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'''Indraprastha College for Women''', also known as '''Indraprastha College''' or '''IP College''' ({{lang-hi|इंद्रप्रस्थ महिला महाविद्यालय}}),<ref>{{ cite news|title=10 College Societies that will convince you to join DU today|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/10-cultural-societies-that-make-delhi-university-a-vibrant-campus-1492112612-1|newspaper=[[Dainik Jagran]] }}</ref> is the oldest [[women's college]] in [[Delhi]], India. Established in 1924, it is a constituent college of [[University of Delhi]].<ref>{{ cite news|title=Top Delhi University Women Colleges, Know Course-Wise Cut Off|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/top-delhi-university-women-colleges-know-course-wise-cut-off|newspaper= [[NDTV]] }}.</ref><ref>''Women, education and politics: the women's movement and Delhi's Indraprastha College'', by Meena Bhargava, Kalyani Dutta. Oxford University Press, 2005. {{ISBN|0-19-566911-8}}. ''Page 9''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Indraprastha-College-for-Women-16944.htm |title=Indraprastha College for Women |publisher=India9.com |date=14 October 2005 |access-date=20 February 2011}}</ref>

The institution offers graduate and post-graduate courses in [[Economics]], [[Liberal arts education|Liberal Arts]], [[Commerce]], [[Literature]], [[Computer science|Computer Science]], Multimedia Media & [[Mass communication|Mass Communication]] etc.<ref>{{ cite news|title=Top colleges in India: Details, seats and cut-off percentages|url=https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/top-colleges-in-india--details--seats-and-cut-off-percentages.html?page=all|newspaper=[[India Today]]|location=[[Yahoo!]]|date=13 June 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite news|title=DIRECTORY OF BEST COLLEGES 2015: ARTS|url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/bestcolleges/2015/readyrecnor_directory_list.jsp?Y=2015&ST=Arts|newspaper=[[India Today]] }}</ref><ref>{{ cite news|title=DIRECTORY OF BEST COLLEGES 2015: COMMERCE|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/bestcolleges/2015/readyrecnor_directory_list.jsp?Y=2015&ST=Commerce|newspaper=[[India Today]] }}</ref> In 2020, it was ranked 11th among arts colleges in India by [[India Today]].<ref>{{ cite news|title=INDIA'S BEST ARTS COLLEGES 2020|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/bestcolleges/2020/ranks/1824920?page=10|newspaper=[[India Today]] }}</ref>

==History==
The origins of IP College lie in the Indraprastha Girls School. It was founded in 1904, at the call of noted freedom fighter, educationist and theosophist [[Annie Besant]] by a group of Delhi [[theosophists]], led by Lala Jugal Kishore, in Chhipiwara, [[Old Delhi]]. [[Intermediate school]] was added in 1924 and the Indraprastha College for Women, came into being, with Leonora Gmeiner (from Kapunda, [[South Australia]]) as its first principal.<ref>''Delhi, the emperor's city: rediscovering Chandni Chowk and its environs'', by Vijay Goel. Published by Lustre Press, 2003. {{ISBN|81-7436-240-1}}.</ref><ref>[http://www.dawn.com/weekly/books/archive/061126/books8.htm REVIEWS: Cognisant Indian women] [[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]], 26 November 2006.</ref>

Soon the [[University of Delhi]], which itself was founded in 1922, recognised it as a constituent college. Degree courses were introduced in 1930s and in 1938, the university listed I.P. College as a degree college. After its existence in Chhipiwara during its early years, the college moved to Chandrawali Bhawan, [[Civil Lines]]. It moved again to Alipur House at Alipur Road (now Sham Nath Road), the former office of the commander-in-chief in 1938, near [[Kashmiri Gate (Delhi)|Kashmiri Gate]], where it is today. The building has become a heritage property.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.delhilive.com/indraprastha-college-for-women |title=Indraprastha College for Women |access-date=7 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610161313/http://www.delhilive.com/indraprastha-college-for-women |archive-date=10 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1952, the Kalavati Gupta Hostel named after the second principal of the college was inaugurated.<ref>{{ cite news|title=College archive to share tales of women's movement|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/College-archive-to-share-tales-of-womens-movement/articleshow/48659947.cms|newspaper= [[Times of India]] | date= August 25, 2015}}</ref>

On 3 July 1984, Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the college were held<ref>''Women in India & Japan: A Comparison'', by Ramesh Madan. Published by Manak Publications, 2004. {{ISBN|81-7827-099-4}}. ''Page 123''.</ref>

