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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = SNDT Women's University<br />
| logo = SNDT Women's Uni LOGO.png<br />
| motto = ' Sanskrita Stree Parashakti '<br>(An enlightened woman is a source of Infinite strength)<ref>{{cite web|title=Motto of SNDT|url=http://sndt.ac.in/abtus/founder.htm}}</ref><br />
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|5th July 1916}}<br />
| chancellor = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = Prof. Shashikala Wanjari<br />
| city = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| students = Women Only<br />
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<br />
| campus = [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]]<br />
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]<br />
| website = {{URL|http://sndt.ac.in/}}<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Stamp of India - 2016 - Colnect 904798 - Centenary of SNDT Women s University Bombay.jpeg|thumb|Centenary of SNDT Women s University, Bombay.]]<br />
'''SNDT Women's University''', also called by its full name '''Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University''', is a women's university in the city of [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. The university headquarters are at [[Churchgate]] in [[South Mumbai]], while the main campus is at Churchgate there are two other campuses one in [[Santa Cruz (Mumbai)|Santacruz]]–[[Juhu]] area of Mumbai and another at [[Pune]]. The university has affiliated colleges in [[Maharashtra]], [[Assam]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Surat]] and [[Goa]], as well.<ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated Colleges|url=http://sndt.ac.in/aca/affiliated-colleges.htm|publisher=SNDT University|access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref><br />
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In 1920 the university was named Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University. Mr.Vitthaldas Thakarsey donated ₹1500000 at that time in the memories of his beloved mother Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey, and so the name SNDT was given to the university.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of SNDT|url=http://sndt.ac.in/abtus/history.htm}}</ref> Today, the university has an enrolment of over 70,000 students. It has three campuses at [[Churchgate]], [[Santa Cruz (Mumbai)|Santacruz]]-[[Juhu]], [[Pune]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Campuses of SNDT|url=http://sndt.ac.in/contactus.htm}}</ref><br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
{{alumni|date=October 2017}}<br />
* [[Anita Dongre]], designer<br />
* [[Ayesha Singh]], Indian actress<br />
* [[Masaba Gupta]], designer<br />
* [[Neeta Lulla]], designer<br />
* [[Jaya Mehta]], Gujarati poet and critic<ref name="AGSI">{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ|last=Brahmabhatt|first=Prasad|publisher=Parshwa Publication|year=2010|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7|location=Ahmedabad|pages=141–142|language=gu|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era}}</ref><br />
* [[Chitra Mudgal]], noted Hindi writer<br />
* [[Rani Mukherjee]], Indian actress<br />
* [[Heera Pathak]], Gujarati poet and critic<br />
* [[Shruti Sadolikar]], Indian classical music singer<br />
* [[Sonakshi Sinha]], Indian actress<br />
* [[Bharati Vaishampayan]], Indian classical music singer<br />
* [[Vasubahen]], Gujarati writer<br />
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