Established in 1956 in New Delhi by the late Lala Shri Ram in memory of his wife Phoolan Devi (Lady Shri Ram), the college began in a school building in Daryaganj, Central Delhi with 299 students, nine faculty, and four support staff. The college is now located in a 5-acre (20,000 m2) campus in Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi.[1]
LSR's infrastructure includes a library with internet access, 1200 books, 50 online journals and 12798 in-house journals and periodicals.[2] Its Board of Governors is chaired by industrialist and philanthropist Bharat Ram. The new principal of the college is Ms. Suman Sharma.
LSR College ranked first by leading publications and second among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020.[3]
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Student life
Cultural festivals
Tarang is the annual cultural festival of Lady Shri Ram College in fields of music, dance, dramatics, debating, fine arts, quiz, and film.
Student clubs
LSR also has 20 other clubs for extra-curricular activities such as Hive for art enthusiasts, a Debating Society for debates, and Dramatics Society for drama. Other clubs include the LSR's choreography group, the Western Music Society and the classical music society. In addition to this, there is also compulsory enrollment in National Service Scheme, National Sports Organisation or National Cadet Corps.
Prajna Paramita, Diplomat from the Indian Foreign Service; the first girl from Lady Shri Ram College to win the Rector's Prize for the Best Undergraduate in Delhi University (1970)
