CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -"President Ram Nath Kovind, who is Visitor to the University, has approved the appointment of Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit as JNU Vice Chancellor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Thursday said her varsity had been writing history on falsified foundations for the past 75 years to but was now witnessing a turnaround.

Detailed explanation-3: -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).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Ministry of Education on Monday appointed Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit as the vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, making her the first woman to hold the post.

Detailed explanation-5: -Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit born on 15 July 1962 in Leningrad, Soviet Union (present day Saint Petersberg, Russia). 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.