Ethiraj College for Women is an arts and science college for women in Chennai, India, managed by the Ethiraj College Trust. It was founded in 1948 by the barrister V. L. Ethiraj of Vellore.
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History
Chairmen
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V. L. Ethiraj (1948–60)
V. T. Rangaswami (1960–72)
N. Mahalingam (1972–80)
Justice S. Natarajan (1980–98)
Justice S. Jagadeesan (1998–2008)
A. M. Swaminathan, IAS (Retd.) (2008–13)
V. M. Muralidharan (2013–19)
Chandra Devi Thanikachalam (2019–22)
V. M. Muralidharan (2022–present)
Principals
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Subur Parthasarathy (1948–49, 1950–52)
Mona Hensman (1953–60)
Evangeline Matthew (1960–76)
K. Vasanthi Devi (1976–84)
N. A. Qadir (1984–85)
Keser Chander (1985–88)
Yasodha Shanmugasundaram (1988–94)
Indhrani Sridharan (1994–2005)
M. Thavamani (2005–11)
Jothi Kumaravel (2011–14)
A. Nirmala (2014–18)
S. Kothai (2019–22)
S. Uma Gowrie (2023–present)
Ranking
The college is ranked 79th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.
Notable alumni
Trisha Krishnan, actress
Aishwarya Rajesh, actress
Sreethu Krishnan, actress
Chandini Tamilarasan, actress
Dhivyadharshini, TV host
Dhivya Suryadevara, economist, former CFO of both the General Motors, and Stripe.
Dipika Pallikal, Indian squash player
Jayanthi Natarajan, former Union Cabinet Minister
Joshna Chinappa, Indian squash player
Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, politician and Thoothukudi Constituency Member of Parliament (LS)
Latha Rajinikanth, film producer and singer
Leesha Eclairs, TV actress
Raveena Ravi, Dubbing artist and Actress
Madhumila, TV actress
Meenakshi Chitharanjan, Indian classical dancer and choreographer
Molly Easo Smith, Indian-American professor
Padma Subrahmanyam, Indian classical dancer and musician
Preetha Krishna, businesswoman
Sudha Ragunathan, singer
Sudha Shah, former Indian cricketer and national coach