Photos: A 100 years in, walk through the founding pillars of Delhi University
Before Delhi had its own university, it only had three colleges — St Stephen’s College, Hindu College and Ramjas College founded in 1881, 1899 and 1917 respectively. The Delhi University Act came into force on May 1, 1922 with three constituent colleges — St Stephen’s, Hindu and Ramjas.
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The old Stephen’s building in Kashmere Gate, also an example of Indo-Saracenic architecture designed by Swinton Jacob, housed St. Stephen's College from 1891 to 1941, The building currently currently houses the office of the Chief Electoral Officer.(Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times)
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A rather nondescript lane called Katra Kushal Rai lane in Chandni Chowk leads to the Sheesh Mahal building that housed St. Stephen’s School in 1853-54, followed by St. Stephen’s College that started from here in 1881. The Sheesh Mahal haveli in the Chandni Chowk was the main centre in the city in the 1880s. (Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times)
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With its manicured lawns, red brick building and subtle Mughal motifs, the St Stephen's College is now at Delhi University enclave on the north campus.(Amal KS/Hindustan Times)
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Hindu College functioned from 1908 to 1953 in Kashmere Gate at a property then owned by one of the trustees RB Lala Sultan Singh, which originally belonged to Colonel James Skinner.(Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)
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