Awards, Honours & Distinctions

Academic excellence • Women’s leadership • International recognition

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Awards & Honours
First Woman Chairperson
Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla
Two Gold Medals (M.A. Political Science)
Prestigious International Fellowships

Prestigious Awards

2018
Higher Education Leadership Award
World Education Congress

For distinguished contribution to leadership in higher education.

2015
Prof. D.P. Mukherjee Award
Indian Political Science Association

Awarded for outstanding scholarship in political science.

1974
Karan Singh Gold Medal
Banaras Hindu University

First Rank in M.A. Political Science.

1974
BHU Gold Medal
Banaras Hindu University

Awarded for academic excellence.

1986–1987
Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship
United States Educational Foundation
1989
Shastri Indo-Canadian Fellowship
Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

International Fellowships & Academic Awards

1986–1987
US Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship

University of Texas at Austin, USA

1989
Shastri Indo-Canadian Fellowship

McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

Salzburg
Salzburg Fellowship

Austria

Indo-French
Indo-French Academic Fellowship

University of Paris

National Awards & Recognitions

  • Higher Education Leadership Award (2018)
  • Prof. D.P. Mukherjee Award (2015)
  • UGC Career Award
  • Two Gold Medals – M.A. Political Science (1974)
  • Recognitions for Women’s Studies Leadership
  • Academic and administrative distinction awards

Women-Centric Distinctions

  • First Woman Chairperson, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla
  • Leadership in Women’s Studies and gender justice initiatives
  • Supervision and mentoring of women researchers
  • Promotion of women's access to higher education and leadership roles

Her career marks significant milestones for women in Indian higher education, combining academic scholarship with institutional leadership.

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