Missionaries of Charity was to care for (in Mother Teresa's words) "the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the crippled, the blind, the lepers, all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are shunned by everyone." It began as a small community with 12 members in Calcutta (now Kolkata), and today it has over 4,500 Sisters running orphanages, home for those dying of AIDS, charity centres worldwide, and caring for refugees, the blind, disabled, aged, alcoholics, the poor and homeless and victims of floods, epidemics and famine in Asia, Africa, Latin
Nirmala College for Women offers M.Phil and Ph.D in Mathematics, History, Commerce, Literature, Botany & Chemistry both full-time and part-time. The students of Nirmala college excel in sports especially in weightlifting. Nirmala College for Women Nirmala College for Women is an autonomous institution in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is re-accredited by NAAC with "A" Grade. The college admits undergraduates and post-graduates and offers degrees in the liberal arts, sciences and commerce. The institution was affiliated with Madras University till 1981 and thereafter affiliated with the Bharathiar University. The college is managed by Franciscan Sisters of the Presentation founded by Rev Fr Joseph Louis