Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore


Jyoti Nivas College is a college in Bangalore, India, situated in the heart of Koramangala. It was established in 1966, founded by The Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes. It is affiliated to Bangalore University.

Mission and vision

The main motto of the college is "Let Your Light Shine". Its vision "Communion, Excellence, Service, Relevance". The Mission of the college is "To turn out Intellectually enlightened, Morally upright, Spiritually oriented, Socially committed and Emotionally balanced young women".
It is a college consisting of a good infrastructure with a beautiful campus. Jyoti Nivas College is known for its academic excellence and prominence in cultural activities.

History

Six Young peasant girls in the little village of Tarbes in France were divinely inspired way back in 1843, to a life of contemplation and prayer, the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes was thus born.
The sisters who arrived in Bangalore in 1882 worked in Bowring Hospital. On seeing that Education was the need of the hour for women in Bangalore, the sisters of the society started Jyoti Nivas College in 1966. Since then Jyoti Nivas has been imparting holistic education to young women.

Attacks by the BJP

The administration of the Jyoti Nivas College in Bengaluru announced a two-day holiday in January 2020 after an altercation over the Citizenship Amendment Act between a few students and Bharatiya Janata Party members. The BJP workers had set up a banner promoting CAA and reportedly told the people passing-by to sign it. Some college students have protested against the signing campaign, which has led to a scuffle. As a result, additional police officials were dispatched at the college. The students also alleged alleged that a few people, claiming to be BJP party cadre, threatened a JNU-style attack if they refused to sign a poster in support of the CAA. The students were also told to go back to Pakistan if they did not support the law. According to the students, the BJP workers stayed a little longer near college and scrapped the banner after taking the selfies in front of it.
The students staged a peaceful sit-in protest the next-day inside the college against the BJP, holding placards and protesting the incident that took place on Wednesday. The students said they had the freedom to discuss, criticize and dispute, adding that other views would not be imposed on them.