IMPHAL, Feb 2: A Manipuri lady has become the youngest lady vice-chancellor of a university in India.
Vice-Chancellor of Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University of Jaipur, Dr.Thoudam Prabha Devi from the state of Manipur has become the youngest lady Vice-Chancellor in India besides being the first ever lady who holds the high profile post from Manipur.
The 40 year old lady is the daughter of Th.Brajamani Singh of Naharup Makha Pat Awang Leikai of Imphal East district.
She joined the private University in 2008 as a professor and was finally chosen as the Vice Chancellor of the University after getting promoted initially to the position of Dean.
The lady started her teaching career from Nirmalabas High School, Imphal and then after few years she started teaching in many colleges and universities including Baptist College at Nagaland and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.Meanwhile, Dr Thoudam Prabha Devi said she had passed out her 10th standard from Tamphasana Girls’ Higher Secondary, Imphal and pre-university degree from Modern College, Imphal.
She also said that she took the degree of B.Com and M.Com from Osmania University, Hyderabad and Manipur University, Imphal respectively where she also had done the Ph.d from the later university.
Contented Dr Prabha Devi revealed that the university where she currently works emphasized on the women empowerment through higher education.Starting from this year, five ladies from the State who deserve the essential criteria but cannot afford to learn would be allowed free of cost to study at the university every year through her contact. It is also a very safe learning place for women with low fees and admission fees, she added.
Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/first-woman-vc-from-manipur/
