Queen Mary's College is a government-run college in Chennai, India. Established in 1914, it is the first women's college in the city and the third oldest women's college in India and second oldest in South India after Sarah Tucker College. The college is located on junction of Kamarajar Salai and Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai facing the Marina Beach.
 Queen Mary's College entrance, as seen from Marina Beach | |
| Motto | “Common sense and consideration” [1] |
|---|---|
| Established | 14 July 1914 |
| Founder | Dorothy de la Hey[2][3][4] |
| Principal | Dr.B.Uma Maheswari |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban, 30 acres[5] |
| Affiliations | University of Madras |
| Website | queenmaryscollege.edu.in |
History
editIt was founded by Dorothy de la Hey with the support of the Governor of Madras Presidency Lord Pentland in 1914 as Madras College for Women. It was later renamed as Queen Mary's College in 1917. The first three child widows to graduate from South India, Ammukutty, Lakshmi and Parvathy graduated from this college.[6][7] Originally the residence of Lt Col Francis Capper in the mid-19th century, the building later housed a hotel before becoming a college in 1914. Known as the Capper House, the building was preserved as a heritage building. The college grew significantly under Dorothy de la Hey with many new buildings: Pentland House, Stone House and Jeypore House being built, and by 1923 Science subjects were also taught here. Physics and Chemistry laboratories were also built. In 1928, it was the first college in India to offer a two-year intermediate course in Indian music and in 1930 the music department was formally opened.[8][9] By the time Dorothy de la Hey left in 1936 the college had grown significantly.[10] Capper House was later demolished to construct a new administrative office for the college known as the Kalaignar Maaligai, which was inaugurated in July 2010.[11][12] After her, Miss Myers became the Principal till 1946. The first Indian Principal was Nallamuthu Ramamurthi.
Rankings
edit| College rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Colleges) (2022)[13] | 47 |
The college is ranked 71st among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[14]
Notable alumni
edit- Yashodhara Dasappa, politician, Padma Bhushan receipt
- Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, freedom fighter, Padma Vibhusan recipient
- Indira Joseph Venniyoor, All India Radio broadcaster
- Janaki Ammal, scientist
- Lakshmi Sahgal, freedom fighter
- Charumathi Ramachandran, musician
- Nimi McConigley, first Indian American women to serve in any American State legislature
- Vani Jairam, musician
- Anuradha Sriram, musician
- M. Narmadha, musician
- A. Kanyakumari, musician
- R. Sivabhogam, first women chartered accountant in India
References
edit- ^ Ramakrishnan, Venkatesh (9 June 2019). "The birth of Queen Mary's College and its reluctant, but legendary, principal - - The birth of Queen Mary's College and its reluctant, but legendary, principal". DT next. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Trail-blazer in women's education". The Hindu. 16 April 2003. Retrieved 25 May 2018.[dead link]
- ^ Documentation on Women, Children, and Human Rights. Sandarbhini, Library and Documentation Centre, All India Association for Christian Higher Education. 2003. p. 53. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "PRINCIPAL'S LIST QUEEN MARY'S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI-4". Queen Mary's college. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Sujatha, R. (25 November 2019). "Queen Mary's makeover plan in limbo". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 3. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Madras miscellany: Three who led the way". S. Muthiah. The Hindu. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Monica Felton (2003). A Child Widow's Story. Katha. pp. 171–. ISBN 978-81-87649-91-5. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Melody on the Marina". Suganthy Krishnamachari. The Hindu. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Queen Mary's College, the home of musicians, on song". B Sivakumar. The Times of India. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Madras's first women's college". S. Muthiah. The Hindu. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "One hundred years of fortitude". Anusha Parthasarathy. The Hindu. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Kalaignar Maaligai unveiled in Queen Mary's college". The Times of India. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
- ^ "2024 NIRF Ranking" (PDF).