliament are elected by students. The students' parliament takes care of student demands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.studiebay.com/experiences-hindu-college-du/ |title=Experiences at Hindu College (DU) {{!}} Studiebay |website=www.studiebay.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117222000/http://www.studiebay.com/experiences-hindu-college-du/ |archive-date=2015-01-17}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
Hindu college features prominently in the movie [[Rockstar (2011 film)|Rockstar]] where the protagonist Janardhan Jakhar [played by [[Ranbir Kapoor]]] studies during the early part of his life. The choice of location is not surprising, as [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]], the director of this movie, has been an alumnus of this college.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

== Notable alumni ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2017}}

The alumni of Hindu College are called Hinduites.
*[[Eenam Gambhir]], The First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations.
*[[Roshan Abbas]], presenter
*[[Mira Aggarwal]], politician; Mayor of Delhi
*[[Siddhanta Mahapatra]], Indian Actor
*[[Mirza Farhatullah Baig]], Urdu writer
*[[Siddhartha Basu]], businessman
*[[Rekha Bhardwaj]], singer
*[[Vishal Bhardwaj]], film director and [[music composer]]
*[[Shiv Panditt]], actor
*[[Tahir Raj Bhasin]], actor
*[[Manvinder Bisla]], Indian [[cricketer]]
*[[Bipan Chandra]], histroin and former professor of Modern History at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]
*[[Abhishek Chaubey]], film director
*[[Brahma Chellaney]], author; professor at [[Centre for Policy Research]]
*[[Aakash Chopra]], Indian cricketer
*[[Tisca Chopra]], actress
*[[Deep Dasgupta]], Indian cricketer
*[[P. N. Dhar|Prithvi Nath Dhar]], Principal Secretary to [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister Office, India]]
*[[Gautam Gambhir]], Indian cricketer
*[[Leela Gandhi]], Professor of English at [[University of Chicago]]
*[[Papiya Ghosh]], historian; Professor of History at [[University of Patna]]
*[[Arnab Goswami]], former Editor-in-Chief of ''[[Times Now]]'' and Chief Editor and Co-founder of [[Republic TV]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Arnab Goswami quits Times Now|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/arnab-goswami-quits-times-now/article9291555.ece|access-date=24 February 2017|work=The Hindu|date=1 November 2016}}</ref>
*[[Ajay Bijli|Ajay Bijili]], Founder and MD of [[PVR Cinemas]]
*[[Sanjeev Goyal]], economist; Professor of Economics at [[University of Cambridge]]
*[[Ajay Jadeja]], Indian cricketer
*[[Pema Khandu]], Chief Minister of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
*[[Ashish Kothari]], environmentalist
*[[Amitava Kumar]], journalist, professor of English at [[Vassar College]]
*[[Manoj Kumar]], actor
*[[Mayanti Langer]], journalist
*[[Meenakshi Lekhi]], national spokesperson of [[Bhartiya Janta Party]]
*[[Ajai Malhotra]], [[Indian Foreign Service]] Officer; Ambassador of India to Russian Federation
*[[Kadambari Murali]], Editor-in-Chief of ''[[Sports Illustrated]] India''
*[[Ila Patnaik]], Principal Economic Advisor, [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance of India]]
*[[Hardeep Singh Puri]], [[Second Modi ministry|Cabinet minister]], [[Indian Foreign Service]] officer; former [[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations]] (2009–13)
*[[Vinod Rai]], 11th [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]] and current ''Interim President'' of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
*[[Kavita Ramdas]], President and CEO of [[Global Fund for Women]]
*[[Arjun Rampal]], actor
*[[Mahesh Rangarajan]], historian
*[[Luv Ranjan]], film director
*[[Saqib Saleem]], actor and model
*[[Adarsh Shastri]], former sales head, [[Apple Inc.]] India; political activist, MLA, Dwarka, NCT of Delhi, National Spokesperson, AAP of [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
*[[Anil Shorey]], [[Infantry]] officer in [[Indian Army]]; writer
*[[Rana Hemant Singh]], titular [[King|Maharaj Rana]] of [[Dholpur]]
*[[Rao Inderjit Singh]], [[Minister of State]], India
*[[Rao Narbir Singh]], politician
*[[Subramanian Swamy]], economist, politician and former [[Minister of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce and Industry, India]]
*[[Shivaji Sondhi]], [[Wykeham Professor of Physics]] in the [[Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics]] at the [[University of Oxford]]
*[[Tabu Taid|Tabu Ram Taid]], author
*[[Sandeep P Parekh]], securities and corporate lawyer
*[[Loveleen Tandan]], film director
*[[Manish Tiwary]], film director
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]], Indian film and TV actor and theatre personality
*[[Imran Zahid]], actor
*[[Nitin Tyagi]], politician
*[[Mallika Dua]], comic and snapchat celebrity.
*[[Jasleen Royal]], singer-songwriter
*[[Rakesh Ranjan Kumar]], film director
*[[Aditya Tamang]], Indian politician, Member of [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Rajesh Talwar]], writer and lawyer; works for the United Nations

== References ==
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==External links==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060402205913/http://hinducollege.org/ Hindu College website]

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