Who made Prof. Amartya Sen Nalanda Varsity"s Chancellor? Did he appoint himself? A peculiar conundrum haunts the controversial Nalanda University, Bihar. Did Nobel laureate Dr Amartya Sen recommend his own name for Chancellorship of the university? Sen is the chairperson of the governing board. A perusal of the Nalanda University Act, 2010 read with its statutes (by-laws) on the prescribed methods of appointment of Chancellor raises questions on Sen’s chancellorship. Clause 11 (1) says, ‘The Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor from a panel of names of not less than three persons recommended by the Governing Board and if the Visitor does not approve the recommended persons, he may invite a fresh panel.’ The statute implies that the ‘panel of names of not less than three persons’ recommended by the governing board is not drawn from a member of the governing board—not a ‘panel of names of not less than three persons out of the governing board’. What is odd is that Nalanda governing board should recommend to the Visitor three of its own members for the chancellorship. What is strange is that the recommendation letter is signed by chairperson, governing board—in this case, Sen himself. Pls also read the Story on Nalanda (Dated Sept 2011) Manish Kumar chauthiduniya/2011/09/messing-with-the-glory-of-nalanda-the-university-has-become-a-den-of-corruption.html
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 06:27:12 +0000