Inderjit Kaur Sandhu: An Inspiring Journey
Wednesday, 1 September 2021
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Tributes and recollections about a pioneering woman educationist and administrator
An Inspiring Journey is a festschrift on Mrs Inderjit Kaur Sandhu, which is a collection of 30 articles by people who have known her and her work, on her 98th birthday on September 1, 2021.
My mother had a long and distinguished career. She was 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.
The book was released in a hybrid mode because of Covid 19 restrictions and among those who attended the Zoom meeting were Sardar Tarlochan Singh MP, Prof Gurinder Singh Mann from New York, Prof H S Gill, Prof Emeritus, Jawaharlal University; Dr Nikky Guninder Kaur Singh of Colby College, Maine, USA; Prof Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry, Supreme Court Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, Dr Ranjit Powar, Aradhika Sharma, journalist Madhusudan Srinivas, administrator Radhey Pratap Singh and Advocate Daldeep Singh.
Look Inside
The festschrift, “An Inspiring Journey”, is a collection of 30 articles that document and reflect on the personal and professional life of Mrs Inderjit Kaur Sandhu, was the Vice-Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala, from 1975 to 1977, the first and only woman Vice-Chancellor of a university in Northern India. She was also the first woman Chairperson of the Staff Selection Commission, New Delhi (1980 to 1985).
Celebrating the Book
Scholars, students and friends got together in a hybrid-mode because of Covid 19 to launch the book.
Readers' Comments
Reader's Comments
Madam Inderjit Kaur Sandhu is an icon of Punjabi intellect and culture in every sense of the term. While for the university administration, such a sympathetic and competent Vice-Chancellor was an unexpected boon, what mattered most personally for me was her extremely encouraging engagement in the development of Punjabi language, literature, art and culture.
ਇੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਕੌਰ ਭੈਣ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਨਾ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਜਮਾਤਾਂ ਪੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ, ਸਗੋਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸੀਪਲ, ਮੁੜ ਵਾਈਸ- ਚਾਂਸਲਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਉੱਚ ਪਦਵੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਖ਼ੂਬੀ ਨਿਭਾਇਆ। ਬਾਹਰਲੇ ਮੁਲਕਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਕਾਨਫ਼ਰੰਸਾਂ ਵੀ ਸਟੈਂਡ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਤੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਵੀ ਦਿੱਤੇ। ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਔਰਤ ਵਾਈਸ-ਚਾਂਸਲਰ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਮਾਣ ਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੈ।
ਪ੍ਰੋ. ਦਲੀਪ ਕੌਰ ਟਿਵਾਣਾ, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ, ਪਟਿਆਲਾ
I can still clearly remember Inderjitji. She taught us philosophy. She had a very pleasant personality and a soothing, gentle voice, and was very patient with those slow to understand. Her devotion to learning led her on a long and fruitful academic journey, as her many works and achievements show.
Mrs GURSHARAN KAUR, New Delhi
A Patiala girl who was educated in Patiala and Lahore, Inderjit Kaur was Vice-Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala, from 1975 to 1977. In 1980, she took over as the Chairperson of the Staff Selection Commission, New Delhi. She handled both responsibilities with great elan.
Capt. AMARINDER SINGH, Chief Minister, Punjab
