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{{Infobox university<br />
|name = Lady Shri Ram College for Women<br />
|image = Lady Shri Ram College for Women.svg<br />
|image_size = 100px<br />
|motto = ''Sā vidyā yā vimuktaye''<br />"That alone is knowledge which leads to liberation"<br />
|established = 1956<br />
|type = Public [[women's college]]<br />
|founder = [[Lala Shri Ram]]<br />
|principal = Suman Sharma<br />
| dean = <br />
| director = <br />
| head_label = <br />
| head = <br />
| academic_staff = <br />
| administrative_staff = <br />
| students = Approximately 2000 <br />
| undergrad = <br />
| postgrad = <br />
| doctoral = <br />
| other = <br />
| address = Lala Lajpat Rai Rd, Lajpat Nagar IV<br />
| city = New Delhi<br />
| state = Delhi<br />
| province = <br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| postcode = 110024<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|28.5592995|N|77.2374735|E|region:LK_type:edu|display=inline}}<br />
| pushpin_map = India Delhi#India<br />
|campus = 5 acres<br />
|faculty = 150<br />
|affiliations =<br />
|parent = [[University of Delhi]]<br />
|website = {{url|http://www.lsr.edu.in/}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Lady Shri Ram College for Women''' ('''LSR''') is a constituent woman college of the [[University of Delhi]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
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 {{convert|5|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus in [[Lajpat Nagar]] in [[South Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.delhilive.com/lady-shri-ram-college-for-women-0 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227072705/http://www.delhilive.com/lady-shri-ram-college-for-women-0 |archive-date=2009-12-27 }} Article on Lady Shri Ram College for Women, delhilive.com on Sat, 02/06/2007-06:03</ref><br />
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LSR's infrastructure includes a [[library]] with internet access, 1200 books, 50 online journals and 12798 in-house journals and periodicals.<ref>[http://www.indiafolder.com/indian-colleges/shri-ram-college.html] Lady Shri Ram College Library</ref> Its Board of Governors is chaired by industrialist and philanthropist Bharat Ram. The new principal of the college is Ms. Suman Sharma.<br />
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==Academics==<br />
=== Academic programmes ===<br />
Within the constraints of prescribed syllabi, LSR attempts to offer an eclectic selection, a range of options for students.<br />
*B.A. (H): Economics, English, Hindi, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sanskrit, Sociology, Psychology <br />
*B.Com. (H)<br />
*B.A. Programme <br />
*BSc. (H): Mathematics, Statistics<br />
*B.El.Ed<br />
*Postgraduate Diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peace-building (CTPB)<br />
*Journalism and Mass Communication (H)<br />
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===Rankings===<br />
{{Infobox India university ranking<br />
| type = College<br />
| NIRF_C_2020 = 2<br />
}}<br />
LSR College ranked second among colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_C_2020/><br />
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==Student life==<br />
=== Cultural festivals ===<br />
Tarang is the annual cultural festival of Lady Shri Ram College. Tarang is known for bringing together the best student talent from across the country in fields of music, dance, dramatics, debating, fine arts, quiz, and film.<br />
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===Student clubs===<br />
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 (India)|National Sports Organisation]] or [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]].<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
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* [[Sanjana Sanghi]], Bollywood actress <br />
* [[Aditi Rao Hydari]], Bollywood actress<br />
* [[Priyamvada Kant]], Actress<br />
* [[Anasuya Sengupta]], Senior Director of Grantmaking, [[Wikimedia Foundation]]<br />
* [[Tillotama Shome]], Actress<br />
* [[Anjali Gopalan]], honoured with [[Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur]]; founder of [[Naz Foundation (India) Trust]]<br />
