Ramjas College to turn 100 next year, plans host of events

The prestigious Ramjas College of Delhi University will kick off its centenary year celebrations on January 17 and has lined up several events and initiatives, including a 'Centre of Future Studies', in the lead up to it completing 100 years in 2017.
The college will launch its centenary celebrations on January 17 and embark on a journey of "ideas and entrepreneurship" by its students, teachers and alumni through innovative initiatives like a 'Centre of Future Studies', College principal Dr Rajendra Prasad today said.
"We believe in holistic development and in line with it, we will introduce a Centre of Future Studies which will practically indulge in studying future of everything," he said.

"Conceptualisation of the centre has already been accomplished and now work is going on its funding. It will act as a think tank to arrive at logical answers and solutions of a wide variety of subjects," Prasad, who has been principal since 1985, said.
Ramjas College was founded in 1917 and was one of the three colleges, other than St Stephen's and Hindu College, to be first brought under the ambit of Delhi University formed in 1922.
The holistic approach of the college is also driving it to develop an 'incubation model' whereby the community of students, teachers and alumni will give shape to unique and innovative ideas into entrepreneurial projects, Prasad said.

The college has many firsts to its credit, including its own LAN system, free internet access, air-conditioned auditorium and multimedia equipped seminar in 1990s.

It also hosted the first ever South Asia Economic Conference for students from SAARC countries in 2002.
The historic past of the college is highlighted by the fact that Dr BR Ambedkar served as a member of its governing body, Prasad said.
"As we enter the centenary year, several plans, projects and programmes are in the pipeline which include construction of a state-of-the-art of six-storeyed building and bringing the entire student information system into an app which could be easily accessed by all," he added.