SNDT Women's University

{{Short description|Public university in Mumbai, India}} {{multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=February 2020}} {{Cleanup university|date=February 2020}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox university | name = SNDT Women's University | logo = SNDT Women's Uni LOGO.png | motto = 'Sanskrita Stree Parashakti'<br />(An enlightened woman is a source of Infinite strength)<ref>{{cite web|title=Motto of SNDT|url=http://sndt.ac.in/abtus/founder.htm|access-date=3 July 2012|archive-date=3 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303055117/http://sndt.ac.in/abtus/founder.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> | established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|5 July 1916}} | founder = [[Dhondo Keshav Karve]] | chancellor = [[Governor of Maharashtra]] | vice_chancellor = Ujwala Chakradeo | city = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] | country = [[India]] | students = Women only | type = [[Public university|Public]] | campus = [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]] | affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] | website = {{URL|http://sndt.ac.in/}} }} '''SNDT Women's University''', also called by its full name '''Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University''', is a women's university in the city of [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. The university headquarters are at [[Churchgate]] in [[South Mumbai]]. While the main campus is at Churchgate, there are two other campuses: one in the [[Santa Cruz (Mumbai)|Santacruz]]–[[Juhu]] area of Mumbai and another at [[Pune]]. The university has affiliated colleges in [[Maharashtra]], [[Assam]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Surat]] and [[Goa]], as well.<ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated Colleges|url=http://sndt.ac.in/aca/affiliated-colleges.htm|publisher=SNDT University|access-date=3 July 2012|archive-date=1 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301151453/https://sndt.ac.in/aca/affiliated-colleges.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Dhondo Keshav Karve]] played a key role in its establishment. He was inspired by novel on [[Japan Women's University]] in [[1915]].

==History== [[Dhondo Keshav Karve]] announced his decision to establish a women's university at the National Social Reform Congress in Bombay. The institution began as The Indian Women's University in 1916, with five students enrolled. It was the first women's university in India.<ref>{{Cite book|last=CHANDAVARKAR|first=G. L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CKo-DwAAQBAJ|title=Dhondo Keshav Karve|date=1970|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|isbn=978-81-230-2656-5|pages=72|language=en}}</ref><ref>https://sndt.ac.in/about-us/founder</ref> [[Vithaldas Thackersey|Sir Vithaldas Damodar Thackersey]] pledged ₹1,500,000 in memory of his mother, Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of SNDT|url=http://sndt.ac.in/abtus/history.htm|access-date=3 July 2012|archive-date=6 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206014607/https://sndt.ac.in/abtus/history.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1920, the university was subsequently renamed Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University. The money was never completely paid.<ref>{{Cite book|last=CHANDAVARKAR|first=G. L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CKo-DwAAQBAJ|title=Dhondo Keshav Karve|date=1970|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|isbn=978-81-230-2656-5|pages=72|language=en}}</ref> Today, there are over 70,000 students enrolled at the university. In 1936, the university headquarters relocated from Pune to Bombay. It has three campuses at [[Churchgate]], [[Santa Cruz (Mumbai)|Santacruz]]–[[Juhu]] and [[Pune]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Campuses of SNDT|url=http://sndt.ac.in/contactus.htm|access-date=3 July 2012|archive-date=17 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617000747/https://sndt.ac.in/contactus.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:Convocation 1940.jpg|thumb|1940 Convocation ]] [[File:Stamp of India - 2016 - Colnect 904798 - Centenary of SNDT Women s University Bombay.jpeg|thumb|Postage stamp commemorating the centenary of SNDT Women s University, Bombay.]]

==Notable alumni== {{alumni|date=October 2017}} * [[Anita Dongre]], designer * [[Masaba Gupta]], designer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Masaba Gupta {{!}} SNDT Women's University |url=https://sndt.ac.in/notable-alumni/masaba-gupta |access-date=2026-03-11 |website=sndt.ac.in}}</ref> * [[Neeta Lulla]], designer * [[Jaya Mehta]], Gujarati poet and critic<ref name="AGSI">{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ|last=Brahmabhatt|first=Prasad|publisher=Parshwa Publication|year=2010|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7|location=Ahmedabad|pages=141–142|language=gu|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era}}</ref> * [[Chitra Mudgal]], noted Hindi writer * [[Rani Mukherjee]], Indian actress<ref name="sndt">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-15/news-interviews/30627849_1_films-rani-mukerji-sachin-kundalkar|title=Rani Mukerji won't marry an actor|first=Haimantee|last=Mukherjee|date=15 January 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=21 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521183103/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-15/news-interviews/30627849_1_films-rani-mukerji-sachin-kundalkar|archive-date=21 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Rekha Kamat]], Indian actress<ref>{{Cite web |title=ज्येष्ठ अभिनेत्री रेखा कामत – Marathisrushti Articles |url=https://www.marathisrushti.com/articles/senior-actress-rekha-kamat/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=www.marathisrushti.com}}</ref> * [[Heera Pathak]], Gujarati poet and critic * [[Shruti Sadolikar]], Indian classical music singer * [[Sonakshi Sinha]], Indian actress<ref>{{cite web|title=Just How educated are our Bollywood heroines?|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-just-how-educated-are-bollywood-heroines/20120118.htm#11|website=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=12 October 2017|date=18 January 2012}}</ref> * [[Bharati Vaishampayan]], Indian classical music singer * [[Vasubahen]], Gujarati writer

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