The Ashoka University announced the appointment of professor Andre Beteille (National Research Professor and Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics) as chancellor, and professor Rudrangshu Mukherjee, (historian and ex-Editor, editorial pages, The Telegraph) as the vice chancellor of the University. Prof Beteille will head the university’s governing body while prof Mukherjee will lead both Ashoka’s board of management and its academic council. He’ll also guide the overall strategic direction and lead the day-to-day operations.
The announcement was made at a gathering that included key Ashoka Founders and trustees, such as Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder, InfoEdge (naukri.com); Ashish Dhawan, founder, Central Square Foundation and Former Senior MD, ChrysCapital; Vineet Gupta, MD, Jamboree Education; Dr Pramath Raj Sinha, MD, 9.9 Media and Founding Dean, Indian School of Business.
Both Prof Beteille and Mukherjee have taught at Ashoka’s Young India Fellowship (YIF) programme for three years, since its founding, and will continue to teach at Ashoka, both in the YIF and the Bachelor’s programmes.
Ashoka University is a philanthropic initiative by Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder, InfoEdge (Naukri.com); Ashish Dhawan, founder, Central Square Foundation; Vineet Gupta, MD, Jamboree Education; Dr Pramath Raj Sinha, MD, 9.9 Media and founding dean, Indian School of Business and many others. The first academic session of Ashoka University will commence from August 2014.