Vasanta College for Women is one of the oldest colleges of Varanasi, admitted to the privileges of Banaras Hindu University and runs under the aegis of Krishnamurti Foundation India, a world renowned foundation devoted to the cause of education. The college is recognized under Section 2 (f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act, 1956.
The college solemnizes the confluence of visionary ideals and objectives of thinkers like Dr. Annie Besant, Shri Jiddu Krishnamurti and Bharat Ratna Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Ji. The college aims to promote value based education in order to develop overall growth of personality and ready to face the new challenges of life while discharging the responsibilities as noble citizens.
The college incessantly serves the students with the knowledge of Arts, Social Sciences, Education and Commerce along with proper emphasis on Indian culture, literature (UG, PG, Ph.D and Diploma Courses) and follows the Academic Calendar of Banaras Hindu University.
Sri S.N. Dubey, Manager, Vasanta College for Women is a trustee of the Krishnamurti Foundation India and the Director of the Rajghat Education Centre, Krishnamurti Foundation India, since 2011. He holds a degree of B.Tech (Hons.) in Civil Engineering from I.I.T., Kharagpur & an M.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering from University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He has been an officer of the Indian Administrative Service from 1971 and as Divisional Commissioner, he has also been the Vice-Chancellor of Bhagalpur University in Bihar. Read More
“To understand life is to understand ourselves, and that is both the beginning and the end of education.”
Jiddu Krishnamurti, Education and the Significance of Life
Vasanta College for Women, Rajghat Fort, Varanasi has been one of the oldest institutions of Women’s education.It was established in the year 1913 and is a college with a legacy of more than 100 years.
The institution works on the principles of Jiddu Krishnamurti, who often stated that the purpose of education is to bring about freedom, love, “the flowering of goodness” and the complete Read more>>
