St. Bede's College, Shimla

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]

St. Bede's College, Shimla

Statue of St. Bede at the college
Type	Women's
Established	1904
Affiliation	Himachal Pradesh University
Address	Navbahar , Shimla , Himachal Pradesh , India 31.094°N 77.187°E / 31.094; 77.187
Website	www.stbedescollege.in

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]
• Anku Pande, Film Producer ^[9]
• 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)^[10]
• Mona Grey, British nurse, first Chief Nursing Officer of Northern Ireland and secretary of the Royal College of Nursing in Northern Ireland^[11]

References

1. "Profile: St. Bede's college, Shimla". Hindustan Times. 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
2. "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. "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. "Anku Pande".
10. "MasterChef India 2 winner Shipra Khanna opens her first restaurant in Ahmedabad". India Today. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
11. 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.