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Hilla Rustomji Faridoonji (1872–1956) was an Indian educationist and political activist. She was secretary of the Women's Education Fund Association. At the
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meeting in
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in 1931–2, Faridoonji proposed the removal of caste distinctions and the abolition of separate schools for different religious sects. In 1935, she served as President of the AIWC, and continued as a patron on the Standing Committee of the Conference. She was a close associate of
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and became a close friend of
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. She was one of the first administrators of
Lady Irwin College Lady Irwin College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located on the North Campus. Established in 1932, it is a women's college located in New Delhi, India, and offers graduate courses in Home Science and Food Technology as ...
when it opened in 1932. She was its convenor and treasurer and continued to work for the college until her death. In 1954 she opened the college's postgraduate accommodation in her role as President of the All India Women's Education Fund Association. The main hall of residence is now known as the Hilla Faridoonji Hall in her memory.


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1872 births 1956 deaths 20th-century Indian women educational theorists Indian feminists 20th-century Indian educational theorists Educators from Delhi Women educators from Delhi 20th-century Indian women educators 20th-century Indian educators People from British India Parsi people {{India-academic-bio-stub