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Lady Shri Ram College#Notable alumni

{{Short description|College of the University of Delhi}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}

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{{Infobox university

| name = Lady Shri Ram College

| image = Lady Shri Ram College for Women.svg

| image_size = 150px

| other_name = LSR

| motto = Sā vidyā yā vimuktaye
"That alone is knowledge which leads to liberation"

| established = {{start date|1956}} ; 69 years ago

| type = Public (women's college)

| founder = Lala Shri Ram

| principal = Suman Sharma

| dean =

| director =

| head_label =

| head =

| academic_staff =

| administrative_staff = 200

| students = Approx 5,000

| undergrad =

| postgrad =

| doctoral =

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| address = Lala Lajpat Rai Rd, Lajpat Nagar IV

| city = New Delhi

| state = Delhi

| province =

| country = India

| postcode = 110024

| coordinates = {{coord|28.5592995|N|77.2374735|E|region:LK_type:edu|display=inline}}

| pushpin_map = India Delhi#India

| campus = Urban, 15 acres

| faculty = 150

| accreditation = NAAC (A++)

| affiliations = University of Delhi

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| website = {{URL|http://www.lsr.edu.in/}}

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Lady Shri Ram College (LSR) is a constituent women's college, affiliated with the University of Delhi.{{Cite news |date=2024-02-17 |title=‘PPU to raise music band’ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ppu-to-raise-music-band-patna/articleshow/107768892.cms |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

History

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|15|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus in Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi.{{cite web |url=http://www.delhilive.com/lady-shri-ram-college-for-women-0 |title=Lady Shri Ram College for Women | Delhi Live |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

LSR's infrastructure includes a library with internet access, 1200 books, 50 online journals and 12798 in-house journals and periodicals.[http://www.indiafolder.com/indian-colleges/shri-ram-college.html] Lady Shri Ram College Library Its Board of Governors is chaired by industrialist and philanthropist Bharat Ram.

Academics

= Academic programmes =

=Rankings=

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| type = College

| NIRF_C_2023 = 9

|NIRF_C_2024=10}}

LSR College was ranked 10th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.{{Cite web |title=NIRF Ranking 2024 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}}

Admissions

Admissions to all Undergraduate (UG) Programs in Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) are based on the scores obtained in CUET (Common University Entrance Test) - UG.{{Cite web |title=LSR |url=https://lsr.edu.in/admissions/admission-procedure/}}

Student life

= Cultural festivals =

Tarang is the annual cultural festival of Lady Shri Ram College in fields of music, dance, dramatics, debating, fine arts, quiz, and film.

=Student clubs=

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 or National Cadet Corps.

= College magazine =

The LSR College Magazine is an annual publication first established in 1956 that documents the college's events and activities as well as student and faculty voices and creative expressions in over 14 languages. {{Cite web |title=College Magazine – Lady Shri Ram College |url=https://lsr.edu.in/students/college-magazine/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |language=en-US}} The magazine includes themed and unthemed submissions, interviews,artworks and international and national news. It is a student-run publication.The college magazine is the earliest institutional record of the college in the public domain.

Notable alumnae

= Politics and civil service =

  • Tina Dabi, civil servant{{Cite web |last=Chishti |first=Seema |date=2016-07-01 |title=Between the lines of Tina Dabi’s IAS success story: Individual excellence and social change |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/tina-dabi-upsc-topper-upsc-civil-services-examination-2797804/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604213808/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/tina-dabi-upsc-topper-upsc-civil-services-examination-2797804/ |archive-date=4 June 2016 |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
  • Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund
  • Geeta Luthra, Senior advocate in the Supreme Court{{cite web |date=2019 |title=Distinguished Alumnae |url=https://lsr.edu.in/distinguished-alumnae/ |access-date=12 February 2021 |website=Lady Shri Ram College}}
  • Gita Mittal, Hon’ble Chief Justice (Retd.), Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
  • Anupriya Patel, Member of Parliament and Former Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare
  • Preeti Saran, diplomat

= Entertainment =

=Other=

See also

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