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Jai Hind College was established in 1948 by a small band of dedicated teachers of the D.J Sind College Karachi. A tragic world event, the partition of India, had driven them from their homes, their friends, and their work place. Weaker men would have succumbed to such adversities, but these were men of stronger mettle. They came to Bombay, and persevered in the face of all odds to achieve their goal of setting up an educational institution to which they could contribute their expertise, their knowledge, and their skills. This was also their way of paying back, in substantial measure, the debt they felt they owed to the land that had offered them refuge and security. But it served another purpose as well, for it enabled them to retrieve their own self respect which circumstances had so badly bruised. Thus Jai Hind College was born.

Jai Hind College was not always big. It was very small indeed when it was born, in the wake of the Partition of India, in August 1947. The men who played a major role in its creation were professors of D.J. Sind College, Karachi, assisted by a few other educationists, who came together under the banner of the Sind Educationists' Association headed by the founder Principal, Prof T. M. Advani.

The Director: Prof. N.W. ShivdasaniThe Director: Prof. N.W. Shivdasani
Professor N.W. Shivdasani has been a part of Jai Hind College for over 40 years. He occupied the post of the Prinicipal for 14 years till his retirement in 2004. He is passionate about his subject, Chemistry, and is remembered by generations of students as a great teacher. For several years he also functioned as the Head of Department of Chemistry. As a Prinicpal, Prof. Shivdasani infused the students of Jai Hind with a new enthusiasm. He not only promoted academic progress but also the overall development of the individual personality of the student. Jai Hind College owes its excellence to his untiring efforts over the past several decades.Shivy, as he is affectionately known, is truly someone the students of Jai Hind look up to for inspiration!

The Principal : Dr (Mrs) Kirti NarainThe Principal : Dr (Mrs) Kirti Narain
Dr. Kirti Narain took over as Principal of Jai Hind College in August 2005. She has done her Masters and Ph.D. in History from the University of Lucknow. She has wide experience in teaching at various institutions across Asia, including the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Centre of Asian Studies at the University of Hong Kong.Dr Narain has organized many academic seminars, and presented over 40 papers in national and international seminars and conferences. She has also published 3 books.