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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Priscilla Jebaraj

Santishree Pandit appointed first woman VC of JNU

A view of the administrative building at the JNU campus in New Delhi. File (Source: The Hindu)

Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, a political science professor at Savitribai Phule Pune University, has been appointed as the first women Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

In her first statement after the appointment, she listed the construction of Indo-centric narratives, interdisciplinary studies and student-friendly environment as among her priorities.

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