Besant Women’s College was founded in the year 1977 on the visionary
initiative of the Late Manel Srinivas Nayak, the then president of
WNES. The institution has continued to grow under the active leadership
provided by his successors, the late B. DamodarPrabhu and the late Manel
Krishna Nayak.
Guided by the noble ideals of Dr. Annie Besant, the legendary
Theosophist and social reformer, ours is the one of the very few
colleges in the district catering exclusively to women. The institution
strives to bring higher education within the reach of all girls who seek
it, especially those who hail from economically and socially backward
sections of society. Seeking to transform a social environment which
predominantly prejudiced against women, the college is fully geared up
to ensure their options in life.
