Nirmala Rao (born 1959,

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) is a British academic and the current vice chancellor of Krea University. She also served as vice chancellor of the

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from 1 February 2017 to January 2022. and as Pro-Director of the

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at the

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from 2008 to 2016.

Early life

Rao was born in 1959 in

, India. She studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya Gill Nagar Kodambakkam, Chennai and competed her Higher Secondary there in the year 1976.

Academic life

Rao served as a Governor of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance.

Volunteer and Causes

Rao is a member of the Board of Trustees of the UK educational charity United World Schools.

Awards

In the

2011 Queen's Birthday Honours The Birthday Honours 2011 for the Commonwealth realms were announced on 11 June 2011 in the United Kingdom,United Kingdom: New Zealand,Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(OBE) for her services to scholarship. She was elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in 2003.

References

External links

Interview
with

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on 10 November 2016. British women academics Officers of the Order of the British Empire Living people 1959 births Delhi University alumni Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni Alumni of Westfield College Academics of Goldsmiths, University of London Academics of SOAS University of London Vice-chancellors of the Asian University for Women {{UK-academic-bio-stub