Personal Information

Name

Dr. Chandrakala Padia

Date of Birth

13.05.1954

Mother's Name

Smt. Savitri Ginodia (Social Worker)

Father's Name

Late Shree Raghunath Prasad Ginodia
(Senior Tax Consultant)

Designation

Professor (Retd.)
Department of Political Science
Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi- 221 005

Marital Status

Married with 2 Children

Spouse Name

Late Dr. Ram Gopal Padia
(Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India)

Sons

(1) Dr. Abhishek Chandra
(Ophthalmologist & Owner of Netroday, The Eye City, North India’s largest Hospital)

(2) Dr. Abhinav Padia
(Interventional Cardiologist) Owner of Banaras Medicity Heartcare & Superspeciality Hospital.

Teaching Experience

44 Years of Teaching experience of Undergraduate and Post Graduate students at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P.).

Career

Throughout First Class with Ist Position in M.A., Political Science securing Two Gold Medals: (1) Karan Singh Gold Medal; and
(2) B.H.U. Gold Medal.

Post Doctoral Studies

University of Texas, Austin, Texas, U.S.A. &
University of McMaster, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Research Specialization

Modern Indian Political Thought
Western Poltical Thought
India's Intellectual Tradition
Indian Feminism, Third World Feminism, Women's Studies

Hobbies

Reading of Spiritual and Literary Books; Social Work and Travelling;
Writing Poetry; Listening to Spiritual Discourses.