the contest. During the Sikh riots in Delhi in 1984, students of Miranda House organized relief camps for the victims. Film-maker Shonali Bose, who was a student at Miranda, made the Sikh riots the subject of her film Amu. Students protested "unreasonable curfew times" for women in 2015, in a campaign called "Break the Cage." Former principals Veda Thakurdas (1948–1956), the founder principal of Miranda House, was the first woman to do an MA in Mathematics from Punjab University in 1930 and a Tripos from Cambridge. Retired: 1966-67. Died: 26 February 1984. S. Krishnaswamy (1957–1964), the principal of Maharani College, Bangalore, before coming to Miranda House. She was instrumental in starting the teaching of science courses in the college; the plan for science teaching in Miranda House was mooted during her time. She left Miranda House to take up an assignment as an education advisor in Tanganyika. Died: August 1982. M. Chandy (1964–1971) was teaching in the Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, before joining Miranda House as principal. During her principalship, the Indo-American Women College Exchange Programme was initiated. N.S.S. was introduced during her tenure. Died: May 1989. A. C. Janaki amma (1971–1981) joined Miranda House as a lecturer in 1948. She obtained her doctorate from the London School of Economics. During her tenure as principal, the new library building was built. She was secretary of N.C.W.E.B., University of Delhi, between 1963 and 1969. Died: 20 October 1994. T. S. Rukmani (1982–1993), a former student of Miranda House (1949–1954), she taught Sanskrit in I.P. College, University of Delhi, before assuming charge of Miranda House and was also the secretary of N.C.W.E.B., University of Delhi. She was awarded, D. Litt. by the University of Delhi. , she held the chair of Hindu Studies at Concordia University, Montreal. Kiran Datar (1993 to 2000) is an old Mirandian. Before coming to Miranda House as principal, she was teaching at J.D.M., University of Delhi. She did M.A. in History from the University of Delhi and was a Fulbright Fellow of the University of Washington, U.S.A. She obtained her Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has been a recipient of Dorothy Lee Grant and was awarded the Mahila Shiromani Award in 1994 for excellence in a chosen field of activity (Education). Dr. Pratibha Jolly (2005-2019) was the Principal of Miranda House. She gained Ph.D. for theoretical work in Chemical Physics from the