About Hindu College University Of Delhi

1899 — 1908

Late Shri Krishna Dassji Gurwale founds the College in the historic Kinari Bazar (Chandni Chowk), with prominent Delhi citizens as trustees. A boarding house serves as student residence since 1899. In 1908 the College shifts to a building donated by Rai Bahadur Sultan Singh in Kashmiri Gate, and a Hostel is added. 1910s From inception, the College is deeply connected to the national movement for independence: some Governing Body members and trustees are directly involved in the Swadeshi and Boycott movements. Board member Master Ameer Chand, associated with Lala Hardyal and Ras Behari Bose, is hanged by the colonial government in 1915. 1922 Earlier affiliated to Panjab University, the College now becomes affiliated to Delhi University, and sanctioned to teach M.A. classes. 1920s Democratic student governance: College Parliament is instituted with a PM and LO. Honorary Members- Annie Besant, M.A. Jinnah, Babu Rajendra Prasad, Shaukat Ali and Mohammad Ali. College Hostel gives refuge to revolutionaries like Chandrashekhar Azad. Students, both boys and girls, join Non-cooperation Movement and “Simon Go Back” processions in Chandni Chowk area. 25th January 1930 Mahatma Gandhi visits the College.