Mrs. Helena Kaushik Women’s P.G. College
P.O. Malsisar, Dist. Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India
331 028
(91) 01595- 276593, 276818
e-mail: helenakaushikpgcollege@yahoo.com
web: www.helenakaushik.org
The
Mission Statement
Mrs. Helena Kaushik
Women’s College will strive to prepare young women to achieve excellence in
their endeavors and teach them to be visionary and great leaders in their
chosen professions and vocations.
The college strives to provide the
students with quality education and will train the students to become leaders
so that they can effectively serve their family, country and above all be a
good citizen of this world.
Motivation
Access to higher
education is extremely limited in rural India and due to economic and social
factors and lack of facilities; opportunities are especially limited for women.
As of 1997, only 1 percent of Indian women had a college
education, compared with 3 percent of Indian men. Yet,
higher education is the catalyst propelling India out of poverty. For local
women, there was no college within 20 miles of Malsisar. Mrs. Helena Kaushik
Women’s College will fulfill a great need for women’s education in this rural
area.
Social
Betterment with a Difference……
Dr. Kaushik appreciated his educational
opportunities as a child growing up in a poor rural area. He made his career
and living as a professor. During this period he realized his life long dream
of giving educational opportunities to others, especially women in rural areas.
Education being the most important human resource, he made this social
investment which made a difference. He donated more than Rs. 5 crores of his family’s personal saving to the College from
1998 to 2008. Another 5 crores rupees (more than $ 1
million) came in the form of generous donations of like minded persons around
the globe. A total nearly of Rs.15 crores has been
invested in non-profit educational, social and economic upliftment
of poor rural women through Mrs. Helena Kaushik Women’s P.G. College, Mrs.
Helena Kaushik Women’s Education College and VR Higher Secondary School in
Malsisar, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. This is a huge effort
in social investment by an NRI/PIO individual in his hometown in India-perhaps
one of the biggest. Dr. Kaushik hopes that many people would join him in this
effort throughout India!
The Founders of Mrs.
Helena Kaushik Women's College
Mrs.
Helena Kaushik & Dr. Surendra
K. Kaushik
The college was founded by Surendra K. Kaushik, Ph.D., a native of
Malsisar and Professor of Finance at the Lubin School of Business in Pace
University in New York City and Westchester, NY, USA. The College was named for
his American wife who had visited India five times
before being paralyzed by a stroke in 1991.
Mrs. Helena Kaushik Women’s College, located in a rural area 150
miles west of Delhi and 120 miles north of Jaipur, opened its doors to rural students on August 4, 1999 when
it was inaugurated by the former Governor and Chief Justice of Rajasthan,
Justice N.L. Tibrewal; former Economic Adviser, Dr.
Raja J. Chelliah; Former Minister and Member of
Parliament, Padam Shri Sis Ram Ola; Vice-Chancellor
of the University of Rajasthan, Dr. Kanta Ahuja; Dr. Surendra K. Kaushik; and others.
It beagn classes on Thursday,
August 5, 1999 with 36 higher secondary graduates in the freshman (first year)
class. These young women came from 19
towns, villages and hamlets around Malsisar. Thus the college has immedaitely begun to meet the demand for higher education
of women in this rural area which does not have an institution of higher leearning within the 30 kilometer radius of Malsisar, let
alone a women's college.
The goal of the college is to give
women of this farming community an opportunity
for their development, economic betterment of their families and simultaneous
growth and development of the area through investment in education,
infrastructure and industry. The college started originally in a rented space.
But today we have our own buildings which are on par with global standards. The
college is situated in a 30 acre plot and is looking to acquire more space
based on the need. The main academic building supports class rooms,
administrative offices, labs, center for music and contemporary arts and library. There is a guest house and a residence hall
on campus. The college has extensive sports facilities including basketball,
field hockey, soccer, track, tennis, volleyball, etc. New facilities are added
each year.
MRS. HELENA KAUSHIK WOMEN'S COLLEGE
The mission of this College is to prepare future leaders. The
young women who will attend this College will be provided with the highest
quality educational environment to acquire knowledge, develop leadership skills
for their chosen professions and vocations. The College adheres to the highest
standards for courses, facilities and faculty set by the University Grants
Commission of India.
