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St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located in Delhi, India. The college admits both undergraduates and post-graduates, and awards degrees under the purview of the University of Delhi. St. Stephen's is widely recognized as one of India's leading institutions in the liberal arts and the sciences.^[1][2][3][4]Since its founding in 1881, the college has produced a long line of outstanding alumni^[5][6]. Students and alumni of the college are called Stephanians. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... , Delhi ( , Hindi: , Punjabi: , Urdu: ) sometimes referred to as Dilli, is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible... St. ... The University of Delhi (Hindi: दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय) is a university in India. ... The University of Delhi (Hindi: दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय) is a university in India. ... , Delhi ( , Hindi: , Punjabi: , Urdu: ) sometimes referred to as Dilli, is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... List of Distinguished Alumni of St. ... List of Distinguished Alumni of St. ...

Introduction

St. Stephen's College is a coeducational institution of higher learning located in University Enclave on the campus of the University of Delhi. It has students and teachers from all communities and from all parts of India, and some from abroad. The college was founded on 1 February 1881, by the Cambridge Brotherhood, an Anglican mission from Westcott House, Cambridge, England. The Rev. Samuel Scott Allnutt was its founder and first principal. The anniversary of his death is observed as Founder's Day on 7 December every year.^[7] The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Westcott House Cambridge. ...

The college has a large and attractive campus, designed by the distinguished architect Walter Sykes George, and completed in 1941. In addition to the academic buildings, there is a library containing over ninety thousand books. The college playing fields are located between Kashmiri Gate & Mori Gate in Old Delhi; there are facilities for playing tennis, basketball and soccer on the college campus itself. The Francis Monk gymnasium, the Ladies Common Room, and the Junior Common Room provide facilities for indoor sports. The college chapel is open to all members for worship and meditation. The college has six residence blocks which allow around 300 men and 54 women to reside on the premises. Student clubs and societies have always played an important role in the life of the college. Each academic subject has a society which sponsors lectures and discussions. The popular extra-curricular societies and clubs cover areas like debating, dramatics, hiking, film, social service, photography, and astronomy.^[7] Walter Sykes George Walter Sykes George (1881-1962) was an English architect who was active in India during the first half of the 20th century. ...

College Motto and Colours

The College motto is Ad Dei Gloriam, the Latin for To the Glory of God. The College colours are martyrs' red and Cambridge blue. A University Sporting Blue is an award earned by sportsmen and sportswomen at Cambridge, Oxford, and some other universities for competing at the highest level of university sport. ...

The badge is a martyrs' crown on a field of martyrs' red, within a five pointed star, edged with Cambridge blue. Around the five pointed star which stands for India, is the Cambridge blue border, representing the impact of Cambridge upon India, for the College was founded by the members of the Cambridge Mission to Delhi. On the ground, which is coloured red to represent Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr and patron saint of Delhi, in whose memory the College is built, stands the martyrs' crown in gold.^[7] St. ...

History

St. Stephen's College: first day cover of stamp issued by the Government of India to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the college in 1981.

Founded in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission in response to Government policy promoting English-language education in India, the College's first premises were in Chandni Chowk with 5 boarders and three professors, and was initially part of the University of Calcutta. After it changed its affiliation to Punjab University Lahore, it moved into premises in Kashmiri Gate designed in the Indo-Saracenic style (now occupied by the Election Commission for Delhi State). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Chandni Chowk ,New Delhi Chandni Chowk is one of the oldest and busiest markets in central north Delhi, India. ... Formally established on the 24 January 1857, the University of Calcutta (also known as Calcutta University) (Bengali: কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), located in the city of Kolkata (previously Calcutta), India, is the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Lahore (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the province of Punjab, and is the second most densely populated city in Pakistan. ... Kashmiri Gate Built by Military Engineer Robert Smith in 1835, the gate is named this because it used to start a pathway that led to Kashmir. ... Government Museum in Chennai. ... This article needs cleanup. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ...

It was named after Saint Stephen, who was adopted by the Anglican church as the patron saint of Delhi after Christian converts were reportedly stoned to death during the 1857 uprising^[8]. (As they were the first 'martyrs' in North India and were stoned, the parallel to Stephen was obvious.) St. ... The Anglican Communion is a world-wide organisation of Anglican Churches. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... Combatants Indian Patriots, Rebellious East India Company Sepoys, 7 Indian princely states, deposed rulers of Oudh and Jhansi, Indian civilians in some areas. ...

In 1906, Principal Rev. Hibbert-Ware abdicated his post in favour of Susil Kumar Rudra who became the first Indian to head a major educational institution in India. The decision was frowned upon at the time, and was the subject of scathing editorial comment in The Statesman daily published from Calcutta, but Principal Rudra proved to have a tenure of extraordinary importance for the college, as will be seen in the next section. Established in 1875, The Statesman is among the leading daily newspapers of India. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ...

In 1920, the decision was taken to set up a University in Delhi and land was earmarked in the area where the Delhi Durbar of 1911 had been held. The new College buildings were laid out around courts in the style of a transplanted Cambridge college (but with certain tropical elements) by the well-known British architect Walter Sykes George. Delhi Durbar means Court of Delhi which took place in 1911. ... Walter Sykes George Walter Sykes George (1881-1962) was an English architect who was active in India during the first half of the 20th century. ...

