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SHRI
V.L. ETHIRAJ |
The
philanthropy of a single individual Thiru.V.L.Ethiraj
witnessed the birth of Ethiraj College for
Women, in 1948. He was born on 18th July,
1890 in a very respectable and affluent
family. His father Thiru.Lakshmana Swamy
Mudaliar, was a well known philanthropist
of Thottapalayam village in Vellore
District. Thiru.V.L.Ethiraj graduated from
Presidency College, Chennai. He was tutored
by Dr.Sarvapalli.Radhakrishnan, the First
President of Republic India. A magnanimous
and a wealthy barrister, he took his legal
degree from University of Dublin and on
his return to India joined The Madras Bar.
Within a short period he built up a lucrative
practice by his efficiency and was the first
Indian to be appointed as Crown Prosecutor
by the British Government. |
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believed in the dictum that educating a man is
educating an individual, educating a woman is
educating the entire family. True to his belief
he donated his life’s earnings - a mammoth
sum of Rs.10 lakhs, for providing quality
education for women |
VISION
To achieve economic and social equity for women through
advancement and application of relevant knowledge.
MISSION
To sensitize our young women
to their rights and place in society and through them
strengthen the nation to help usher in an egalitarian
society. |
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| ABOUT THE COLLEGE |
Situated
in the heart of the city of Chennai in 9 acres
of campus area, the college stands self contained
with prestigious structures measuring to a total
plinth area of 3,48,751Sq.ft. It is this infrastructural
facility and the vision which is kept up by the
successive managements, principals, faculty and
students which has gained for us the five star
status and the college with potential for excellence
award. Thousands of students have gone out of
the portals of the Institution, carrying with
them the aura and dignity of the Institution itself.
Our students are occupying enviable positions
all over the world from diplomatic circles to
law and order to teaching and caring for the under
privileged. We have our students who have won
national awards for their contribution to the
nation's cultural and educational legacy. In strengthening
our core competencies, we have been bettering
ourselves as days pass by. The college has a dedicated
team of 291 faculty members who maintain academic
excellence and about 5914 students who are our
anchor to sustain our vision. In our endeavour
to grow over the years, we have kept in view Charles
Darwin's observation, |
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is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor
the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change. |
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