Subur Parthasarathy

Subur Parthasarathy (1911 – 10 October 1966), born Subur Mugaseth, was an Indian educator and legislator. She was the first principal at Ethiraj College for Women, and served in the upper house of the Indian Parliament from 1960 to 1966.

Subur Parthasarathy
Born
Subur Mugaseth

1911
Calicut
Died10 October 1966
New York
Other namesSubur Parthasarathi
OccupationEducator, college administrator
Spouse(s)Parthasarathy

Early life

Subur Mugaseth was born in Calicut, the daughter of Khodadad Mugaseth, into a family prominent in the city's Parsi community.[1][2] Her only brother died in World War II.[3] She attended the University of Madras and University of Oxford, and earned a master's degree in English,[4] and completed a doctorate in 1936.[5]

Career

Parthasarathy taught English at Queen Mary's College in Madras.[4] She was the first principal of Ethiraj College for Women, serving from 1948 to 1952. She was succeeded in the principalship by Mona Hensman.[6] In 1952, she traveled in the United States studying universities and colleges.[7] Parthasarathy was elected to the Rajya Sabha from 1960 to 1966.[8]

Personal life

In 1939, Subur Mugaseth married journalist and diplomat Gopalaswami Parthasarathy, after they met at Oxford.[9][10] They had a son, Ashok Parthasarathy (1940–2019) who followed his parents into government work and academia.[11] She died from heart and kidney ailments[12] in New York, in 1966,[4] while her husband was representing India at the United Nations.[5][13]

Actor and playwright Girish Karnad was her niece's husband; and journalist Raghu Karnad is her grand-nephew.[4]

References
  1. "The Mugaseths of Calicut". Calicut Heritage Forum. June 21, 2015. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  2. "Thiruvananthapuram: Milk man of India, Calicut Parsis and World War". Deccan Chronicle. 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  3. Srinivasan, Krishnan (2015-09-13). "Of battles long ago". The Statesman. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  4. Muthiah, S. (2015-09-07). "The first Principal". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  5. "Mrs. Parthasarathi, Wife Of India's Delegate to U.N." The New York Times. 1966-10-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  6. "Former Principals". Ethiraj College for Women. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  7. Goodhue, Norma H. (1952-06-11). "Madras College Leader Studies U. S. Education". The Los Angeles Times. p. 64. Retrieved 2020-10-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "From India's Upper House: Mrs. Parthasarathi". The Times Educational Supplement. November 24, 1961. p. 724 – via ProQuest.
  9. Gandhi, Gopalkrishna (2018-03-22). "Gopalaswami Parthasarathi: Sportsman, diplomat and troubleshooter, a man of many parts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  10. Parthasarathi, Ashok (2018). "Down the Memory Lane: Recalling India's Nation-Building Exercise" Indialics.
  11. Parthasarathi, Ashok (30 June 2018). "Indira Gandhi's decision to hold the Indian Army back from Peshawar in 1971". The Caravan. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  12. "Sabar Parthasarathi Wife of Indian Envoy". The Boston Globe. 1966-10-11. p. 26. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  13. "Mrs. G. Parthasarathi". The Evening Sun. 1966-10-10. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-10-12 – via Newspapers.com.
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