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37-761: The WEC was located in Ramjas College (formerly part of the Delhi University campus), atop a hill called Anand Parbat "the hill of happiness" and was several miles out of Delhi and hence secure. Staff were from the Intelligence Corps , the British and Indian armies and the Royal Air Force. Section C under Colonel Marr-Johnson was a radio (wireless) intercept station and decoding section for Japanese codes. There were three outstations:

74-455: A group of Ramjas students went ahead and joined the freedom struggle which resulted in them being arrested and jailed. A plaque with their names inscribed on it has been put up near the college auditorium gate in memory of the brave students. The college relocated to its current location in 1950. Dr Rajendra Prasad , the first President of India inaugurated the present building on 17 January 1951. He even sent his daughters to study here. After

111-673: A river") is a neighbourhood of Delhi inside the walled city of Old Delhi . The "darya" (lit. "River") refers to the river Yamuna which was just outside the walled city. Daryaganj is one of the three sub-divisions and also the administrative headquarters of the Central Delhi District. It starts at Delhi Gate , at the edge of Netaji Subhash Road, which goes towards Red Fort . During the Mughal era aristocrats and nobles had their mansions in Daryaganj, some examples include

148-406: Is English. Further, it offers 18 postgraduate courses in sciences , humanities and commerce streams. Additionally, there are 26 add-on courses and 6 foreign language courses on offer. Admissions for the college are now done strictly through CUET. The CUET cut-offs, for the arts and commerce courses are exceptionally high. Even before CUET, the cut-offs were among the highest in the country with

185-467: Is also famous for its engaging political scene, with elections being seen as a celebration and everyone participating in them. It is one of the founding colleges of University of Delhi, along with Hindu College and St. Stephen's College , Zakir Husain Delhi College . The founder of Ramjas college, Rai Kedar Nath had a huge role in the naming of Delhi University also. It was the year of 1921. As

222-480: Is also known for its students' involvement in student politics. The DUSU (Delhi University Students' Union) has been known to have major contributions from Ramjas College, the most important being the victory of alumnus Akshit Dahiya as the DUSU President (2019–20) with a margin of 19,069 votes and him also being the youngest DUSU President in a very long time, aged 20 when elected. The Ramjas Debating Society

259-544: Is neighboring areas. Daryaganj is also home the Hans , a Hindi literary magazine, restarted by writer Rajendra Yadav in 1986, founded by Premchand , a pioneer in Hindi literature. Darya Ganj has one major cinema hall called Golcha , which opened in 1954, one of oldest cinemas of Delhi. It was closed in 2017. Darya Ganj has the first co-education school of Delhi, Happy School , located on Padam Chand Marg. According to

296-753: Is one of the best-debating societies in India, having made some of the best contributions to the Indian Debating Circuit. Members of the Society have qualified at multiple International tournaments such as Oxford, Harvard, LSE and WUDC. The Ramjas Fine Arts Society, Mélange is one of the oldest art societies in the University of Delhi. With its active social media presence and yearly newsletters, it strives to create an artistically and socially open space for students to express themselves freely through

333-586: Is one of the oldest constituent colleges of the University of Delhi , located in North Campus of the university in New Delhi, India .The college admits both undergraduate and post-graduate students, and awards degrees under the purview of the University of Delhi. Ramjas College is one of the best colleges in India for arts and commerce courses. Ramjas college was started by its founder Rai Kedar Nath with

370-559: The Sunday Book Market or the Kitab Bazaar (Book Market) that is held every Sunday on street pavements, (Sunday being weekly holiday for the shops). The market established around 1964, today stretches almost for 2 kilometers, and one may find books on virtually any topic, here at throwaway prices. Books of all streams, genres are available in this Sunday Book Market. The former President of Pakistan , Pervez Musharraf

407-825: The Centenary Year of Ramjas college Delhi. Ramjas College hosted the first edition of the Delhi University Literature Festival, officiated by the University of Delhi in its centenary year. Scheduled 17–19 March 2023, the exercise was led by Swapan Dasgupta as the festival director and Sanjeev Sanyal as the festival Patron. Several renowned figures such as Rajyavardhan Rathore , Gen. Manoj Naravane , Bibek Debroy , and others participated in this literary exercise. The college offers 8 Bachelor of Arts courses, 8 Bachelor of Science courses and 2 Bachelor of Commerce courses at undergraduate level. Primary medium of instruction of courses

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444-731: The Wireless Experimental Depot in Abbottabad (where Russian (Soviet) transmissions were monitored in the interwar period), the Western Wireless sub centre at Bangalore and the Eastern Wireless sub centre at Barrackpore . There were also about 88 listening wireless sets around India, and several mobile Y-stations . Work on BULBUL the IJA air-to-ground code which was first broken at Bletchley Park

