Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) is a constituent women's college, affiliated with the University of Delhi, and has a legacy in women's education. History Established in 1956 in New Delhi by the late Lala Shri Ram in memory of his wife Phoolan Devi (Lady Shri Ram), the college began in a school building in Daryaganj, Central Delhi with 299 students, nine faculty, and four support staff. The college is now located in a campus in Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi. LSR's infrastructure includes a library with internet access, 1200 books, 50 online journals and 12798 in-house journals and periodicals. Its Board of Governors is chaired by industrialist and philanthropist Bharat Ram. The new principal of the college is Ms. Suman Sharma. Mission The stated mission of Lady Shri Ram College for Women is to: (i)Empower women to assume leadership roles in a globalised, rapidly changing, technology-based nation and world. (ii) Encourage long-term, future-based, solution-oriented innovative thinking. (iii)Emphasize the power of collaboration, harmony and conflict resolution in the attainment of goals. (iv) Promote ethics, human values and compassion in young minds. (v) Develop critical thinkers and responsive citizens who engage with social, political, economic issues and seek to make a change for the better. (vi) Sustain democratic spaces for creative explorations of young women’ skills, aptitudes and talents (vii) Contribute new perspectives to the world of knowledge in the pursuit of gender-based and other forms of social justice. (viii) Enhance access and inclusivity in higher education, including digital access. (ix) Provide a wholistic context of learning that encourages young women to aspire for success and to take setbacks as significant learning experiences. Academics Academic programmes Within the constraints of prescribed syllabi, LSR attempts to offer an eclectic selection, a range of options for students. B.A. (H): Economics, English, Hindi, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sanskrit, Sociology, Psychology B.Com. (H) B.A. Programme BSc. (H): Mathematics, Statistics B.El.Ed Postgraduate Diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peace-building (CTPB) Journalism and Mass Communication (H) Rankings LSR College ranked first by leading publications and second among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020. Student life Cultural festivals Tarang is the annual cultural festival of Lady Shri Ram College. Tarang is known for bringing together the best student talent from across the country in fields of music, dance, dramatics, debating, fine arts, quiz, and film. Student clubs LSR also has 20 other