| Type | Women's college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1917 |
| Founders | Hirdaram Mewaram Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta |
| Address | Shahrah-e-Liaquat, Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Affiliations | Board of Intermediate Education Karachi |
Government College for Women Shahrah-e-Liaquat, also known by its former names including Vasant Pathshala School, Carneiro Indian Girls High School, and Central Government College for Women, Karachi, (Urdu: گورنمنٹ کالج برائے خواتین شاہراہ لیاقت) is a women's college located on Burns Road, Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1917, it is under the administration of the Directorate of College Education.
The college also publishes a magazine named, Horizon.
History
It was founded as Vasant Pathshala School in 1917 by Hirdaram Mewaram and Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta as a religious school. As a part of religious school, a place of worship, Guru Nanik Darbar, was built by SH Totibai Gobindar Mirani.
In 1920, Vasant Pathshala School was merged with Carneiro Indian Girls High School, another school founded by Rupchand Bilaram. Later, a new building was constructed after the completion of merger of both school which was named Carneiro Indian Girls High School. The new building was inaugurated in 1933.
In 1936, another separate college was established in the premises of Vasant Pathshala School called Vishindevi Naraindas Maha Kenya Vidyalaya Inter College.
In 1962, it was renamed as Government College for Women and provincial government took control.
References
- Salman, Peerzada (24 March 2012). "Patshala, school, college". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "How a 100-year-old women's college is a testament to Karachi's inclusivity". The News International.
- "Girls college languishes in dire straits in Karachi". The Express Tribune. 12 January 2022.
- Balouch, Akhtar (10 October 2013). "India in Karachi". DAWN.COM.
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