Hilla Rustomji Faridoonji
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.
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^ Jamila Brijbhushan (June 2003). Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya: Portrait of a Rebel. Abhinav Publications. pp. 51–. ISBN 978-81-7017-033-4.
^ Mrinalini Sinha (12 July 2006). Specters of Mother India: The Global Restructuring of an Empire. Duke University Press. pp. 243–. ISBN 0-8223-3795-9.
^ "Past Presidents". All India Women's Conference. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
^ All-India Women's Conference, 17th Session (1944). All-India Women's Conference. p. 10.
^ Karel Hujer. "Mahatma Gandhi, my host". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
^ "South Asia's First Home Science College" (PDF). www.alumni.du.ac.in (archive). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
^ Rôya Kiṇīkara (1975). Priyadarshini: International Women's Year Book. Yashodhara Publications.
^ "82nd Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
