Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit is an Indian academic and the current Vice-chancellor of

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a public major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and r ...

(JNU).She is the first woman to hold the office.She was previously serving as Professor of Political Science at

Savitribai Phule Pune University Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), formerly the University of Poona, is a collegiate public state university located in the city of Pune, India. It was established in 1949, and is spread over a campus in the neighbourhood of Ganeshk ...

.She was appointed as 13th Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University by Ministry of Education on February 7, 2022

Early life and education

Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit born on 15 July 1962 in Leningrad,

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(present day

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). She did her BA and MA from Presidency College, Chennai and completed M.Phil. and PhD in International relations from School of International studies at

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a public major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and r ...

. She also received a Diploma in Social Work from California State University and postgraduate diploma in Peace and Conflict studies from

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Controversies

She has been linked to extremist tweets on an account that was suddenly deleted. She claimed it was not hers though it contained old personal photos from her album.https://thewire.in/politics/somebody-from-jnu-did-this-new-jnu-v-c-now-claims-she-never-had-a-twitter-account

References

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