Women were first admitted in 1928, as there were no women's colleges in Delhi affiliated with the Anglican Church at the time; after the founding of Miranda House in 1949, women were not accepted as students until 1978. The Anglican Communion is a world-wide organisation of Anglican Churches. ... Miranda House is a residential college for women, forming part of Delhi University, India. ...

In June 2007, college administrators increased the preferential admissions quota for Christian applicants to 40% and set aside another 15% of the places for applicants from under-privileged backgrounds.^[9] That St Stephens now allocates less than half of its 400-odd seats to open admissions is considered a notable development ^[10][11] in the politically-fraught debate on caste- and community-based affirmative action in India. Caste systems are traditional, hereditary systems of social restriction and social stratification, enforced by law or common practice, based on endogamy, occupation, economic status, race, ethnicity, etc. ... Reservation in Indian law is a term used to describe the governmental policy whereby a percentage of seats are reserved in the Parliament of India, State Legislative Assemblies, Central and State Civil Services, Public Sector Units, Central and State Governmental Departments and in all Public and Private Educational Institutions, except...

A Larger Role

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From the time of its inception, St.Stephen's has played a pre-eminent role both in the field of education and in the affairs of the nation. It was senior faculty of the college who floated the idea of founding the University of Delhi;^[12]later, the college was influential in the founding of two outstanding Indian public schools, the Doon School and Modern School^[13]. The Doon School is one of the most prestigious public school and boarding school located in Dehra Dun, India. ... Modern School is one of the oldest schools in New Delhi, located at Barakhamba Road next to Connaught Place. ...

Significantly, in 1914, C. F. Andrews, then a lecturer in Philosophy in the College, discussed over breakfast with Principal Rudra and other faculty the possibility of bringing back to India the leader of the Indian political rights movement in South Africa^[8]. When Andrews finally persuaded Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to return and take over the Indian freedom struggle, the latter stayed several times in the Principal's house, both during Rudra's tenure and that of his successor, Satya Nand Mukarji. The letter to the Viceroy announcing the commencement of the first Non-Cooperation Movement was drafted at the Principal's dining table. A photograph in the Principal's office shows Mahatma Gandhi with the student body in 1915. Charles Freer Andrews (1871 - 1940) was an English priest who admired the philosophy of Mohandas Gandhi and worked with him in the Indian civil rights struggle in South Africa and in the Indian Independence Movement. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869–January 30, 1948) (Devanagari : मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી) was a national icon who led the struggle for Indias independence from British colonial rule, empowered by tens of millions of common Indians. ... ...

Andrews was himself active in the freedom struggle, and was named 'Deenbandhu' (or, 'Friend of the Poor') by Mahatma Gandhi on account of his work with the needy and with the trade union movement. A portrait of C. F. Andrews by his close friend Rabindranath Tagore currently hangs in the Principal's office. It is believed that Tagore completed the English translation of Gitanjali, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, while a guest of the College^[8]. (Bengali: , IPA: ) (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo Samaj philosopher, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer whose works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Gitanjali is a collection of 103 English poems, largely translations, by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. ...

After independence in 1947 and for the next two decades, St. Stephen's became particularly known for the large number of prominent civil servants it had produced;^[14]at one point in the 1970s, two-thirds of all secretary-level positions in the Indian Administrative Service were occupied by Stephanians^[14]. However, starting in the late 1970s, that picture began to change. Today, Stephanians are to be found in the sciences, the media, literature, politics and sports, among other fields. For example, the college is one of the few institutions that can count among its alumni the heads of state of three different countries : Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed of India, Gen. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan, and Salim Ahmed Salim of Tanzania and the OAU. The (IAS) is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India; other two services being the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFS). ... Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (May 13, 1905 - February 11, 1977) was President of India of 1974 to 1977. ... Gen. ... Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, born on January 23, 1942 on the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania. ... Flag of the Organisation of African Unity, later also used by the African Union. ...

College Principals

• Samuel Scott Allnutt, Founder and first principal, 1881-1898.
• John Wright, Second Principal. 1899-1902.
• The Rev. G. Hibbert Ware, Third Principal. 1902-1906.
• Sushil Kumar Rudra, Fourth Principal. 1906-1923.
• The Rev. Francis Frank Monk, Fifth Principal. 1923-1926.
• Satya Nand Mukarji, Sixth Principal. 1926-1945.
• David Raja Ram, Seventh Principal. 1945-1960.
• Satish Chandra Sircar, Eighth Principal. 1960-1972.
• The Rev. William Shaw Rajpal, Ninth Principal, 1972-1984.
• Dr.John H.Hala, Tenth Principal. 1984-1991.
• Dr. Anil Wilson, Eleventh Principal. 1991-2007.
• The Rev. Valson Thampu, Officiating Principal. 2007-.

In a contentious development ^[15] in January 2007, Dr Anil Wilson, was granted leave to serve as the Vice-Chancellor of Himachal University while remaining in the office of Principal. In May 2007 ^[16], Dr. Valson Thampu, previously a lecturer at the College, was appointed Officer on Special Duty officiating as Principal. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Wilson requested early retirement ^[17]. Himachal Pradesh University is a public university in Shimla, India. ...

Alumni: Stephanians

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External links

• Official Website
• History of "the college".

Notes