Kirori Mal College began as Nirmala College, which was started by American Jesuits following the partition of India. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order The Partition of India was the partition of the British Indian Empire which led to the creation on August 14, 1947 and August 15, It was originally located on Qutab Road. After the partition of India, due to staffing problems, the management of the college changed hands and a trust founded by Seth Kirori Mal took over the college. The Partition of India was the partition of the British Indian Empire which led to the creation on August 14, 1947 and August 15,
The college moved to its present location at the North Campus of the University of Delhi on February 1, 1954. The University of Delhi (DU is a central university located at Delhi, India and is funded by Government of India. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The college has academic, sporting and cultural facilities. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic It also has a fully computerised library, a state of art computer centre, a well equipped seminar room, gymnasium and sprawling lawns.
Kirori Mal College is known for its dynamic and progressive cultural environment. Theatre, Debating and Music are the mainstays. Besides, its history boasts of famous academicians and scholars who have taught as well as studied in the college. These include Prof. Arun Bose , Prof. KM Ashraf, Prof. Harbans Mukhia, Prof. Sarup Singh (ex-VC, Delhi University), Frank Thakurdass, Dr. P. V. Narsimhan and Dr. Badri Raina.
Some of the famous Alumni of the college include Amitabh Bachchan, G.P. Koirala, M.S. Kohli, Satish Kaushik Sunil Kapoor, Sayeed Naqvi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Naveen Patnaik, Madanlal Khurana, P. Girija prasad Koirala (गिरिजा प्रसाद कोइराला born 1925 is a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a Captain Mohan Singh Kohli (b December 11 1931 at Haripur) is an internationally renowned Indian Mountaineer. Shakti Kapoor (born September 3, 1958 in India) is a Bollywood actor Kulbhushan Kharbanda (कुलभूषण खरबंदा is an Indian actor Naveen Patnaik is the Chief Minister of Orissa, India. He is the son of the late Biju Patnaik, former Chief Minister of Orissa. Madan Lal Khurana (born October 15, 1936, Lyallpur (now called Faisalabad in Pakistan) is an Indian politician R. Kumaramangalam, Ulta Pulta Nitin, Kay Kay, Siddharth. Siddharth is an Indian actor who has made his mark in films across 3 languages (Telugu Hindi and Tamil The college offers graduate and post graduate courses in Science, Arts and Commerce. The most popular courses are Maths, English, Economics,Zoology, Geography, Botany, Urdu, Bcom(Pass), Sanskrit and Physics.
External links
- Kirori Mal College: Institute of the Week
- Kirori Mal College Official Site
- Delhi University Talk Students Forum
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