Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee
Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee is an Indian academician who is currently the vice-chancellor of the University of Calcutta.[1]
Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee | |
|---|---|
| Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University | |
| Assumed office 15 July 2017 | |
| Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
| Preceded by | Ashutosh Ghosh |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Alapan Bandyopadhyay |
| Occupation | Academic |
Biography
Banerjee completed her Bachelor's studies from 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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
References
- ↑ "Vice-Chancellors". www.caluniv.ac.in. University of Calcutta. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ↑ "SCB" (PDF). Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ↑ Aug 26. "Calcutta University gets full-term VC after more than 2 years". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ↑ "Interim VC at CU, again". The Telegraph (india). Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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