page_title: Miranda House
section_title: Miranda House hostel
hierarchical_section_title: Miranda House / Campus / Miranda House hostel
caption_attribution_description: Miranda House Hostel, University of Delhi .
context_page_description: Miranda House is a constituent college for women at the University of Delhi in India. Established in 1948, it offers degrees in the sciences and liberal arts.
context_section_description: Miranda House was a residence before it became a college. Miranda House hostel was founded in 1948 by the vice-chancellor, Sir Maurice Gwyer; its foundation stone was laid by Lady Edwina Mountbatten on 7 March the same year. The building was designed by architect Walter George.
  The dining hall has a high arched ceiling, monastic tables and benches. There is a common room and an open coffee lounge attached to it. Declared a Heritage Building, extensive restoration and refurbishment work was undertaken in the hostel. It has 120 twin and seven four-person rooms. The day-to-day functioning is taken care of by a full-time resident warden and a housekeeper. The hostel administrative team includes the principal, the vice-principal, the bursar, teacher representatives on the hostel committee, and the hostel warden.
caption: College hostel
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