Lady Hardinge Medical College gets a commemorative stamp.

Q.  Which of the following had a commemorative stamp released recently?
- Published on 29 Sep 16

a. Lady Hardinge Medical College
b. Aga Khan Palace
c. Agricultural College, Pune
d. NSD

ANSWER: Lady Hardinge Medical College
 
  • Lady Hardinge Medical College gets a commemorative stamp at its Centenary Celebrations.
  • 100 years ago, the wife of the then Viceroy Lord Hardinge had taken note of the paucity of women doctors in India and decided to establish a dedicated lady medical college which was named as Lady Hardinge.
  • She collected money to establish this institution from the rulers of the then Princely States, Social workers and common man.
  • The old building of Lady Hardinge Medical College had already been declared as National Heritage monument in 2005.

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