481-585: The death of Rai Kedarnath, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar , the architect of Constitution of India and first Minister of Law and Justice of India , acted as the Chairman of Governing Body of Ramjas College, the only College in Delhi that had the honour of having him in its Governing Body. On 12 February 1959, The famous black American leader Martin Luther King Jr. visited the college and made a memorable speech to

518-578: The entire country was burning in the angst of the Non-Cooperation Movement, the proposal by the education minister to name the university in Delhi after the Prince of Wales, George VI further fuelled the rage. The country was beginning to question foreign dominance, and this name for an upcoming Indian university was unacceptable. A huge protest rattled Delhi. However, upon meeting the education minister, Alexander Sharp, an alternate strategy

555-504: The expression of art. The dramatics society, Shunya is a reputed society which allows for free expression and exprssion of emotions through acting. Pinnacle, the placements society of Ramjas is also very active. Ramjas has one of the best Enactus in the country. Darshan, the philosophy society of Ramajas college has quickly grown to become one of the most famous and exclusive societies in the college through its frequent hosting of meaningful and thought-provoking discussions and seminars. Qnights,

592-620: The famous late Mughal era kothi of the Nawab of Jhajjar and the haveli of Walidad Khan, father in law of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar . After 1803, a native regiment of Delhi garrison was stationed, which was later shifted to Ridge area. Now known as New Darya Ganj, it once formed part of the British Darya Ganj Cantonment, one of the earliest establishments of the British in Old Delhi. The New Darya Ganj market

629-656: The journal of the department of philosophy. The college offers a wide range of courses, extra-curricular activities and technologically advanced facilities accessible to the faculty, the students and the support staff. There are specific zones formed by the authorities of Ramjas College to emphasize on various aspects. The woman development cell, student information and management system support services, clubs, gender forum, student counsellor, student activity centre and various societies of Ramjas College encourage students to participate in different areas other than academics. Darya Ganj Daryaganj (literally "A market near

666-400: The middle of the area, which is a short walk away. The area also has a number of eye hospitals and clinics, including Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital , which opened in 1917. The district bustles with shoppers from Monday to Saturday, and on Sunday is home to India's largest platform market for magazines and second-hand books. Daryaganj is also famous for its all-time favourite markets like

703-535: The most recent census, Daryaganj has a total population of 271,108, with 143,293 males (52.9%) and 127,815 females (47.1%). The area is characterized by a diverse religious composition, with Muslims constituting the majority at 175,501 individuals (64.7%). Hindus make up the second-largest group, numbering 89,320 (32.9%). Other religious communities include Christians (1,548, 0.6%), Sikhs (1,061, 0.4%), Buddhists (130, 0.05%), and Jains (2,926, 1.1%). Religious Demographics of Daryaganj (2021 Census) Daryaganj also has what

740-584: The noble aim of providing elite higher education to the masses to make them capable of standing on their own feet, an idea that was unheard of and oftentimes ignored at that time. Ramjas has since then been providing elite-level education to the masses, rather than elite education to the already elites, which most colleges practiced at that time. Standing apart from the usual Western education style, characterized by its strictness and focus on syllabus, Ramjas has been very liberal in its attitude towards its students, allowing them to chart their course and thoughts. Ramjas

777-414: The nucleus of all the academic conferences, events and proceedings of the college. It has volleyball, basketball, football and table tennis facilities. It also has its own shooting range and an archery range within the campus. It also has a gymnasium with modern equipment. The college also provides hostel facility with 80 seats for girls and 120 seats for boys which is in the college campus. The college

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814-415: The political science cut-off reaching 100 percent in the final year of admissions based on board exam marks. In 2021, India Today ranked Ramjas College 7th among commerce colleges, 10th among arts colleges and 17th among science colleges in India. The college's red coloured building is surrounded by trees and foliage which has earned it the title 'Rainforest'. A Seminar Room and a Conference Hall form

851-472: The quizzing society Illuminer Counsel(Ramjas chapter) and Ramjas literary society are also worthwhile mentions. Ramjas also has a very active NSS and NCC for both boys and girls. Ramjas is also for its student journals among many other things, some of the famous one are the Ramjas political review, run by the political science department,the Ramjas economic review run by the department of economics and Anubhuti,

888-572: The students. Now almost equal in number, there were only two females out of 161 students in 1942–43 session. In January 2004, the College organised the first-ever Conference of Graduate Students of Economics from the SAARC countries. Ramjas was celebrating its Centennial legacy from 2016 and completed its 100 years celebration in January 2017. In 2017 India Post issued a postage stamp to commemorate

925-474: Was adopted. Rai Sahab explained to Sharp that naming the university so might have catastrophic effects. There was no guarantee of the university would succeed in the future, and failure would certainly antagonize the prince. What would have been a move just to please the royalty might easily have ricocheted back at him. By no means could the wrath of the prince be called upon himself for the same. And thus, Rai Sahab’s trick worked. The University, established in 1922,

