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Nobel Laureate Dr Esther Duflo Joins Krea University's Governing Council

December 10, 2021: Dr Esther Duflo, a Nobel Laureate, has been appointed as a member of Krea University's Governing Council.

Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr Esther Duflo is an economist (MIT). She also works at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab as a Co-Founder and Co-Director (J-PAL). Along with Dr Abhijit Banerjee and Dr Michael Kremer, she was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics (the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) for inventing an innovative experimental approach to easing global poverty.

"It is fair to say that we would not have received a Nobel prize if it had not been for all the research we could do in India, thanks in large part to the support we received from Krea University's sponsoring body since 2008," Dr Esther Duflo said of her appointment. “I'm looking forward to assisting Krea University in fulfilling its purpose of assisting humanity in preparing for an uncertain world."

"It is fair to assume that we would not have gotten a Nobel prize if it had not been for all the research we were able to perform in India, owing in large part to the assistance we received from Krea University's supporting body since 2008," Dr Esther Duflo remarked in response to her appointment. “I'm excited to assist Krea University in fulfilling its purpose of assisting humanity in preparing for an uncertain future", she continued

Mahesh Rangarajan Conferred Distinction By American History Association

October 28, 2021: The American Historical Association (AHA) has named Prof. Mahesh Rangarajan, Vice-Chancellor and Professor of History and Environmental Studies at Krea University in Sri City, a ‘Honorary Foreign Member’. Prof. Mahesh Rangarajan was awarded honorary membership in the AHA in recognition of his considerable contributions to the field of history.

The American Historical Group is the oldest and largest professional association of historians in the United States, having been founded in 1884. Prof Mahesh is one of a select group of historians who have received this honour. Sir Jadunath Sarkar, a pre-independence academic who has been dubbed the "greatest Indian historian of his day," was the first recipient of this honour. So far, only three eminent Indian historians have won this honour.

Prof Mahesh received his BA Honours in History from Hindu College, University of Delhi, and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford from 1986 to 1989. He holds a master's degree in modern history from Balliol College and a doctorate from Nuffield College in Oxford. He has worked as a professor at Ashoka University and Delhi University. He was the Director of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library from 2011 to 2015. He has taught at Cornell University and the Bengaluru-based National Centre for Biological Sciences.

Prof Mahesh is the author of three books and the co-author of a number of others. The first edition of 'Fencing the Forest' came out in 1996, and the most recent edition, 'Nature and Nation,' came out in 2015. 'Nature without Borders' was published in 2014, followed by 'Shifting Ground' in 2014, and 'At Nature's Edge' in 2018. He was the Chair of the Government of India's Elephant Task Force in 2010. Dr Triloki Nath Khoosho Memorial Prize on Environment and Development was awarded to him in 2015.

Dr Tara Thiagarajan Joins Krea University Governing Council

September 30, 2021: Dr Tara Thiagarajan (PhD) has been appointed to Krea University's Governing Council, the university announced today. The Governing Council is Krea University's overall supervisory and statutory authority. The Governing Council's Executive Committee is a sub-committee.

Kapil Viswanathan, Chairman of the Executive Committee & Member of the Governing Council, Krea University, remarked while welcoming Dr Tara Thiagarajan to the Governing Council, "We are thrilled to welcome Dr Tara Thiagarajan to Krea University's governing council. She reflects the university's ideal of connecting the worlds of academics and the world beyond as an accomplished neuroscientist and entrepreneur.”

Dr Tara Thiagarajan is a scientist and entrepreneur who is passionate about learning about and facilitating the constructive evolution of the human mind and human systems. She has established and grown successful businesses as well as research labs focused on the human brain and developing economic systems. She graduated from Stanford University with a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, a BA in Mathematics from Brandeis University, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. She was also a Visiting Scientist at the National Center for Biological Sciences in India and a postdoctoral scholar at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the Section on Critical Brain Dynamics.