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. History Chairmen 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 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) Ranking Ethiraj College for Women was ranked 65 among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022. Notable alumni Trisha Krishnan, actress Aishwarya Rajesh, actress Chandini Tamilarasan, actress Sreethu Nair, Actress Dhivyadharshini, TV host Dhivya Suryadevara, economist, former CFO of both the General Motors, and Stripe. Dipika Pallikal, Indian squash player Jayanthi Natarajan, politician 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 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 Sujata Sridhar, former Indian cricketer Sriya Reddy, actress Shvetha Jaishankar, model, entrepreneur, author, beauty pageant title holder Tamilisai Soundararajan, doctor, politician, and the Governor of Telangana Thamizhachi Thangapandian, South Chennai Constituency Member of Parliament (LS) J. Vijaya, India's first woman herpetologist Srinisha Jayaseelan, singer Priyanka Deshpande, television anchor and actress Devaki Vijayaraman, television cook and the winner of MasterChef India – Tamil (season 1) Roshini Haripriyan, television actress Vibha Batra, author, poet, adperson References External links Official website Women's universities and colleges in Chennai Educational institutions established in 1948 1948 establishments in India Colleges affiliated to University of Madras Universities and colleges in Chennai