Notable Alumni

Bishop Cotton Girls’ School takes pride in the distinguished alumnae who carry the school’s values of Nurture, Excellence and Empowerment into every corner of the world — in public life, science and medicine, the arts, business, sport and beyond.

The Late J. Jayalalithaa
The Late J. Jayalalithaa

Actress & former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Founder & Executive Chairperson, Biocon Group

Batch of 1968

Dr. Kamini A. Rao
Dr. Kamini A. Rao

Medical professional & Padma Shri awardee

Aiyshwarya Mahadev
Aiyshwarya Mahadev

National Spokesperson, Indian National Congress

Batch of 2011

Uma Mahadevan
Uma Mahadevan

IAS Officer, Additional Chief Secretary, Govt of Karnataka

C. Cecelia Sopemla
C. Cecelia Sopemla

SP, Traffic Control Police Wing, Manipur

Batch of 1998

Fouzia Taranum B
Fouzia Taranum B

IAS, Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate, Kalaburgi

Batch of 2004

Rani Jeyeraj
Rani Jeyeraj

Femina Miss India World 1996; Creative Director, Storybird

Batch of 1993

The Late Nafisa Joseph
The Late Nafisa Joseph

Femina Miss India Universe 1997

Batch of 1996

Diya Abraham
Diya Abraham

Femina Miss India International 1997

Batch of 1994

Anuradha Doddaballapur
Anuradha Doddaballapur

Cardiovascular scientist & Captain, Germany Women's Cricket Team

Batch of 2002

Rajshree Ojha
Rajshree Ojha

Filmmaker; director of the film 'Aisha'

Batch of 1993

Anuradha Kedia
Anuradha Kedia

Co-Founder, The Better India

Batch of 1998

Sharmila Nicollet
Sharmila Nicollet

Indian professional golfer

Gautami Tadimalla
Gautami Tadimalla

Actress, social worker & politician

Rear Admiral Nirmala Kannan (Retd.)
Rear Admiral Nirmala Kannan (Retd.)

First woman officer to attend the National Defence College, Delhi

Nikki Galrani
Nikki Galrani

Indian actress

Sreeleela
Sreeleela

Indian actress

Patralekha Paul
Patralekha Paul

Indian actress

Dr. Anna Benjamin Pulimood
Dr. Anna Benjamin Pulimood

Former Principal & Professor of Pathology, CMC Vellore

Amisha Bahl Chawla
Amisha Bahl Chawla

Filmmaker & freelance writer

Batch of 1995

P. Anu Chengappa
P. Anu Chengappa

Advocate, High Court, Trial Courts & Tribunals

Batch of 1995

Heera Nawaz
Heera Nawaz

Writer, poet, editor & researcher

Batch of 1975

Dr. Keerthana Rajkumar
Dr. Keerthana Rajkumar

Physician, Acute & General Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge

Batch of 2002

Dr. Manjula Veerappa
Dr. Manjula Veerappa

Associate Professor of English, Vijaya College, Bangalore

Batch of 1990

Manuja Veerappa
Manuja Veerappa

Writer, The Times of India

Batch of 1997

Dr. Mariam R. Chacko
Dr. Mariam R. Chacko

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

Batch of 1965

Dr. Muddama Monnappa
Dr. Muddama Monnappa

General Surgeon — Breast Diseases & Women's Health

Batch of 1994

Dr. Ranjini Srinivasan
Dr. Ranjini Srinivasan

Professor of Paediatrics, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore

Batch of 1998

Dr. Mithuna Srinivasan
Dr. Mithuna Srinivasan

Principal Research Scientist, NORC, University of Chicago

Batch of 1999

Dr. Susan Jacob Varghese
Dr. Susan Jacob Varghese

Professor Emerita, University of Cincinnati

Batch of 1965

Sindhuja Cheema
Sindhuja Cheema

Cofounder & Business Development, Inchstone GmbH, Austria

Batch of 1998

Dr. Zodinsangi
Dr. Zodinsangi

Chief Medical Officer, CGHS New Delhi, MoHFW

Batch of 1998

Kalyani Hiwale
Kalyani Hiwale

Theatre artist

Batch of 1993

Dr. Shanthini David
Dr. Shanthini David

Clinical Head, Azim Premji Foundation Community Health Initiative

Batch of 1987

Manuela Solomon Samuel
Manuela Solomon Samuel

Senior Scientific Manager, Strand Life Sciences

Batch of 2008

Dr. Aneesa Ismail Rashid
Dr. Aneesa Ismail Rashid

Economic Specialist (Retd.), State of Michigan, USA

Batch of 1969

Srirupa Ganguly
Srirupa Ganguly

Professional Engineer, Urbana–Champaign

Batch of 1996

Anita Malladi
Anita Malladi

Financial Strategy & Portfolio, Greater Melbourne

Batch of 2001

Susan Prakasam
Susan Prakasam

Analyst Relations Lead, Microsoft, Singapore

Batch of 1994

Dr. Tejaswi R. Sastry
Dr. Tejaswi R. Sastry

Medical Oncologist (affil. Johns Hopkins Hospital)

Batch of 1994

Dr. Sangeeta Sastry
Dr. Sangeeta Sastry

Associate Chair, VCU Medical Center

Batch of 1996