Manmohan Singh returns to teaching, at alma mater

April 07, 2016 11:49

Fifty years after Dr Manmohan Singh delivered his last lecture at Panjab University (PU), the former Prime Minister is set to return to his alma mater after accepting the offer of professorship for the Jawaharlal Nehru Chair.

"We have worked out the logistics, which was the main problem. He is happy to be able to come here and interact with students," said PU vice-chancellor Prof Arun Kumar Grover.

"He might deliver lectures during his visit to Chandigarh and the remaining ones through video conferencing."

Singh completed his masters in economics from PU in 1954 and joined as senior lecturer in economics in 1957. He left in 1966, when he was appointed economic affairs officer (UNCTAD) at the UN Secretariat, New York. Panjab University vice-chancellor Arun Kumar Grover said former VC RP Bambah had raised the subject of teaching with the former prime minister at a function in Chandigarh a few months back. Read more

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