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| | '''Mrunalini Devi Puar''' (25 June 1931 – 1 January 2015) was an [[India]]n [[educator]] and [[dietitian]]. She was an [[educator]] at the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]] before becoming the [[chancellor]] of the university after the death of her brother in 1988. She stayed chancellor until her death. |
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| '''Mrunalini Devi Puar''' (25 June 1931 – 2 January 2015) was an Indian educator and first woman chancellor of a recognized Indian university with more than 35,000 students. | |
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| ==Biography==
| | Puar was born in [[Gujarat]]. She was a member of the [[Gaekwad dynasty]], the former ruling clan of [[Baroda State]]. |
| Puar was an educator and the titular [[Maharani]] of [[Dhar State]]. She was a member of the [[Gaekwad dynasty]], the former ruling clan of [[Baroda State]] and also a member of the [[Paramara dynasty|Puar]] dynasty of Dhar, both former [[Maratha]] [[princely states]]. She was married to Maharaja Anand Rao IV Puar, the Maharaja of [[Dhar State]]. She was chancellor of the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]]. She succeeded her brother [[Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad]], [[Maharaja]] of Baroda, as chancellor when he died in 1988. | |
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| A dietician by training, Puar had a B.Sc., Faculty of Home Science, from [[Maharaja Sayajirao University]] of [[Baroda]] and did her M.S. (food and nutrition) from Iowa State University of Science and Technology in the United States.
| | Puar died after a short illness on 1 January 2015, aged 83.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mrunalini Devi Puar, Chancellor of M S University of Baroda, passes away|url=http://netindian.in/news/2015/01/02/00032074/mrunalini-devi-puar-chancellor-m-s-university-baroda-passes-away|work=NetIndian|date=2 January 2015|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref> |
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| She later returned to [[Vadodara]], [[India]], to complete her Ph.D. in food and nutrition from [[Maharaja Sayajirao University]] of [[Baroda]].<ref name="NI">{{cite web|title=Mrunalini Devi Puar, Chancellor of M S University of Baroda, passes away|url=http://netindian.in/news/2015/01/02/00032074/mrunalini-devi-puar-chancellor-m-s-university-baroda-passes-away|work=netindian.in|date=2 January 2015|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="BS">{{cite web|title=PM Modi condoles passing away of MSU Chancellor Dr. Puar|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/pm-modi-condoles-passing-away-of-msu-chancellor-dr-puar-115010200201_1.html|work=business-standard.com|date=2 January 2015|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref>
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| Puar continued the Gaekwad family's glorious tradition of service through education, including as MSU chancellor. Puar, 83, took charge as the chancellor of MSU in 1988. She was the first woman chancellor of a recognized Indian university with more than 35,000 students.
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| She served as a member of the Commission on Education and Training, the International Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources (IUCNNR), Switzerland and as Chairperson, Food & Nutrition Programme Committee, International Federation For Home Economics (IFHM), France.
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| She was also a member of the steering group on Nutrition, Planning Commission, Government of India and of the Governing Body, Institute Of Home Economics, New Delhi. She was a member of the advisory committee for Rajiv Gandhi Institute For Contemporary Studies, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi, and a variety of other organisations.
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| She also taught at The [[Maharaja Sayajirao University]] of [[Baroda]] for about 12 years before she became its chancellor.
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| Hari Singh and Arjun Singh are related to Mrunalini Devi Puar. Their mother, Shashi Prabha Raje is from Dhar and is the daughter of Dhairyashil Rao Puar of Dhar.
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| Puar died on 2 January 2015 following a short illness. She was 83.<ref name="NI"/><ref name="BS"/>
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Gaekwad]]
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| *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170108043720/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/baroda.html Gaekwad Dynasty of Baroda] includes a bio of HH Maharani Dr. Mrunalini Devi (she was married to HH Maharaja Anandrao IV Puar of [[Dhar State|Dhar]]) | | * [http://www.msubaroda.ac.in/chancellor.php?action=chancellor Mrunalini Devi Puar profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206150320/http://msubaroda.ac.in/chancellor.php?action=chancellor |date=2015-02-06 }} at the [http://www.msubaroda.ac.in/ Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda website] |
| *[http://www.msubaroda.ac.in/chancellor.php?action=chancellor#tabs|Tabs_Group_name:Profile Profile] at the MS University of Baroda website
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