Nirmala S Maurya Explained

Nirmala S Maurya
Birth Date:5 August 1958[1]
Birth Place:Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality:Indian
Father:Surendra Singh Kushwaha [2]
Mother:Chandrawati Kushwaha
Known For:Educationist
Relatives:Saket Kushwaha (Brother) [3]

Nirmala S Maurya (born 5 August 1958) is the first women 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

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

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Strack. 15 September 2020. 3 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200803210150/http://www.vbspu.ac.in/vice-chancellor/. live.
  2. Web site: Jiopost. 18 October 2020. 18 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018194555/https://jiopost.com/professor-nirmala-s-maurya-became-vice-chancellor-of-purvanchal-university-8821-2/. live.
  3. Web site: Jiopost. 18 October 2020. 18 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018194555/https://jiopost.com/professor-nirmala-s-maurya-became-vice-chancellor-of-purvanchal-university-8821-2/. live.
  4. Web site: Vice Chancellor. 15 September 2020. 3 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200803210150/http://www.vbspu.ac.in/vice-chancellor/. live.
  5. Web site: Aapkiummid news. June 2024 .
  6. Web site: Register of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha. 15 September 2020. 17 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160517030547/http://dbhps-karnataka-bed-dharwad.org/mgmt.html. live.
  7. Web site: प्रो. निर्मला एस मौर्य बनीं पूविवि की नई कुलपति. Amar ujala. 2 June 2024. 2 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602052113/https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/pro-nirmala-s-maurya-became-the-new-vice-chancellor-jaunpur-news-vns5415619197. live.
  8. Web site: विरासत से युवा पीढ़ी को जोड़ रहा है विश्वविद्यालय: प्रो. निर्मला एस मौर्य. Amar ujala. 2 June 2024. 19 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230419095644/https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/university-is-connecting-the-young-generation-with-heritage-prof-nirmala-s-maurya-jaunpur-news-c-20-1-161027-2023-04-19. live.
  9. Web site: Award to Nirmala S Maurya. 3 May 2021. 3 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210503102950/http://www.univarta.com/vice-chancellor-prof-nirmala-s-maurya-will-receive-international-award-on-gandhi-jayanti/uttar-pradesh/news/2182623.html. live.
  10. Web site: पूर्वांचल विश्वविद्यालय की कुलपति प्रोफेसर निर्मला एस मौर्या को मिलेगा प्रेमचंद अंतरराष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार. jagran. 2 June 2024. 2 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602052114/https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi-city-purvanchal-university-vice-chancellor-professor-nirmala-s-maurya-to-get-premchand-international-award-21875761.html. live.
  11. Web site: 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. 2 June 2024. 4 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221104055954/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/news/former-vice-chancellor-said-vice-chancellor-made-fun-of-the-university-nirmala-maurya-is-getting-only-stone-installed-2-buildings-have-already-been-inaugurated-130466360.html. live.

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