Hans Raj College
| Hans Raj College (HRC), New Delhi | |
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| Motto | तमसो मॅ ज्योतिर गमय Sanskrit |
Motto in English | From darkness, lead me to light. |
| Established | 1948 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Pranjal Srivastav [1] |
| Principal | Dr V.K. Kawatra [2] |
| Location | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Campus | North Campus |
| Nickname | HRC, Hansraj, Hansarians |
| Affiliations | University of Delhi |
| Website | http://hansrajcollege.co.in/ |
Hans Raj College (Hindi: हंस राज कॉलेज) is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, in New Delhi, India. The college offers studies in Science, Liberal Arts and Commerce. Since its foundation in the year 1948, the college has produced a long and notable list of alumni which are prominent leaders in their respective fields both nationally and internationally.
History
Hans Raj College was founded by the D.A.V College Managing Committee on July 26, 1948 in the memory of the prominent Indian educator and nationalist Mahatama Hans Raj. Started as an institution for men, the college became co-educational in the year 1978. As of today it is one of the largest institutions of D.A.V group which runs and manages over 700 institutions all over India. With a strength of over 5000 students, it is also one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Delhi. [3] For past many years Hans Raj College has been constantly ranked among the Top-10 colleges of India in all three disciplines.[4][5][6]
Past principals
- 1948-1960 : Late Dr. G.L.Datta (Department of Physics)
- 1960-1971 : Late Shri. Shanti Narayan (Department of Mathematics)
- 1971-1985 : Late Shri. G.P. Chopra (Department of English)
- 1985-1991 : Dr. N.K. Oberoi (Department of Zoology)
- 1992-2003 : Shri. J.K. Kapur (Department of Economics)
- 2003-2009 : Dr. S.R.Arora (Department of Mathematics)
- 2009–present:Dr. V.K. Kawatra
Courses offered
- Undergraduate
- B.A. (Hons) Economics
- B.A. (Hons) English
- B.A. (Hons) Hindi
- B.A. (Hons) History
- B.A. (Hons) Sanskrit
- B.Com. (Hons)
- B.Sc. (Hons) Anthropology
- B.Sc. (Hons) Botany
- B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry
- B.Sc. (Hons) Computer Science
- B.Sc. (Hons) Electronics
- B.Sc. (Hons) Geology
- B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics
- B.Sc. (Hons) Physics
- B.Sc. (Hons) Zoology
- Postgraduate
- M.A. Economics
- M.A. English
- M.A. Hindi
- M.A. History
- M.A. Mathematics
- M.A. Sanskrit
- M.Com.
- M.Sc. Anthropology
- M.Sc. Botany
- M.Sc. Chemistry
- M.Sc. Geology
- M.Sc. Mathematics
- M.Sc. Operational Research
- M.Sc. Physics
- M.Sc. Zoology
- Integrated (UG + PG)
- M.Sc. Earth Science
- Certificate/Diploma/Others
- Diploma French Language
- Certificate Course French Language
- Diploma German Language
- Certificate Course German Language
Sports
Sports facilities include a playing ground, an indoor sports complex, playrooms and the only electronic shooting range in the University of Delhi system.[7]
Extra-curricular activities
- Hans Raj College Students Union
- Terpsi Chorean: Choreography Society
- Hans Raj Dramatics Society
- Ordinateur: Computer Science Society
- Society of General Awareness
- Pixels: Photography Society
- Swaranjali: Music Society
- Enactus Hansraj
- Illuminati: Quizzing Society
- Oorja: Western Dance Society
- English Literary Society
- Ostraca: The Creative Writing Society
- Debating Society
- Colloquium: Group Discussion Forum
- NCC, NSS etc.
- Confluence, Annual Cultural Festival[8]
- Leaders for Tomorrow Hansraj
Placement Cell
For placement related queries: http://www.placementhansraj.com/
Notable Alumni
- Rajeev Bahl – Vice President-Pharmaceutical Industry.
- Aarti Bajaj – film editor
- Abhinav Kashyap – filmmaker
- Aditya Jha – entrepreneur
- Ajay Maken – MP, Sports Minister
- Anil Aggrawal – Forensic Pathologist
- Anurag Kashyap – filmmaker
- Arvind Nayyar – author and lawyer
- Dr. Palash Sen – actor, musician
- D. K. Issar – Journalist, Editor
- Gaurav Aggrawal – founder at MazaaAatiHai.com
- Gopal Subramaniam – Solicitor General of India
- Harsh Sambher - speaker and trainer
- Hirdyesh Kumar Singh-Information Specialist cum Head Library, TIAS,Delhi; Philanthropologist.
- Jai Prakash Agarwal – Member of Parliament, Chairman House Committee, Lok Sabha, party-Congress
- Kabir Sadanand – actor/director
- Kiren Rijiju – - MP, Union minister [9]
- Kushal Tandon – actor
- Lobsang Sangay – Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister), Tibetan Government-in-exile
- Munish Chandra Puri – mathematician
- Naveen Jindal – industrialist, politician
- Partha Dasgupta – Frank Ramsey Professor of Economics, Cambridge University
- Parvin Dabas – actor
- Rabindra Narayan – Director/President PTC NETWORK of TV Channels
- Rajesh Chopra – CFO Mewah Group
- Rannvijay Singh – actor, VJ MTV India
- Rohit Khaitan – filmmaker
- Rohit Khanna – General Manager, IBM Corp.
- S. Sriram Kumar – CEO, Anil Agencies, Ltd.
- Sabyasachi Chakrabarty – actor
- Shah Rukh Khan – Super Star Bollywood Actor
- Sheeba Chadha – actress
- Shiney Ahuja – actor
- Subhash Saini – NASA scientist
- Susmit Sen – musician, Indian Ocean
- Tarsem Singh – Hollywood Director
- Vijay Kumar Malhotra – politician
- Vinod Dua – Eminent Journalist
- Animesh tiwari – International Rated Chess Player
- Dr.Mani Kant Kulshrestha - Group GM (Marketing) Metalman Industries Ltd, /Founder Director,Modern Institute of Professional Studies,Indore.
References
- ↑ Hansraj College, Official website
- ↑ Hansraj College, Official website
- ↑ http://www.hansrajcollege.co.in/aboutus.htm. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Best Commerce Colleges in India, 2010 - | Photo20 | India Today |". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "Best Arts Colleges in India, 2010 - | Photo6 | India Today |". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "Best Science Colleges in India, 2010 - | Photo17 | India Today |". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ http://hansrajcollege.co.in/generalsports.htm
- ↑ (http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hansraj-college-s-confluence/article1-659586.aspx)
- ↑ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
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