IIT Delhi introduces Professors Narendra and Chandra Singhi Chair

Prof Narendra Kumar Singhi had a career focusing on Sociological Theory, Sociology of Development, Education, Health and Gender.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has announced that it has established “Professors Narendra and Chandra Singhi Chair” endowed by its alumnus Abheek Singhi in honour of his academician parents.

Speaking of the ‘Professors Narendra and Chandra Singhi Chair’, Professor Ambuj Sagar, Founding Head, School of Public Policy at IIT Delhi said, "It is an honour for the School of Public Policy to be the home to the Professors Narendra and Chandra Singhi Chair. The School's mission is to strengthen public policy research and education to help better marshal scientific and technical knowledge to address major societal challenges, which perfectly aligns with Abheek Singhi's objective in establishing this Chair in his parents' memory. I am sure that the distinguished academic careers of his parents will also serve to inspire the faculty member who holds the Chair”.

Prof Narendra Kumar Singhi had a career focusing on Sociological Theory, Sociology of Development, Education, Health and Gender.

He was a scholar, a visiting fellow at Cambridge University; Maison De Sciences, Paris; Indian Institute of Advances Studies, Shimla and a visiting professor at the University of London and the University of West Indies. He was the Head of the Department of Sociology at the University of Rajasthan and a senior fellow at the Institute of Development Studies. Prof Singhi has authored over 10 books and numerous papers in international and Indian journals.

Prof Chandralata Singhi taught Chemistry for nearly 35 years focusing on organic chemistry at Maharani College and Kanoria College, Jaipur. She did her PhD on Chemical studies on Indian medicinal plants and published several papers on the topic.

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