Hilla Rustomji Faridoonji

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.

References
  1. Jawaharlal Nehru (1990). Selected works of Jawaharlal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund.
  2. Jamila Brijbhushan (June 2003). Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya: Portrait of a Rebel. Abhinav Publications. pp. 51–. ISBN 978-81-7017-033-4.
  3. Mrinalini Sinha (12 July 2006). Specters of Mother India: The Global Restructuring of an Empire. Duke University Press. pp. 243–. ISBN 0-8223-3795-9.
  4. "Past Presidents". All India Women's Conference. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  5. All-India Women's Conference, 17th Session (1944). All-India Women's Conference. p. 10.
  6. Karel Hujer. "Mahatma Gandhi, my host". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  7. "South Asia's First Home Science College" (PDF). www.alumni.du.ac.in (archive). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  8. Rôya Kiṇīkara (1975). Priyadarshini: International Women's Year Book. Yashodhara Publications.
  9. "82nd Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi. Retrieved 18 November 2017.


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