prof. j.s. grewal appointed as president and chairperson of reconstituted governing body of indian institute of advanced studies (iias), shimla

Friday, November 26, 2004

The Government today reconstituted the Governing Body of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla and appointed eminent historian, Prof. J.S. Grewal as the President of its Council and Chairman of the Governing Board. This has been done in exercise of powers vested under the Memorandum of Association and Rules and Regulations and Bye-laws of IIAS, Shimla. The Government has also terminated the membership of the 6 Vice Chancellors and 24 Educationists appointed on the Council of IIAS in April 2002. The Government has now appointed the following 6 Vice Chancellors and 24 educationists as members of the Council of IIAS for the remaining term of the Council till April 10, 2005.

Vice Chancellors

1. Prof.Mushirul Hasan, VC, JMI, Delhi

2. Prof.Ganeshan, VC, CIEFL, Hyderabad

3. Shri Vachaspati Upadhyaya, VC, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, New Delhi

4. Shri.C.S.Chadha, VC, Indore University

5. Prof.Mrinal Miri, VC, NEHU, Shillong

6. Prof.Arun Kumar Dave, VC, Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad

Educationists

1. Ms.Armaty Desai, Former Chairperson, UGC

2. Prof.Tensula Ao, NEHU, Shillong

3. Prof.T.K.Oommen, Former Professor of Sociology, JNU

4. Shri Jayant Narlikar, Eminent Scientist, Mumbai

5. Shri Kunwar Suresh Singh, Eminent Historian & Anthropologist

6. Prof.Irfan Habib, Eminent Historian

7. Prof.Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Eminent Historian

8. Prof.J.S.Grewal, Eminent Historian

9. Prof.Kirit Parikh, Economist, Mumbai

10. Prof.Abhijit Sen, Economist & Member, Planning Commission

11. Prof.Balachandra Mungekar, Economist & Member, Planning Commission

12. Prof.C.P.Chandrasekhar, Economist, JNU, New Delhi

13. Prof.Anjali Monterio, TISS. Mumbai

14. Prof.Ayyappa Panikker, Professor of English & eminent Poet

15. Prof.U.R.Ananthamurthy, Professor of English & eminent writer

16. Prof.Mihir Bhattacharya, Former Head, Cinema Studies, Jadavpur University

17. Ms.Geeta Kapur, Eminent Art Critic

18. Prof.Neera Chandok, Political Scientist, Delhi University

19. Prof.Srinivas Rath, Eminent Sanskrit Scholar

20. Prof. Arun Kamal, Eminent Poet and Professor of English, Patna

21. Prof.Madhura Swaminathan, Economist, ISI, Kolkata

22. Prof.Moolchand Sharma, Director, Law Institute, Bhopal

23. Shri Sadanand Menon, Eminent art critic, Chennai

24. Prof.Ravi Kapur, Eminent Psychologist, NIAS, Bangalore