St. Bede's College, Shimla

31°05′38″N 77°11′13″E / 31.094°N 77.187°E / 31.094; 77.187Websitewww.stbedescollege.in

St. Bede's College is a women's college in Navbahar, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. The college was originally established as a teacher's training institute in 1904 by the Religious of Jesus and Mary.[1][2]

Today, it offers courses in Arts, Commerce, Sciences.[1] and is the only college in Himachal Pradesh to receive an 'A+' re-accreditation by UGC-NAAC.[3][4] Students are commonly known as Bedians.[5]

Notable alumni

2006 stamp dedicated to St. Bede's College
  • Ish Amitoj Kaur, United States-based filmmaker
  • Kalpana Kartik, former Bollywood actress[6]
  • Meera Shankar, former ambassador of India to the United States[2]
  • Pratibha Singh, Indian National Congress politician
  • Preity Zinta, actress[7]
  • Tavleen Singh, journalist[8]
  • Persis Khambatta, former model[7]
  • Preneet Kaur, former Minister of State for External Affairs[2]
  • Priya Rajvansh, former Indian film actress
  • Rubina Dilaik, Indian actress
  • Shazia Ilmi, Politician
  • Shipra Khanna, winner of MasterChef India (season 2)[9]
  • Mona Grey, British nurse, first Chief Nursing Officer of Northern Ireland and secretary of the Royal College of Nursing in Northern Ireland[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile: St. Bede's college, Shimla". Hindustan Times. 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Shimla kept its date with history Shimla, then spelt as Simla, has been the venue of three major politically significant agreements". The Tribune (Chandigarh). 6 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  3. ^ "St. Bede's College, Shimla". minglebox. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  4. ^ "History". stbedescollege.in. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Ex-Bedians express concern over alma mater". The Times of India. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Yesteryear actor Kalpana Kartik leading a quiet life". India Today. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "St Bede's college teachers, staff suspend strike". The Times of India. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  8. ^ "St. Bede's honoured with a stamp". Hindustan Times. 25 February 2006. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  9. ^ "MasterChef India 2 winner Shipra Khanna opens her first restaurant in Ahmedabad". India Today. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  10. ^ Dopson, Laurence (23 October 2011). "Mona Grey: Health care advocate and Northern Ireland's first chief nursing officer". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2021.


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