Miranda House

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Miranda House is a college for women, forming part of Delhi University, India. It was founded in 1948 by Sir Maurice Gwyer, then Vice-Chancellor of the university. It has nearly 3,000 students in sciences and arts, and is the alma mater of a number of eminent women in or from India. It includes college hostel accommodations for a small number of students, but the majority are day-scholars.

Notable Alumni

• Romila Thapar (World renowned historian)
• Anita Kaul Basu (Director of Synergy Communications, married to television personality Siddhartha Basu)
• Anjolie Ela Menon (Artist)
• Anita Desai (Author)
• Nisha Da Cunha (Author) (more information)
• Madhur Jaffrey (Actress, author of cookbooks)
• Sheila Dikshit (Chief Minister of Delhi)
• Brinda Karat (Political leader)
• Meira Kumar (Member of Parliament, India) (Official profile)
• Urvashi Butalia (Feminist and historian)
• Madhu Kishwar (Activist)
• Ruth Vanita (Author and editor)
• Nandita Das (Actress)
• Mallika Sherawat (Actress and model)
• Ritu Sarin (Film-maker) (Information)
• Shonali Bose (Film-maker)
• Anita Pratap (TV and print journalist) (Information)
• Shovana Narayan (World-renowned Kathak dancer, Indian government officer, awarded Padma Shri)
• Rita Payne (BBC World, Asia Editor, London)
• Jaya Jaitley (Activist)
• Sneh Lata Kaur (princess of a former princely state)
• Sujata Madhok (Activist and journalist)
• Mira Nair (Film maker)
• Minissha Lamba (Actress)
• Mona Chadha (Motorola)
• Savithri Singh (Principal, Acharya Narendra Dev College)
• Shabnam Dutta (Broadcaster)

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