About the College - Besant Women's College

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.