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'''Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee''' is an Indian academic and the current vice-chancellor of the [[University of Calcutta]], India.<ref name="CU Vice-Chancellors">{{cite web |title=Vice-Chancellors |url=https://www.caluniv.ac.in/about/vc.html |website=www.caluniv.ac.in |publisher=University of Calcutta |accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref>
'''Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee''' is an Indian academician who is currently the vice-chancellor of the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name="CU Vice-Chancellors">{{cite web |title=Vice-Chancellors |url=https://www.caluniv.ac.in/about/vc.html |website=www.caluniv.ac.in |publisher=University of Calcutta |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Banerjee completed her Bachelor's studies from [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency College, Kolkata]] (as a graduating student of the [[University of Calcutta]]), and subsequently, earned her postgraduate and doctoral degrees from the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name="SCB">{{cite web |title=SCB |url=https://www.caluniv.ac.in/admin-new/pdf-file/SCB.pdf |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref>
Banerjee completed her Bachelor's studies from [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency College, Kolkata]] (as a graduating student of the [[University of Calcutta]]), and subsequently, earned her postgraduate and doctoral degrees from the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name="SCB">{{cite web |title=SCB |url=https://www.caluniv.ac.in/admin-new/pdf-file/SCB.pdf |access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref>
In August 2017 she was appointed as the vice-chancellor of the University of Calcutta, after the then vice-chancellor [[Suranjan Das (professor)|Suranjan Das]] was transferred to [[Jadavpur University]].<ref name="ToI Calcutta University gets full-term VC after more than 2 years">{{cite news |last1=Aug 26 |title=Calcutta University gets full-term VC after more than 2 years |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/calcutta-university-gets-full-term-vc-after-more-than-2-years/articleshow/60237631.cms |access-date=4 May 2019 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>


Banerjee is a professor of political science. In August 2017 she was appointed as the vice-chancellor of the University of Calcutta, after the then vice-chancellor [[Suranjan Das]] was transferred to [[Jadavpur University]].<ref name="ToI Calcutta University gets full-term VC after more than 2 years">{{cite news |last1=Aug 26 |title=Calcutta University gets full-term VC after more than 2 years |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/calcutta-university-gets-full-term-vc-after-more-than-2-years/articleshow/60237631.cms |access-date=4 May 2019 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
She is the daughter of Bengali poet [[Nirendranath Chakravarty]], and she is married to [[Alapan Bandyopadhyay]], who is now serving as a chief advisor to CM of West Bengal.<ref name="Interim VC at CU, again">{{cite news |title=Interim VC at CU, again |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/interim-vc-at-cu-again/cid/1404145 |accessdate=4 May 2019 |work=The Telegraph (india) |language=en}}</ref>
 
She is the daughter of Bengali poet [[Nirendranath Chakravarty]], and she is married to [[Alapan Bandyopadhyay]], who is now serving as a chief secretary of West Bengal.<ref name="Interim VC at CU, again">{{cite news |title=Interim VC at CU, again |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/interim-vc-at-cu-again/cid/1404145 |accessdate=4 May 2019 |work=The Telegraph (india) |language=en}}</ref>
 
She and her husband were sent into quarantine when she was contact-traced to the first reported case of [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19]] in [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/how-mother-of-bengals-first-covid-19-patient-sent-state-home-secy-10-others-into-isolation-2541703.html|title=How Mother of Bengal's First COVID-19 Patient 'Sent' State Home Secretary and 10 Others Into Isolation|website=News18|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==