962-548: Was affiliated with university of Punjab, Lahore up to intermediate level. Beginning from the humble precincts of Darya Ganj in Old Delhi . The college was named in memory of Lala Ramjas, father of Rai Kedar Nath, the founder of the college. In its starting days, the college was run by the Ramjas Foundation - an educational foundation that runs schools and educational institutions in Delhi. When University of Delhi

999-698: Was an Oxford Don who with Wilfrid Noyce broke the Water Transport Code in spring 1943 at the WEC, the first high-level Japanese Army code broken (at the WEC and also at Central Bureau in Melbourne). 28°41′8.6640″N 77°12′22.9788″E  /  28.685740000°N 77.206383000°E  / 28.685740000; 77.206383000 Ramjas College 28°41′8.6640″N 77°12′22.9788″E  /  28.685740000°N 77.206383000°E  / 28.685740000; 77.206383000 Ramjas College

1036-471: Was being built after 1911, Daryaganj along with Paharganj were only two buffer areas between the new city, and the older city, which started being called the "walled city" by 1931, with Daryaganj sitting at the edge of the walled city near Dilli Gate . Daryaganj continues to be a major commercial hub of modern Old Delhi. Netaji Subhash Road that begins from Delhi Gate and goes towards the historic Red Fort , Jama Masjid and Chandni Chowk , passes through

1073-475: Was born and used to live at Nehar Wali Haveli in Daryaganj before migrating to Pakistan after the Partition of India in 1947. Darya Ganj today is quite well known all over the country, thanks to the number of book publishers who have their offices here. Ranging from S. Chand & Co. to Prentice Hall India, to Oxford University Press , mostly on Ansari Road, an inner road on the eastern side Daryaganj and

1110-414: Was earlier known as Faiz Bazaar until the partition, when present traders moved into the area. East of Daryaganj was Raj ghat Gate of the walled city, opening at Raj Ghat on Yamuna River . The Phool Mandi (Flower Market) of Daryaganj was established around 1869, and even today despite serving a small geographical area, it is of great importance, due to dense population. As the new capital New Delhi

1147-406: Was formed in 1922, it was upgraded to degree level and brought under the University . Ramjas College has since been a humble part of that University. After formation of DU, the college was brought under government control but Ramjas Foundation kept looking over the administrative works of the college. In 1924, Its other branch named Ramjas intermediate college was opened at Daryaganj and old college

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1184-574: Was in a BP SLU (Special Liaison Unit) in Singapore and possibly Java (for Wavell). He was sent to Hong Kong in early 1939, and in 1939-40 (as a captain, then Major) was attached to the FECB in Hong Kong, where he objected to being under Admiralty control. He had little time for war-commissioned officers, referring to one who had been in business before the war as a "Bombay carpet-bagger". Maurice Allen

1221-536: Was moved to a new campus at Anand Parbat (which was then called Kala Pahad) near the serai Rohilla Station about two miles from heart of city. The college was then inaugurated at its new location by Mahatma Gandhi , who was also a good friend of Rai Kedar Nath. But during World War II , the college had to cede its campus at Anand Parbat to the British Wireless Experimental Centre . In the same period, at time of Quit India Movement ,

1258-535: Was now officially called the University Of Delhi. Had it not been for the agitation and the endeavors of a great many people, the name of the country’s most acclaimed university would have been a real conundrum for many today. Founded on 17 January 1917 by the great educationist and philanthropist, Rai Kedar Nath, Ramjas College is the oldest college of Delhi University after Zakir Husain Delhi College, Hindu College and St. Stephen's College. Initially it

1295-510: Was once the only restaurant of Old Delhi, the Moti Mahal founded by Kundan Lal Jaggi, Thakur Das Mago and Kundan Lal Gujral, most known for the invention of butter chicken and modern dal makhani . Another notable modern restaurant is Chor Bizarre near Delite cinema, which serves Kashmiri cuisine . and hotel to zaika foods restaurant and caterers The Headquarters of the Office of

1332-558: Was the head of Section C of the Wireless Experimental Centre from 1943. He ran a successful but "too rigid" operation, with staff finding him distant and snobbish. He was a regular Army officer, having been commissioned in the Royal Artillery. He showed a talent in languages, and in 1932 with two other officers was sent to Japan as a language student. He received training in cryptography at GC&CS, and

1369-420: Was transferred to the WEC as it provided valuable tactical information on Japanese air raids. Apart from Section C, the other four sections carried out administration, collating and evaluating signals intelligence, traffic analysis and radio interception. Colonel Aldridge headed the signals section, and had under his command No. 5 Wireless Detachment, Royal Corps of Signals. Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Marr-Johnson

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