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Hindu
College had a humble beginning. It was first
housed in a small building in Kinari Bazar, Chandni
Chowk. One of the first boys on its rolls was Sir Shri
Ram who later became the Chairman of the College Governing
Body. In 1902, Punjab University threatened to disaffiliate
Hindu College unless it acquired a proper building of
its own. In this crisis, Rai Bahadur Lala Sultan Singh
came to the rescue of the College and donated a part
of his historic property at Kashmiri Gate, which was
originally owned by Col Skinner. The College moved to
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Hindu College was a centre for intellectual debate during India's Freedom Struggle, especially during the Quit India Movement In fact the College remained closed for several months in 1942 responding to Gandhiji's call to students and teachers to join the Movement. Its amphitheatre at Kashmiri Gate attracted famous leaders like Lokmanya Tilak, Annie Besant, Mahatma Gandhi, Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya, Sarojini Naidu, Mohammed All Jinnah, Motilal Nehru, JawaharLal Nehru and others. |
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Hindu
College has seen enviable growth over the years
Today it is not only one of the most distinguished post-graduate
co-educational institutions of the country but is also,
by many accounts, the College of first choice of Delhi.
It boasts of an accomplished faculty of about 100 members
and a homogeneous student body of more than 2000. It
offers facilities for a large number of courses in sciences
humanities and social sciences. It has well-equipped
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