Book on Punjabi University first woman Vice Chancellor Dr Inderjit Kaur Sandhu released

Sandhu was the first woman Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, a celebrated academician and the first woman chairperson of the Staff Selection Commission, New Delhi.

On the 98th birthday of Inderjit Kaur Sandhu, a book edited and compiled by senior journalist Roopinder Singh  'A Festschrift for Inderjit Kaur Sandhu: An Inspiring Story’ was launched in Chandigarh during a virtual session. Sandhu was the first woman Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, a celebrated academician and the first woman chairperson of the Staff Selection Commission, New Delhi.

In a special message on her birthday,  Chief Minister of Punjab, Capt Amarinder Singh, wrote that the book has weaved, “A phulkari that is an enriching mosaic of vignettes of her life. Not many know that she was among the first batch of Punjabi MA students and helped edit Giani Ji’s famous ‘Mera Pind’, to whom she was married.”

The editor of the book, senior journalist, Roopinder Singh said, “My mother had a long and distinguished career. As you know, she was the vice chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala (1975 to 1977), and the first chairperson of Staff Selection Commission, New Delhi (1980 to 1985). She was educated in Lahore and became the first woman Vice-chancellor, of a university in northern India, representing the country in various international academic fora.”

With a forward from Gursharan Kaur, wife of the former Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, the books also have contributions in English and Punjabi. Some of the eminent personalities have written in English are Prof HS Gill, Prof Emeritus, Jawaharlal University; Nikky Guninder Kaur Singh of Colby College, Maine, USA;  Ashok Vohra of Delhi University; theatre director, Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry, and Supreme Court Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan. Archival material was written by the publisher, Ashok Chopra, and humourist, Late Suba Singh, also help provide a snapshot of the times. Personal accounts of younger people— authors Ranjit Powar and Aradhika Sharma, journalist Madhusudan Srinivas, administrator Radhey Pratap Singh, and Deputy Advocate General, Daldeep Singh, as well as Inderjit Kaur’s grandchildren provide different perspectives.

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