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Nirmala S Maurya

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Nirmala S Maurya
Born (1958-08-05) 5 August 1958 (age 66)[1]
NationalityIndian
Known forEducationist
Parents
  • Surendra Singh Kushwaha [2] (father)
  • Chandrawati Kushwaha (mother)
RelativesSaket Kushwaha (Brother) [3]
Websitewww.vbspu.ac.in/vice-chancellor/

Nirmala S Maurya (born 5 August 1958) is the first woman Vice Chancellor of Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh who served the office from August 2020 till August 2023.[4][5] Former Registrar of Higher Education and Research Institute, Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Madras. [6] Her father, Surendra Singh Kushwaha, was a professor in the physics department of Banaras Hindu University and also served as VC of Ranchi University, Jharkhand and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Uttar Pradesh, and her brother Saket Kushwaha served as vice chancellor of Lalit Narayan Mithila University from 2014 to 2017 and also served as vice chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University from 2018 to 2024.[7]

Tenure

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During her tenure as Vice Chancellor she organised the world heritage week in the Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University at its Vivekananda Central Library. At this occasion, she also inaugurated a heritage gallery. In her inauguration speech she stated that the purpose of heritage week is to connect the youth with the cultural heritage of the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh and of the country as a whole.[8]

Awards

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She was awarded with Mahatma Gandhi International Award in 2020[9] In 2021, she was chosen for the Premchand International Award, which is provided for outstanding work in the field of literature.[10]

Criticism

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She was criticised by former Vice Chancellor of University, Raja Ram Yadav of not undertaking any significant work in the university. Yadav accused her of inlaying stones in name of infrastructure development in the university.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "New Strack". Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Jiopost". Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Jiopost". Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Vice Chancellor". Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Aapkiummid news". June 2024.
  6. ^ "Register of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha". Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ "प्रो. निर्मला एस मौर्य बनीं पूविवि की नई कुलपति". Amar ujala. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ "विरासत से युवा पीढ़ी को जोड़ रहा है विश्वविद्यालय: प्रो. निर्मला एस मौर्य". Amar ujala. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Award to Nirmala S Maurya". Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  10. ^ "पूर्वांचल विश्वविद्यालय की कुलपति प्रोफेसर निर्मला एस मौर्या को मिलेगा प्रेमचंद अंतरराष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार". jagran. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  11. ^ "पूर्वांचल विश्वविद्यालय के पूर्व कुलपति बोले- मजाक बना दिया:विवि में सिर्फ पत्थर लगवा रहीं निर्मला मौर्य, 2 भवन का पहले ही हो चुका उद्घाटन". Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.