what's new at MHKWC (link)
- MHKWC among first hundred
institutions subscribing PRME of the UN, April 7, 2008
- Art
Exhibition: Life in Rajasthan,
April 4, 2008
- A special convocation, November 17, 2007
- College of Education Opened, October 2007
- The Sixth Convocation and
Graduation, July 27, 2007
- Felicitation of Acharya Mahaprajnan, November 30, 2006
- Felicitation of Dr. Sahib
Singh, August 24, 2006
- Seminar on Gender Violence
& Witness Protection, August 12-14, 2006 - Hon. Dr.Girija
Vyas & Hon. Sandy Galef
- 5th Annual Commencement, August
12, 2006 - Hon. Narpat Singh Rajvi
- Fundraising Gala Banquet &
Recognitions, May 26, 2006
- International Seminar: Women
Leaders, July 30-August 1, 2005
- Felicitation of Speaker Sumitra Singh,
January 17, 2005
- Book drive for MHKWC, March 2004
"Harvard Panel on Empowering South Asian
Women", Surendra Kaushik, March 11,
2008
"Key Economic and Financial
Indicators on India", Surendra
Kaushik, February 28, 2008
Empowering Women of Rural India Since 1999
Press About the College
Realizing Dreams of
Women in Rural India, Tathaastu magazine, - April/May 2008
MHKWC among first
hundred institutions subscribing PRME of the UN, - April 7, 2008
Village Life in Rajasthan: Inaugural Art Exhibition, The College of NJ - April 4, 2008
Harvard Panel on Empowering South Asian Women, March 11, 2008
A school grows in
Rajasthan,
August 27, 2007
Pushing Education in India,
March 13, 2007
Women's College in
India by Nancy Dexter, August 27,
2006
Do Not Reinforce Two Indias,
November 2, 2006 (download)
Building a College in
Rural India, February
01, 2006
An Adventurous Journey
to the Taj Mahal, June 20, 2004
Giving women a voice
through education,
February 25, 2004
Pace professor touches
lives of rural women in India,
Feb 16, 2004
Mrs. Helena Kaushik Women’s College
Malsisar, Jhunjhunu, Rajastha 331 028
Phone: (0159) 7576818 and 7576561
Phase I: 1999-2005
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Goal |
Objective |
Achievement |
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Open College |
Obtain No Objection Certificate |
Obtained April 12, 1999 |
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Secure Space |
Rented Nagaria Haveli, Free use of Joshi Haveli |
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Appoint Principal and Staff |
Appointed April to August 1999 |
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Inauguration of the College |
Wednesday, August 4, 1999 |
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Classes Begin |
Thursday, August 5, 1999 |
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Obtain Land for New Campus |
Government of Rajasthan Approves 30 acres on August 3, 1999 Government Orders Transfers of Land on October 28, 1999 Land Deed Recorded on November 24, 1999 Wire Fence Installed in December 1999
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Landscape Plantings |
Continuous from February 2000 |
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Water Connection |
Done in January 2000 |
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Install Tube-well |
Installed February 2000 and June 2000 |
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Electric Connection |
Done in February and June 2000 |
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New Campus |
Hire an Architect |
Architect Selected in January 1999 |
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Site plans and building designs ready by Feb 2000
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Foundation stone laying ceremony for the Academic Hall |
Monday, February 21, 2000 |
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Inauguration of the Center for Music and Performing Arts |
Saturday, July 15, 2000 |
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Award labor contract to finish construction of the front wing in 2001 |
Begin construction in July 2000 |
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Add second year |
60 to 80 New Students in First Year |
July 2000 |
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Add third year |
60 to 80 New Students in First Year |
July 2001 |
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Hire Additional Faculty |
July 2000 , July 2001 and Beyond |
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Hire Additional Staff |
Continuous, As Needed |
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New Building |
Transfer Classes and Offices |
July 2001 |
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Inauguration of New Building |
July 2001, January 2002 or July 2002 |
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Construction of Other Wings |
July 2001 to 2004 |
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Library |
Hire a Librarian and Expand |
Beginning in 2000, July 2001 |
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Collection of Books and Periodicals |
Beginning in 2000 |
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Computerization |
Continuous |
2000 to 2004 |
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Arts and Music |
Add Programs |
2001 to 2004 |
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Sports Fields |
Begin Development Immediately |
2000 to 2004 |
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Dormitory (Hostel) |
Construction Period |
2001 to 2004 |
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Graduate Courses |
M.A. (Part I) , M.A. (Part II) |
July 2003, July 2004 |
Phase II: 2004-2009
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Sports Complex |
Construction of Gymnasium |
2004 to 2009 |
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Additional Sports Fields |
2004 to 2009 |
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Faculty Housing |
Construction |
2004 to 2009 |
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Amphitheater |
Construction |
2004 to 2009 |
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Academic Center |
Main Building –Completion |
2004 to 2009 |
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New Programs |
Add more optional subjects, including technical and vocational courses |
2004 to 2009 |