John Wilson Education Society's Wilson College

विल्सन महाविद्यालय John Wilson Education Society's Wilson College (formerly Wilson College, Mumbai; Wilson College, Bombay)
motto	"Fides, Spes, Caritas" (Vishwas, Asha, Prem)
founding	1832
Sponsorship	private (John Wilson Education Society)
place	Mumbai
country	India
president	Anna Pratima G. Nikalje
Students	1590
Employee	92
Website	[1]

Historical building

The John Wilson Education Society's Wilson College (Hindi: विल्सन महाविद्यालय), formerly Wilson College, Mumbai and Wilson College, Bombay , is a college in Mumbai (Maharashtra, India). The history of the Protestant educational institution goes back to the colony of British India . The National Assessment and Accreditation Council gave the college the third best rating ("A"). The campus is located in the southwest of the city directly on Girgaon Chowpatty Beach .

history

The Scottish priest, missionary and orientalist John Wilson DD FRS founded the Ambroli English School in Girgaum in 1832 , which was later called the Wilson School . This became the college in 1836. In 1889 the company moved to its current location. The college has been part of the John Wilson Education Society since 1963 .

Buildings

The first (now still used as the main building) building was in 1889 in the style of Gothic Revival ( style Victorian Gothic domestic built), designed by John Adams and is now an urban monument ( Grade III heritage structure ). There is a chapel here. There is also a sports center.

Colleges

• Junior college
• Senior College Department of Arts
• Senior College Departments of Science
• Senior College Departments of SFC

Departments

• Marathi
• Hindi
• Sanskrit
• English (Deutsch)
• Political Science (Political Science)
• Economics (Economics)
• Soziologie (Sociology)
• History (History)
• Psychology (Psychology)
• Computer technology (Computer Science)
• Electrical engineering (Electronics)
• Computer Science (Information Technology)
• Physics (Physics)
• Chemistry (Chemistry)
• Microbiology and Biotechnology (Microbiology and Biotechnology)
• Zoology (Zoology)
• Botany (Botany)

Famous Graduates

• Alice Maude Sorabji Pennell (1874-1951); first Indian woman with a technical university degree
• Morarji Desai (1896-1995); 4. Prime Minister of India and political activist
• Nissim Ezekiel (1924-2004); Poet, playwright and critic.
• Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher (1888-1957); first Chief Minister of Bombay State
• Chandralekha (1928-2006); Indian dancer and choreographer
• Rohini Khadilkar (* 1963); Chess Master ( Woman International Master )
• Asoka Mehta (1911–1984), Indian politician
• Nachiket Mor (* 1960); Board member of the Reserve Bank of India and Chairman of the Board of CARE India.
• BK Karanjia (1919-2012); Indian film journalist and editor
• RK Karanjia (1912-2008); Indian journalist, author and founder of the weekly magazine Blitz .
• Tryambak Shankar Shejwalkar (1895-1963); Historian and essayist

Others

Postage stamp with college building (2007)

• The library contains 80,000 volumes.
• The university newspaper The Wilsonian appears annually in magazine form. The first edition appeared in Poon in 1909 and was published by Scottish Mission Industries Co. Ltd. produced for the Wilson College Literary Society .
• In 2007 the Indian Postal Administration issued a postage stamp with a face value of 5 rupees, which shows the college building as a motif.

See also

• List of secondary education institutions in Mumbai
• List of universities in India

Web links

Commons : Wilson College, Mumbai  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official websites

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Wilsonian. 1965.
2. ↑ About Us - History. Retrieved November 9, 2019 . 
3. ^ Principal's Message. Wilson College, Mumbai, 2019, accessed November 9, 2019 . 
4. ↑ http://www.punjabcolleges.com/MH/Degree/Mumbai/Wilson-14257/
5. ↑ https://www.icbse.com/colleges/wilson-college-chowpatty-mumbai-400-007-o557o4
6. ↑ Chowpatty Seaface Road, Mumbai 400007
7. ↑ The Very Reverend
8. ↑ https://www.telegraphindia.com/education/wilson-college-mumbai/cid/1544935
9. ↑ https://www.educationworld.in/wilson-college-mumbai/
10. ↑ https://www.indcareer.com/maharashtra/mumbai/wilson-college-mumbai
11. ↑ http://college.globalshiksha.com/Wilson-College/437261484137799
12. ↑ http://college.globalshiksha.com/Wilson-College/437261484137799
13. ^ The Telegraph (India) [ABP Private Limited]: Wilson College, Mumbai (published December 8, 2004). Retrieved November 24, 2019 . 
14. ↑ https://collegedunia.com/college/5422-wilson-college-mumbai
15. ^ The Wilsonian , 1983.

Coordinates: 18 ° 57 ′ 22.8 "  N , 72 ° 48 ′ 38.8"  E