Miranda House:
Miranda House is a residential college for women in India. It is one of the premier Women's Institutions of Delhi University.
It was founded in 1948 by the then Vice-Chancellor, Sir Maurice Gwyer. Its foundation stone was laid by Lady Edwina Mountbatten on March 7 in the same year. Located on the university campus, Miranda House is built in warm red bricks with cool and spacious corridors. Its original design was planned by the renowned architect Walter George. The college shares an architectural affinity with other colonial educational institutions of the country. In the past six decades, as the college has grown,several other buildings have been added to its original design. It is now declared an heritage building and work is on to preserve its pristine architectural glory. The college celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in 2007-08.
Miranda House offers liberal education in humanities and science to more than 2500 students. The faculty in renowned for its meritorious profile, versatile talents and dedication to the cause of liberal education. The college has produced women who have excelled in various professions and have contributed in numerous ways to the society at large. The college has always maintained high academic standards. What is more important is the space it has provided to students to freely express and develop views that help them respond to changes in society. Its proximity to other campus colleges enables students to participate in the academic and cultural events that take place on campus.
The college hostel is among the oldest residential buildings in the university. The hostel has recently been renovated under Heritage Building Project. The hostel section is laid out in a pleasing quadrangle, with gardens placed out by bottle palms. The design allows a spacious privacy within which students can be as they like. The dining hall is one of the assets of the college with monastic tables and benches set inside a long hall. The stretch of ground curving around the hostel towards the cafeteria has been cleared away for a beautiful lawn and a rockery extending the special attractions of the cafeteria, particularly on sunny winter days. It has also brought out the potential of the spacious verandah outside one of the classrooms as an elevated stage for cultural events.
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