Hilla Rustomji Faridoonji (1872–1956) was an Indian educationist and political activist.[1]
She was secretary of the Women's Education Fund Association.[2]
At the All India Women's Conference meeting in Madras in 1931-2, Faridoonji proposed the removal of caste distinctions and the abolition of separate schools for different religious sects.[3] In 1935, she served as President of the AIWC,[4] and continued as a patron on the Standing Committee of the Conference.[5] She was a close associate of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and became a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi.[6]
She was one of the first administrators of Lady Irwin College when it opened in 1932.[7] She was its convenor and treasurer and continued to work for the college until her death.[8] In 1954 she opened the college's postgraduate accommodation in her role as President of the All India Women’s Education Fund Association.[9] The main hall of residence is now known as the Hilla Faridoonji Hall in her memory.
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- ↑ Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya: Portrait of a Rebel{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Abhinav Publications(June 2003). ISBN 978-81-7017-033-4
- ↑ Specters of Mother India: The Global Restructuring of an Empire{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Duke University Press(12 July 2006). ISBN 0-8223-3795-9
- ↑ Past Presidents. All India Women's Conference. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ↑ All-India Women's Conference, 17th Session (1944){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. All-India Women's Conference
- ↑ Mahatma Gandhi, my host. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ↑ South Asia's First Home Science College. www.alumni.du.ac.in (archive). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ↑ Priyadarshini: International Women's Year Book{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Yashodhara Publications(1975)
- ↑ 82nd Annual Report 2014. Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi. Retrieved 18 November 2017.