Introduction

 The College motto “SATYAM PARAM DHEEMAHI” meaning “May we meditate up on the Supreme Trurth”taken from Srimad Bhaghavatham embodies the aim of all knowledge which is the realization of the Supreme Truth. The college colours are Flaming Red and Sky Blue.

The college derives its inspiration from Hindu Philosophy, Literature and Culture. The founders of the college, deeply attached to the Hindu religion and thought, enunciate “VAishnavism” as their philosophy. It is discussed in the Gujarathi song “Vaishnava Janatho” whose English translation by Mahathma Gandhi reads as follows:

 “A true Vaishnav is he who knows,

Another brother's weals and woes.

To his suffering brother, he gives his aid,

Sans pride, sans tough of being repaid.

He loves and respects one and all,

From his lips harsh words on none do fall.

For women and wealth, he cares never,

To his Kin, he remains a jewel forever.

The same to all, with no carvings of the mind,

In every woman, another does he find.

Master of his tongue, he never tells a lie,

On another's wealth ha casts not his eye.

By passion and attachments, he is never bound,

The sprit of renunciation in his heart can be found.

For the Lord he pines, whose glory his heartstrings strum,

His body a pilgrim's grab has truly become.

He is neither avaricious nor vile,

Wrath and desire, him do not defile.

Says Narsih, such a man as this,

Will attain the heaven of purest bliss”

The Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College

had its humble beginning in the Year 1964 with Adhyapaka rattan T.Totadri Iyengar as its first Principal. Our honorable President Mr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, in his autobiography “Wings of fire” has described Professor T.Totadri Iyengar, who at that time was working in St.Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli, tamilnadu, thus:”My teachers at St.Joseph were true followers of Kanchi Paramacharya, who evoked people to enjoy the action of giving. The vivid Memory of our Mathematics teachers Prof Totadri Iyengar and Prof Suryanarayana sastry, walking together on the campus inspires me to this day.” The College feels proud in having had the legendary Prof Totadri Iyengar as its First Principal.[Ref:”Wings of Fire”-The autobiography written by our honorable President Mr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam along with Mr.Arun Tiwari,University Press, P14,1^st Edition ,3^rd Reprint, Hyderabad(2001)].The team led by the Vice –Chancellor Dr.A.Lakshmanasamy Mudaliar visited the college and overwhelmed by the infrastructure and the other fecillities,was happy to permit straightway a degree course in Mathematics apart from Pre-University course.Shri Vallabhacharya Vidhya sabha,founded in the year 1963, by Gujarathis and Rajasthanis settled in Tamilnadu ,concerned for value-based Higher Education, governs the affairs of the college. The generosity of the two brothers late Shri.Jumna Doss Dwaraka Doss and late Shri.Amichand Doss Dwaraka Doss in donatib\ng over 25 acres  of land transformed the vision of the Sabha into reality and thus the college was started with the strength of 250 students in the first Year. The major milestones of the College have been presented chronologically.

 The Sixties

At the time of inception in 1964, under the Principal ship of Shri.Totadri Iyengar, the college had strength of 400 PUC students and 24 B.Sc.Mathematics students.Prof.S.R.Govindarajan took over as Principal of the College in 1966.Under the able and dynamic guidance of Prof.S.R.Govindarajan, the college grew vertically, horizontally and academically. Massive building structures like the Administrative building, Library, College Canteen, Bookstall, Botany Block and Hostel were constructed. Various gold medals, prises and awards were instituted. Affiliations for B.Sc.Physics, B.Sc.Chemistry, B.A.Economics, B.Sc.Botany and B.Com came through.

 The Seventies

Keeping in mind the need of employed pepple, Evening College courses were started for B.Com.Additions to the building structure were a Gymnasium, CanaraBank Extension Counter and a Biology Block. A batch of students for the first time toured abroad to Malaysia, Singapore, Bangkok and Hongkong.Shri.P.A.Venkateswaran took over the Principal ship in 1978.Under his guidance the College became a PG and a Research institution with M.Com and M.Sc.Mathematics and Ph.D.Programme in Commerce.B.M.Mohuna vocational Training Center was commissioned in the same year.

 The Eighties

Co-curricular activities were at the peak with the N.S.S.units active throughout the period. Affiliation were obtained for B.A.Corparate Secretaryship, M.A.Economics and B.Sc.Physics.Thje first Ph.D was produced in Commerce .year 1985 saw a change of Principal ship in Prof.S.Veeraraghavan.Prof.K.L.Nagarajan became the Principal in the year 1988.The college celebrated its silver jubilee in the year 1989.The Silver Jubilee year saw the inauguration of the new Computer block with a seminar hall, and a new library building with ample space for stacking and reading. The huge complex at the entrance of the College housing a bank, post office and a shopping complex to serve the students was built. Women students were admitted in to PG course for the first time. Affiliations were granted for M.Sc.Chemistry, M.C.A., M.Phil Economics, B.A.Corporate, M.A.Social Work and M.C.A. evening. The college ,in collaboration with the Lions Club brought into reality a massive structure  ‘Edifice for Serbice'.This runs a blood bank,centres for first aid and life saving drugs and a book bank

 The Nineties

This period saw a tremendous expansion in the number of courses in the College both in the day and evening. The College became fully co-educational in 1998.Almost 16 courses were added during this phase:

Dr.P.S.Somasundaram in 1990, Dr.A.Thgiruvengadanathan in 1991, Dr.C.Ranganathan in 1992 and Dr.S.P.Rajagopalan in 1997 were the Principals.

In the late nineties, courses like B.Sc.Visual Communication, M.Sc.Information Technology, M.Sc.Biochemistry, M.Sc.Microbiology, M.Sc.Computer Science and B.L.M, which were of high demand, were introduced apart from other courses. Several m.Phil courses were affiliated during this period.Economics, Chemistry and Computer Science departments have been recognized as Research Departments.

This period also saw a flurry of construction activities, mainly pertaining to renovation of the campus.

 Millennium

Year 2001 saw Prof.B.Krishnan taking over as a principal whose vision is to consolidate and utilize all the existing resources to the maximum extent possible and to plug the loopholes in the system in order to increase the efficiency. The institution and the management authorities of Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College stand unrivalled and unparalleled in their pioneering efforts to provide first class priority to its students by striving for the development of the individual through the cultivation of the human mind and spirit.

Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College is now a sprawling 25-acre Greenery land situated well within the urban city limits and well connected to all parts of the metro by the MTC buses and suburban trains. The city's Central Bus Station at Koyambedu and the Nungambakkam railway station are just two kilometers from the college.