In 2009, a hostel to accommodate 200 students was added on the {{convert|1.53|acre|m2|adj=on}} college premises.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090610030831/http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/03/stories/2009060360870300.htm I P College gets a second hostel], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 3 June 2009.</ref>

==Campus==
===Facilities===
* [[Library]]
* [[Auditorium]]
* [[Information and communications technology]] (ICT) Centre
* [[Computer lab|2 Computer Labs]]
* [[Audiovisual|Audio Visual Production Centre]]
* [[First aid room|Medical Room]]
* [[Cafeteria]]
* [[Hostel|2 Hostels]]

===Sports facility===
*[[Gym]]nasium
*[[Basketball]] court
*[[Tennis]] court
*[[Badminton]] court
*[[Squash (sport)|Squash]] court
*[[Shooting sports|Shooting]] range
*[[Table tennis]]
*[[Judo]] floor
*[[Swimming pool]]

The college offers facilities for other sports as well, such as [[archery]], [[sport of athletics|athletics]], [[handball]], [[volleyball]], [[cricket]], [[kho-kho]], and others.

===Other amenities===

*[[Wi-Fi]] campus
*[[Canara Bank]] branch

==Organisation and administration ==
=== Centres ===
* Centre for Earth Studies<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-newspaper/ip-college-inaugurates-centre-for-earth-studies/story-013KdgBoccysfAEpEaOkCM.html|title=IP College inaugurates Centre for Earth Studies|date=1 September 2016|access-date=17 September 2016}}</ref>
* Museum and Archives Learning Resource Centre<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/te/chandni-chowk/first-its-kind-museum-and-archives-learning-resource-centre-inaugurated-delhi-universitys-ip-college-68098|title=First-of-its-kind Museum and Archives Learning Resource centre inaugurated in Delhi University's IP College {{!}} DNA|website=dna|language=en-US|access-date=17 September 2016}}</ref>
* Translation and Translation Studies Centre<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Retell-the-past/articleshow/46016364.cms|title=Retell the past |work=Times of India|access-date=17 September 2016|author=Zia, Sarah |date=26 January 2015}}</ref>
* Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies

==Academics==
===Academic programmes===

====Undergraduate courses====
* Economics
* English
* Geography
* Hindi
* History
* Mathematics
* Music
* Philosophy
* Political Science
* Psychology
* Sanskrit
* Sociology
* B.A. Prog.
* Commerce
* Computer Science
* Multimedia and Mass Communication (BMMMC)

====Graduate courses====
* [[Economics]]
* [[Geography]]
* [[History]]
* [[Operational Research]]
* [[Psychology]]
* [[Mathematics]]
* [[Philosophy]]
* [[Sanskrit]]
* [[English language|English]]
* [[Hindi]]
* [[Music]]
* [[Political Science]]

===Financial assistance===
Students belonging to economically weaker sections are eligible for fee concession. Merit cum means based scholarships are also awarded by the college to deserving students.
There is a book bank facility in the library from where needy students can borrow textbooks for the whole academic year.
Some special scholarships are also provided by the [[Delhi University]] for students belonging to SC/ST/BPL/PWD categories.

==Student life==

Indraprastha College is the only college of [[University of Delhi|Delhi University]] to offer the Bachelor in Mass Media and Mass Communication (BMMMC) degree.<ref name=HT/>

In 2005, the college added The cyber cafe wing with offices of [[National Service Scheme]] ([[National Service Scheme|NSS]]) and [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]] ([[National Cadet Corps (India)|NCC]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023195422/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-06-15/delhi/27836241_1_cyber-cafe-new-courses-hostel IP College set for hi-tech makeovers] [[The Times of India]], 15 June 2005.</ref>

In 2014, IP College became one of the first colleges in the University of Delhi to set up a formal Department of Environmental Studies, which is its youngest department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/a/ip.du.ac.in/environmental-studies/home|title=Environmental Studies|website=sites.google.com|access-date=17 September 2016}}</ref>

