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Sophia College, Mumbai
Sophia College (Autonomous) is an undergraduate women's college established in 1941 by Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The governing body of The Society for the Higher Education of Women in India runs the college. The Religious Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and lay staff form the staff of the college. Sophia, as the name suggests, stands for Wisdom in Greek Σοφία. History The Society of the Sacred Heart, a Roman Catholic religious order was founded in France in 1800, by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, a young Frenchwoman. Mother Catherine Andersson from South Shields brought the Society to India in 1939. The Sophia College campus area and the land in the vicinity belonged to the British East India Company, and was later subdivided and sold. The property changed several hands before it was acquired by the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1940 from the Maharaja of Bhavnagar. A part of the property was given to the Pars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of The Sacred Heart
, image = RSCJnuevo.jpg, , image_size = 150px , caption = , abbreviation = Post-nominal letters: RSCJ , formation = , founder = Saint Sr. Madeleine Sophie Barat, R.S.C.J. , founding_location = Amiens France , type = Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right for women , coords = , num_members = 1,683 members as of 2020 , leader_title = Motto , leader_name = Latin:''Cor Unum et Anima Una in Corde Jesu ''English:''One Heart and One Soul in the Heart of Jesus'' , leader_title2 = Superior General , leader_name2 = Sister Barbara Dawson, RSCJ , leader_title3 = Generalate , leader_name3 = Casa Generalizia Via Tarquinio Vipera, 16 Roma, Italia , leader_title4 = Ministry , leader_name4 = educational work , main_organ = , parent_organization = Catholic Church , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karuna Mary Braganza
Mary Braganza, RCSJ (born 1924), popularly known as Karuna Mary, is an Indian Catholic nun, educator, social worker, writer, developmental education promoter, and former principal of Sophia College, Mumbai. A member of the Society of the Sacred Heart, Sr. Karuna Mary formerly led 204 colleges managed by the Order. During her tenure at Sophia College, in 1970, the institution started Sophia Polytechnic. In 2008 the Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri for her social contributions. Biography Braganza, née Mary, was born in 1924 in Mapuca in the Indian state of Goa, the fifth of what became 10 children in the family, but grew up in Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai. She graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and secured her post-graduate degree from the same institution. Her social activities had already begun during her college days when she organized mission camps in Talasari. She joined the Society of the Sacred Heart as a nun in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyamvada Kant
Priyamvada Kant is an Indian actress, writer and the winner of MTV Splitsvilla Season 12 Early life Priyamvada Kant was born on 1 January 1990 in Kolkata to mother Ratnabali Kant and father Awani Kant who are both renowned Artists. She studied at Modern School Barakhamba Road, Delhi, and did her graduation from Lady Sriram College Delhi in English literature. She was trained in Odissi for 16 years under Padmashree Guru Madhavi Mudgal. She later moved to Mumbai to do her post graduation at Sophia College for Women in mass communication. Career Priyamvada Kant debuted as Kaumudi with ''Bairi piya'' on '' Colors TV'' in 2010. She worked as negative character (Payal) in '' Colors TV'' show 2011 ''Hamari Saal Leela'' and then played character (Anisha) in famous ''Colors TV'' show ''Sasural Simar Ka'’, she also played a negative role (Manjeet) in '' Star Plus'' show ''Sabki Laadli Bebo''. In August 2013, Kant joined the cast of Channel V's ''The Buddy Project'', playing the cameo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richa Chadda
Richa Chadda (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After debuting in a small role in the comedy film ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008), Chadda's breakthrough came in 2012 with a supporting role in the noir gangster saga ''Gangs of Wasseypur'', where her role as the bellicose and foul-tongued wife of a gangster earned her a Filmfare award. In 2015, Chadda made her debut in a leading role with the drama ''Masaan'' (2015). Early life and education Chadda was born on 18 December 1986 in Amritsar, Punjab, India into a Hindu family to a Punjabi father and a Bihari mother. She was educated at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya and then at the St. Stephen's College in New Delhi. Her father owns a management firm and her mother, Kusum Lata Chadda, is a professor of political science at PGDAV College of Delhi University, who has authored two books and also works with Gandhi Smriti. Career Chadda began her career as a model and then she moved to theater. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venita Coelho
Venita Coelho is an Indian writer, director and artist and currently lives in Goa. Coelho is credited with having made a mark for herself in children's literature, besides film and television. Birth, education Born in Dehra Dun, which today lies in Uttarakhand, Coelho grew up and was educated in Kolkatta (then Calcutta), where she attended St. Xavier's College. She later moved to Mumbai (Bombay), and did her diploma in social communications media at the Sophia College there. Career: media and books After working in film and television for over a decade as writer-director-producer, she re-located to Goa. She is now the author of ten published books, including ''Dead As A Dodo'', which won The Sahitya Akademi Bal Puruskar for 2020 and ''The Hindu'' for Good Reads award for best fiction for children 2016. In films and TV Her career in television started as an intern at UTV in Mumbai. She has since written, produced and directed shows. She quit her decade long career in television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashmi Bansal
Rashmi Bansal is an Indian non-fiction writer and entrepreneur. As of 2019, she is the author of nine books on entrepreneurship. Her first book, '' Stay Hungry Stay Foolish'', traced the progress of 25 MBA entrepreneurs and sold over 500,000 copies. Early life and education Bansal grew up at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in South Mumbai where her father was an astrophysicist. After attending St Joseph's High School in Colaba, she studied at Sophia College for Women before earning an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Career in Journalism On graduating from IIM, she worked as a brand manager for the ''Times of India''. After developing a youth page for ''The Independent'', she went on to found ''JAM'' (Just Another Magazine), a youth magazine in collaboration with her husband. Career as an Author She was inspired to write ''Stay Hungry Stay Foolish'' (2008) by a professor at IIM Ahmedabad who suggested she cover the experiences of 25 entr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Rau Badami
