Hilla Rustomji Faridoonji Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jawaharlal Nehru. Selected works of Jawaharlal Nehru. 1990. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund.
  2. Book: Jamila Brijbhushan. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya: Portrait of a Rebel. June 2003. Abhinav Publications. 978-81-7017-033-4. 51–.
  3. Book: Mrinalini Sinha. Specters of Mother India: The Global Restructuring of an Empire. 12 July 2006. Duke University Press. 0-8223-3795-9. 243–.
  4. Web site: Past Presidents. All India Women's Conference. 12 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309043554/http://aiwc.org.in/past-presidents.aspx. 9 March 2016. dead.
  5. Book: All-India Women's Conference, 17th Session (1944). All-India Women's Conference. 10.
  6. Web site: Mahatma Gandhi, my host. Karel Hujer. 12 November 2017.
  7. Web site: South Asia's First Home Science College. www.alumni.du.ac.in (archive). 12 November 2017.
  8. Book: Rôya Kiṇīkara. Priyadarshini: International Women's Year Book. 1975. Yashodhara Publications.
  9. Web site: 82nd Annual Report 2014. Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi. 18 November 2017.

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