[3] Hindu College was founded in 1899 by Krishan Dassji Gurwale and Pandit Deen Dayal Sharma[4][5] in the backdrop of the nationalist struggle against the British Raj.

Some prominent citizens, including Rai Bahadur Amba Prasad, Gurwale Ji, decided to start a college that would provide nationalist education to the youth, while being non-elitist and non-sectarian.

He donated a part of his historic property, which originally belonged to Colonel James Skinner, at Kashmiri Gate, Delhi, to the college.

It is the only college in Delhi to have a students' parliament since 1935, which provided a platform to many national leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sarojini Naidu, Annie Besant, Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Subhash Chandra Bose for motivating the youth.

[15] The women's development cell of the college has been very active in gender sensitisation and after the scrapping of section 377 successfully led pride parades to create awareness about LGBTQ+ rights.

[citation needed] Caucus l[16] is the discussion forum of Hindu College and works as a mini think tank.

The intellectual fest of Hindu College - Compass is also organised annually by Caucus and has hosted various eminent personalities in the past like Prof. Arvind Panagariya, Mr. William Dalrymple, Amb.

The College started "Arihant", the annual festival of the NCC wing in 2013 and hosted many General Rank Officers.

The Electoral Literacy Club acts as a representative body of the college, having members from all sections of society.

The club, also promotes democratic values and vigilance among students through various engaging activities, programs and hand-on experiences.

The Indian music society, Alankar, holds its annual festival Harmony every year.

[17] The English debating society, popularly known as the Debsoc, is representative of an inquiring and active intellectual life on campus.

[citation needed] Furthermore, the society promotes independent student journalism through its bimonthly publication- Hindu College Gazette.

The Speaker of the Parliament is a teacher nominated by the Principal in his/her capacity as the President of the Hindu College Republic.

[22] Hindu college features prominently in the movie Rockstar where the protagonist Janardhan Jakhar (played by Ranbir Kapoor) studies during the early part of his life.