Madhu Kishwar named to JNU council as School of Arts expert

May 09, 2017 09:06

JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar has nominated scholar-activist Madhu Kishwar to the universitys Academic Council to represent the School of Arts & Aesthetics as an outside expert for two years.

As an AC member, Kishwar will have the power to decide on matters related to JNUs academic policies. The university will hold its 143rd AC meeting on May 9.

Sources said Kishwar was sent an official letter on May 3 to attend the meeting which is expected to debate changes in the university admissions policy including deep cuts in MPhil and PhD seats.

Kishwar, founding editor of Manushi, is a graduate of Miranda House and JNU and has widely researched and written on issues of gender and politics. In 2014, she published Modi, Muslims and Media: Voices from Narendra Modis Gujarat.

The move to appoint Kishwar hasnt gone down well with a section of the faculty, including the Dean of SAA. Some teachers criticised Kishwars nomination saying her name was not among the list of experts provided by the School to the V-C.

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