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{{Infobox person
| name = Subur Parthasarathy
| image = SuburParthasarathy.png
| alt = A South Asian woman with dark hair dressed back from her face into a low bun; she is wearing a sari.
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| other_names = Subur Parthasarathi
| birth_name = Subur Mugaseth
| birth_date = 1911
| birth_place = Calicut
| death_date = 10 October 1966
| death_place = New York
| occupation = Educator, college administrator
| years_active =
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| spouse(s) = Parthasarathy
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}}

'''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.

== Early life ==
Subur Mugaseth was born in [[Kozhikode|Calicut]], the daughter of Khodadad Mugaseth, into a family prominent in the city's [[Parsis|Parsi]] community.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 21, 2015|title=The Mugaseths of Calicut|url=http://blog.calicutheritage.com/2015/06/the-mugaseths-of-calicut.html|access-date=2020-10-12|website=Calicut Heritage Forum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-23|title=Thiruvananthapuram: Milk man of India, Calicut Parsis and World War|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/231016/thiruvananthapuram-milk-man-of-india-calicut-parsis-and-world-war.html|access-date=2020-10-12|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> Her only brother died in [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Srinivasan|first=Krishnan|date=2015-09-13|title=Of battles long ago|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/of-battles-long-ago-89689.html|access-date=2020-10-12|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref> She attended the [[University of Madras]] and [[University of Oxford]], and earned a master's degree in English,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Muthiah|first=S.|date=2015-09-07|title=The first Principal|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/the-first-principal/article7685506.ece|access-date=2020-10-12|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and completed a doctorate in 1936.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=1966-10-11|title=Mrs. Parthasarathi, Wife Of India's Delegate to U.N.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/10/11/archives/mrs-parthasarathi-wife-of-indias-delegate-to-un.html|access-date=2020-10-12|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Career ==
Parthasarathy taught English at [[Queen Mary's College, Chennai|Queen Mary's College]] in Madras.<ref name=":0" /> She was the first principal of Ethiraj College for Women, serving from 1948 to 1952. She was succeeded in the principalship by [[Mona Hensman]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Principals|url=https://www.ethirajcollege.edu.in/about-college/former-principals|access-date=2020-10-12|website=Ethiraj College for Women}}</ref> In 1952, she traveled in the United States studying universities and colleges.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Goodhue|first=Norma H.|date=1952-06-11|title=Madras College Leader Studies U. S. Education|pages=64|work=The Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60975413/madras-college-leader-studies-u-s/|access-date=2020-10-12|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Parthasarathy was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1960 to 1966.<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 24, 1961|title=From India's Upper House: Mrs. Parthasarathi|page=724|work=The Times Educational Supplement|via=ProQuest}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
In 1939, Subur Mugaseth married journalist and diplomat [[Gopalaswami Parthasarathy (diplomat)|Gopalaswami Parthasarathy]], after they met at Oxford.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gandhi|first=Gopalkrishna|date=2018-03-22|title=Gopalaswami Parthasarathi: Sportsman, diplomat and troubleshooter, a man of many parts|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/gopalaswami-parthasarathi-sportsman-diplomat-and-troubleshooter-a-man-of-many-parts/story-LSkRtMGGATat8ewM8ZZzPL.html|access-date=2020-10-12|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>Parthasarathi, Ashok (2018). [http://indialics.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Shri-Ashok-Parthasarathi.pdf "Down the Memory Lane: Recalling India's Nation-Building Exercise"] ''Indialics''.</ref> They had a son, Ashok Parthasarathy (1940–2019) who followed his parents into government work and academia.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Parthasarathi|first=Ashok|date=30 June 2018|title=Indira Gandhi's decision to hold the Indian Army back from Peshawar in 1971|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/history-culture/indira-gandhi-hold-indian-army-back-peshawar-1971|access-date=2020-10-12|website=The Caravan|language=en}}</ref> She died from heart and kidney ailments<ref>{{Cite news|date=1966-10-11|title=Sabar Parthasarathi Wife of Indian Envoy|pages=26|work=The Boston Globe|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60975049/sabar-parthasarathi-wife-of-indian-envoy/|access-date=2020-10-12}}</ref> in New York, in 1966,<ref name=":0" /> while her husband was representing India at the [[United Nations]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=1966-10-10|title=Mrs. G. Parthasarathi|pages=12|work=The Evening Sun|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60975880/mrs-g-parthasarathi/|access-date=2020-10-12|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

Actor and playwright [[Girish Karnad]] was her niece's husband; and journalist [[Raghu Karnad]] is her grand-nephew.<ref name=":0" />

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