Every spring, the college celebrates its annual festival, ''Shruti''.<ref>{{ cite news|title=A musical combo at Indraprastha College for Women's annual fest|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/a-musical-combo-at-indraprastha-college-for-womens-annual-fest/articleshow/63453180.cms|newspaper=[[Times of India]] }}</ref> Other popular events include the annual debating tournament ''Vivaad'' organised by the English debating society<ref>{{ cite news|title= Indraprastha College for Women announces Vivaad'13|url= http://www.coolage.in/2012/12/14/indraprastha-college-for-women-announces-vivaad13/|newspaper= www.coolage.in|date= 14 December 2012|access-date= 16 May 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152340/http://www.coolage.in/2012/12/14/indraprastha-college-for-women-announces-vivaad13/|archive-date= 17 May 2014|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref> and the annual theatre fest ''Kirdaar'' organised by the Dramatics society.<ref>{{ cite news|title=IPCW Celebrates Kirdaar'14, Annual Theatre Festival|url=http://www.universityexpress.co.in/delhiuniversity/2014/03/ipcw-celebrates-kirdaar14-annual-theatre-festival/|newspaper=www.universityexpress.co.in|date=2 March 2014|access-date=16 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517122224/http://www.universityexpress.co.in/delhiuniversity/2014/03/ipcw-celebrates-kirdaar14-annual-theatre-festival/|archive-date=17 May 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Clubs and societies==
* ''La Cadenza'': Western Music Society
* ''Abhivyakti'': Dramatics Society<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ipcollege.du.ac.in/activities/societies.htm|title=Societies|publisher=Ipcollege.com|access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref>
* ''Alaap'': Indian Music Society
* ''Vidath'': Hindi Editorial society
* ''Croydon'': Fine Arts Society
* ''Mridang'': Indian Dance Society
* ''Oghma'': English Editorial Society
* ''Ananta'' : The Science Society
* The English Debating Society
* Hindi Debating Society
* Gandhi Study Circle
* ''Laashya'': Contemporary Dance Society
* Northeast Society
* Eco Club
* Enactus IPCW
* NSS & NCC
* Quiz Club
* ''Simulacra'': Film and Photography Society
* Women's Development Cell (WDC)
* Arthagya: The Economics Association.
*Jeet-The career and guidance cell
* Baithak Society- Music Archiving and Listening Room
* ''Afroza'': Western Dance Society
* ''Erudite'':quiz society

==Past principals==
* Leonara G. Miner, first principal, 1924
* Aruna Sitesh (1997–2007)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071202110533/http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/20/stories/2007112060640300.htm IP College Principal passes away] [[The Hindu]], 20 November 2007.</ref>