* [[Anshula Kant]], Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, The World Bank<br />
* [[Anupriya Patel]], Member of Parliament and Former Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare<br />
* [[Archana Puran Singh]], television host, Bollywood actress, anchor and celebrity judge<br />
* [[Aung San Suu Kyi]], pro-democracy activist and leader of the [[National League for Democracy]] in [[Burma]]; [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate<br />
* [[Baisali Mohanty]], classical dancer and choreographer; columnist<br />
* [[Chitra Subramaniam]], India's first woman investigative journalist<br />
* [[Chhavi Rajawat]], Sarpanch of village Soda<br />
* [[Deepa Mehta]], filmmaker <br />
* [[Divya Dwivedi]], philosopher <br />
* [[Gauri Khan]], film producer, interior designer<br />
* [[Geeta Luthra]], Senior Advocate<ref>{{cite web |title=Distinguished Alumnae |url=https://lsr.edu.in/distinguished-alumnae/ |website=Lady Shri Ram College |access-date=12 February 2021 |date=2019}}</ref><br />
* [[Gita Mittal]], Hon’ble Chief Justice (Retd.), Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court<br />
* [[Gita Gopinath]], Chief Economist, [[International Monetary Fund]]<br />
* [[Gurmehar Kaur]], Young Activist, Writer, Leader<br />
* [[Indu Malhotra]], Judge, [[Supreme Court of India]]<br />
* [[Jaishree Misra]], popular fiction author<br />
* [[Jasmine Kaur Roy]], filmmaker<br />
* [[Kiran Walia]], Politician, Former Minister of Health and Family Welfare Department, Women & Child Development and Languages, [[Government of Delhi|Delhi Government]].<br />
* [[Maneka Gandhi|Maneka Sanjay Gandhi]], MP, Former Minister of Women and Child Development, animal rights activist, and environmentalist<br />
* [[Meenakshi Gopinath]], educationist, former principal and [[Padma Shri]] awardee<br />
* [[Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan]], author<br />
* [[Mridula Mukherjee]], Director, [[Nehru Memorial Museum and Library]], [[Delhi]].<br />
* [[Naina Lal Kidwai]], Chief Executive Officer, [[HSBC]] India<br />
* [[Nabila Jamshed]], author<br />
* [[Nidhi Razdan]], Anchor - NDTV<br />
* [[Niharika Acharya]], editorial director, ''[[National Journal]]''<br />
* [[Pariva Pranati]], popular TV actress<br />
* [[Poile Sengupta]], writer<br />
* [[Prajna Paramita]], Diplomat from the [[Indian Foreign Service]]; the first girl from Lady Shri Ram College to win the Rector's Prize for the Best Undergraduate in Delhi University (1970)<br />
* [[Priya Prakash]], businesswoman <br />
* [[Preeti Saran]], Diplomat from the [[Indian Foreign Service]]<br />
* [[Raashi Khanna]], Indian actress<br />
* [[Rasika Dugal]], Indian film actress<br />
* [[Sakshi Tanwar]], television actress<br />
* [[Sayani Gupta]], Indian film actress<br />
* [[Shikha Sharma]], CEO [[Axis Bank]] India <br />
* [[Shriya Saran]], Indian film actress<br />
* [[Sujatha Singh]], former [[Indian Foreign Secretary]]<br />
* [[Uma Sharma]], [[Kathak]] dancer<br />
* [[Usha Thorat]], Former Deputy Governor, [[Reserve Bank of India]]<br />
* [[Vinita Bali]], Managing Director, [[Britannia Industries]]<br />
* [[Sunita Kohli]], Interior Designer who restored Rashtrapati Bhawan<br />
* [[Vasundhara Sirnate]], Indian political scientist and journalist.<br />
* [[Kavita Singh (scholar)|Kavita Singh]], Professor and Infosys Prize winner<br />
* [[Anjana Sinha]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer<br />
*[[Parampara Tandon]], [[Music Composer , Singer ]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]<br />
* [[Hans Raj College]], Delhi<br />
* [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]], Delhi<br />
* [[Miranda House, University of Delhi]], Delhi<br />
* [[Loyola College, Chennai]], [[University of Madras]]<br />
* [[Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics]], Mumbai<br />
* [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]], [[University of Mumbai]], Mumbai<br />
* [[Education in India]]<br />
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Delhi]]<br />
* [[Kirori Mal College]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.lsr.edu.in/}}<br />
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