Mehroo Bengalee Explained

Mehroo Bengalee
Office:Vice Chancellor of University of Mumbai
Term Start:1986
Term End:1992
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Academic

Mehroo Dhunjisha Bengalee (29 December 1931 21 May 2014) was an Indian Parsi academic. She served as Vice Chancellor of the University of Mumbai from 1986 to 1992, the first woman to hold this post.

Bengalee earned a master’s in education, followed by a PhD in economics and psychology from the University of Mumbai, in 1965.[1] She started her career at St Xavier's Institute of Education and later became a professor at the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.[2] [3] She served as Head of the Department of Education at the University of Mumbai from 1984 to 1986.

Bengalee was also a former trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet and a founding member of the National Commission for Minorities.[4]

Bengalee died on 21 May 2014, at the age of 82.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Eminent Indian Psychologists: 100 years of Psychology in India. Braj Bhushan. 28 August 2017. SAGE Publishing India. 978-93-86446-43-5. 423–. 23 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Bengalee, Mumbai University's first lady VC, dies at 84 . . 22 May 2014 . 23 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Mumbai University's first woman V-C dies. Singh. Dipti. 2014-05-22. The Indian Express. 23 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Dr. Mehroo Bengalee Mumbai University's first lady VC, dies at 84. 2021-02-02. Parsi Khabar. en-US.