Anita Rau Badami (born 24 September 1961) is a Canadian writer of Indian descent. Born in Rourkela, Odisha, India, to a South Indian Kannada-speaking family, she was educated at the University of Madras and Sophia Polytechnic in Bombay. She emigrated to Canada in 1991, and earned an M.A. at the University of Calgary. Her first novel was ''Tamarind Mem'' (1997). Her novels deal with the complexities of Indian family life and with the cultural gap that emerges when Indians move to the west.Badami's third novel, ''Can You Hear the Nightbird Call'' explores the Golden Temple Massacre and the Air India Bombing. Badami cites as among her favourite books ''Midnight's Children'' by Salman Rushdie, '' Cat's Eye'' and '' Surfacing'' by Margaret Atwood, ''A House for Mr Biswas'' by V. S. Naipaul and ''Housekeeping'' by Marilynne Robinson. In 2015 Badami was writer-in-residence at Athabasca University in Edmonton. In 2016 '' The Hero's Walk'' was listed as one of the five finalists f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhruvi Acharya
Dhruvi Acharya (born in 1971) is an Indian artist known for her psychologically complex and visually layered paintings. She is based in Mumbai, India. Early life and education Dhruvi Acharya was born in 1971 in India and she was raised in Mumbai. She attended Walsingham House School, a private girls school in Mumbai. Acharya received her undergraduate degree in 1993 in Applied Arts at the Sophia Polytechnic in Mumbai. She went on to receive a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in 1998 from the Hoffberger School of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, Maryland. At MICA, she studied with painter Grace Hartigan. She was married to filmmaker Manish Acharya, with whom she had two sons. Manish Acharya died in 2010 in an accident. Work Acharya was featured in India Today news magazine in January 2005 as one of the 50 Indians under 35 years of age that are on the “fast track to success”. She has exhibited with the Queens Museum of Art in New York, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasika Dugal
Rasika Dugal (born 17 January 1985) is an Indian actress. She is known for her roles in several Indian movies and television shows. She made her screen debut with a small role, in the film '' Anwar'' (2007). And then she went onto star in many critically acclaimed films namely '' No Smoking'' (2007), ''Aurangzeb'' (2013), '' Qissa'' (2015), ''Train Station'' (2015), ''Tu Hai Mera Sunday'' (2017), ''Hamid'' (2018) etc. In 2018, she was seen in the biographical movie ''Manto'' based on the life of writer Saadat Hassan Manto, where she essayed the role of Safia, Manto's wife, for which she garnered her first Screen Award nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actress. Then in 2020, she appeared in movies like ''Lootcase'' and ''Darbaan'', her performances in both of which were praised. In addition to films, Dugal is also active in the television industry. She has appeared in many television serials, such as ''Powder'' (2010), '' Kismat'' (2010), ''Upanishad Ganga'' (2012), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anubha Bhosle
Anubha Bhonsle is an Indian TV and print journalist and an author. She currently works as Executive Editor of CNN-News18. Career Bhonsle started her career with The Indian Express in 1999 and then moved to be part of Miditech, the Zee Group. From there she joined New Delhi Television where she was part of the political bureau and an anchor. Bhonsle joined CNN-News18 at inception, as prime-time anchor and Senior Editor. Bhonsle researched on America’s political history and the role of gender and race during her fellowship. She has taken up social issues and along with her team has led important projects. She has performed in-depth reporting from the North East, Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and other parts of India. Her reports on marginalized people in society have brought her particular recognition. She has also been noted for her show, 'Paisa Power Politics', exploring issues of political campaign financing. She edits the Citizen Journalist Show and reports from Kashmir and the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richa Chadha
Richa Chadda (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After debuting in a small role in the comedy film ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008), Chadda's breakthrough came in 2012 with a supporting role in the noir gangster saga ''Gangs of Wasseypur'', where her role as the bellicose and foul-tongued wife of a gangster earned her a Filmfare award. In 2015, Chadda made her debut in a leading role with the drama ''Masaan'' (2015). Early life and education Chadda was born on 18 December 1986 in Amritsar, Punjab, India into a Hindu family to a Punjabi father and a Bihari mother. She was educated at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya and then at the St. Stephen's College in New Delhi. Her father owns a management firm and her mother, Kusum Lata Chadda, is a professor of political science at PGDAV College of Delhi University, who has authored two books and also works with Gandhi Smriti. Career Chadda began her career as a model and then she moved to theater. She h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reema Kagti
Reema Kagti (real name: Reema Kakati) is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who works in Bollywood. She made her debut as a director in the critically acclaimed ''Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' (2007), which was followed by the neo-noir, '' Talaash'' (2012) and the historical sports drama ''Gold'' (2018). Reema along with Zoya Akhtar founded Tiger Baby Films, a film and web studio, in October 2015. Early life In an interview, Reema Kagti said that, she is native of Borhapjan of Tinsukia district, Assam, and her father runs a farm. She also said that, she moved to Mumbai in her teenage, after schooling in Delhi. Career Born as Reema Kakati in an Assamese family, she now uses Kagti as her last name. Reema has worked as an assistant director with many leading directors including Farhan Akhtar ('' Dil Chahta Hai'', '' Lakshya''), Ashutosh Gowariker (''Lagaan''), Honey Irani ('' Armaan''), and Mira Nair (''Vanity Fair''). She has been an associate with Excel Entertainment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