==Notable alumni==

* [[Abhilasha Kumari]], first woman Chief Justice of Manipur High Court <ref>{{ cite news|title= वीरभद्र सिंह की बेटी अभिलाषा ने संभाला चीफ जस्टिस का कार्यभार|url=https://www.jagran.com/himachal-pradesh/shimla-justice-abhilasha-kumari-take-oath-of-chief-justice-17493159.html|newspaper= [[Dainik Jagran]]|date= 10 February 2018}}</ref>
* [[Ajit Iqbal Singh]], mathematician
* [[Ambika Soni]], former [[Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]<ref name=HT/>
* [[Aruna Roy]], social activist and recipient of [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]]<ref name=IT/>
* [[Arundhati Virmani]], historian<ref>{{ cite news|title= Mapping India down the ages|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/282339/F|newspaper= [[Deccan Herald]]|date= 1 October 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Asha Pande]], first Indian woman to receive the [[Légion d'honneur]]
* [[Binalakshmi Nepram]], activist from [[Manipur]]<ref>{{ cite news| title=VOICE FROM THE EAST|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/columns/sunday-read/Voice-from-the-east/articleshow/43642925.cms|newspaper=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|date= 27 September 2014 }}</ref>
*[[Chitra Narayanan]], former IFS officer
*[[Deepika Singh]], television actor<ref>{{cite news|title='दीया और बाती हम' फेम दीपिका सिंह ने पिता से छिपाया था ये सीक्रेट, 'एक साल तक नहीं की हुई थी बात'|url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/television/story/diya-aur-baati-hum-fame-deepika-singh-hidden-secret-from-father-didnt-speak-for-a-year-tmov-1274595-2021-06-18 }}</ref>
* [[Deepa Sahi]], actress and [[Film producer|producer]]<ref name=IT>{{ cite news|title= DU has a lot on its ladies special platter |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/DU+has+a+lot+on+its+ladies+special+platter/1/44882.html|newspaper= [[India Today]]|date= 3 June 2009 }}</ref>
* [[Dipannita Sharma]], model and [[Bollywood]] actress<ref name=ibn>{{ cite web|title= Richa Chadha in Stephens, Anurag Kashyap in Hansraj: Find out which DU College your favourite stars attended|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/richa-chadha-in-stephens-anurag-kashyap-in-hansraj-find-out-which-du-college-you-favourite-stars-attended-1010487.html|work=[[News18]]|date= 23 June 2015}}</ref>
* [[Jaspinder Narula]], playback singer<ref name=HT/>
* [[Kamala Laxman]], cartoonist<ref name=HT>{{cite news|title= It's girl power all over!|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/it-s-girl-power-all-over/article1-915118.aspx|newspaper= [[Hindustan Times]]|date= 17 August 2012|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140517130742/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/it-s-girl-power-all-over/article1-915118.aspx|archive-date= 17 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya]], first woman [[Director General of Police]]<ref name=IT/>
* [[Kavita Kaushik]], television actor<ref name=ibn/>
* [[Kunzang Choden]], first Bhutanese woman to write a novel<ref name=HT/>
* [[Kusha Kapila]] , Fashion Editor and Internet Celebrity<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kusha Kapila Creator Stats, Biography {{!}} About Kusha Kapila |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/digital-stars/profile/kusha-kapila/33 |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Madhumita Raut]], [[Odissi]] dancer<ref>{{ cite news|title=Grand welcome awaits fuchchas|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Grand-welcome-awaits-fuchchas/articleshow/2185536.cms|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=8 July 2007 }}</ref>
* [[Meira Kumar]], the first woman to become the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]<ref name=HT/>
* [[Neetu Chandra]], film actress and model<ref name=ibn/>
*[[Pratima Puri]], Doordarshan's first newsreader<ref>{{ cite news|title=कॉलेज ऑफ द डे :सबसे पुराने महिला कॉलेज में शुमार आईपी कॉलेज|url=https://www.amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/campus/college-of-the-day-the-first-women-s-college-in-the-college-ranks-ip|newspaper=[[Amar Ujala]] }}</ref>
* [[Qurratulain Hyder]], Urdu writer<ref name=IN>{{ cite news|title=Vital statistics of colleges that figure among India's top rankers|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/vital-statistics-of-colleges-that-figure-among-indias-top-rankers/1/233619.html|newspaper= [[India Today]]|date= 21 May 2001 }}</ref>
* [[Rajni Bakshi]], freelance journalist<ref>{{cite news|title=Bazaars, Conversations and Freedom – Greenleaf Publishing|url=http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/productdetail.kmod?productid=3354 }}</ref>
* [[Rama Vij]], actress<ref>{{cite news |title=going to college |work=Times of India |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP%2F2010%2F05%2F20&GZ=T&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar00600&AppName=1 |access-date=12 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203061144/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOINEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP%2F2010%2F05%2F20&GZ=T&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar00600&AppName=1 |archive-date=3 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Salma Sultan]], news anchor of [[Doordarshan]]<ref>{{ cite news|title= The Queen of Roses |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/25/stories/2004032501030400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041226190547/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/25/stories/2004032501030400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 December 2004|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date= 25 March 2004}}</ref>
* [[Sharan Rani Backliwal]], acclaimed [[Sarod]] player, recipient of [[Padma Shri]] and [[Padma Vibhushan]]<ref name=Express>{{cite news|title= Cycling down sepia-toned lanes of Chandni Chowk|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19990405/ige05140.html|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=5 April 1999 }}</ref>
* [[Shyama Singh]], former member of Parliament
* [[Sucheta Kriplani]], former [[Chief Minister]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref name=IN/>
* [[Utsa Patnaik]], professor of economics, [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]]
* [[Varsha Dixit]], author
* [[Veena Das]], Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology, [[Johns Hopkins University]]

==Notable faculty==
*[[Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan]], former First Lady of [[Pakistan]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan|url=http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/begum-raana-liaquat-ali-khan-1230|newspaper=[[Herald (Pakistan)]]|access-date=25 May 2014|archive-date=15 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115233716/http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/begum-raana-liaquat-ali-khan-1230|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Tanika Sarkar]], professor of history at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]]

==Further reading==
* ''Knowledge, Power & Politics: Educational Institutions in India'', edited by [[Mushirul Hasan]]. The Lotus Collection, 1998. {{ISBN|8174360484}}
* ''The Saga of Indraprastha College for Women'', by Shanti Kamath, Narain Prasad, Indraprastha College for Women (Delhi, India). Published by Indraprastha Educational Trust, 2000.
* ''Women, education and politics: the women's movement and Delhi's Indraprastha College'', by Meena Bhargava, Kalyani Dutta. Oxford University Press, 2005. {{ISBN|0-19-566911-8}}.

==See also==
* [[:Category:Indraprastha College for Women alumni|Indraprastha College for Women alumni]]
*[[Education in India]]
*[[Literacy in India]]
*[[List of institutions of higher education in Delhi]]

==References==
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Indraprastha College for Women - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 15:58, 28 August 2023