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 Dr
Rajendra Prasad
Principal
DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD
42 Chhatra Marg,
Delhi University Campus,
Delhi - 110007,
India.
Home: +91-11-27667692
Off: +91-11-27667706
Fax: +91-11-27667447
Email:rajanpd123@hotmail.com
PROVEN ABILITIES
Strong analytic & planning skills; goal oriented with proven credentials for evolving innovative techniques and methodologies for inter-personnel management, mobilization, allocation and utilization of finances and systems development. Proven credentials to undertake the most challenging responsibilities in adverse institutional conditions. Champion of gender equality and related issues, women empowerment and equitable access to secondary and higher education to weaker sections of society.
More
than 30 years of
multi-disciplinary
experience advising
governments and various
inter-governmental
organizations on
the restructuring
of higher education
and other academic
policies in South
Asia, implementing
academic innovations,
providing intellectual,
strategic and operational
leadership in the
higher education
sphere globally.
University of Delhi, Ramjas College Principal
Senior-most Principal of the University of Delhi, appointed at the age of 33. Significant experience of 22 years as an academic administrator, having inherited a difficult legacy, with the college being in intense turmoil.
Having significantly reinvented and reoriented the entire institutional and academic structure. Today it is being ranked as one of the best institutions in the country.
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1985 to present |
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Supreme
Court
of
India
Expert
Committee
Member,
Three
Member
Panel
Responsible for framing guidelines, rules & regulations as part of a new National Policy on curbing ragging in educational institutions across India
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Nov 2006 – Sept 2007 |
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UNESCO Chairperson
Delhi University UNESCO Club, a Chapter of the Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
Responsible for promoting aims, goals and recommendations of UNESCO in the University, particularly relating to World Conference on Higher Education and Managing Social transformations. Celebrated 60 years of UNESCO in various forums to promote the stated goals of the organization. |
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1984 – Present |
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World Bank Expert
Expert on Higher Education on the World Bank’s ‘Strengthening of Higher Education in Afghanistan Program’
Responsible for examining in person and drafting recommendations for reorientation and strengthening of Higher Education. Part of advocacy group for designing development strategies, and planning of implementation strategies in the restructuring of pedagogic infrastructure in Afghanistan |
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Oct 2006-Jan 2007 |
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Office of the President of India Visitor’s Nominee
Nominee of the President of India as Visitor, on the Academic Council, Central University of Manipur, Imphal for a period of three years
Nominee of the President of India as Visitor, on the First Academic Council, Central University of Mizoram for a period of three years
Functioned in an advisory role in the areas of newer academic opportunities, restructuring of courses and curriculum management, teachers’ training programs |
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April 2006-2009
1995-1998 |
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Associated
Chambers
of Commerce & Industry
in India
(ASSOCHAM) Co-Chairperson
Committee on Education
Special Invitee, Managing Committee
Responsible for attracting private capital for development of Primary, Secondary and Higher Education in various sectors. |
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2006-2007
2006-2007 |
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International Educator’s Workshop Denmark’s International Study Programme, University of Copenhagen
Invitee as representative for South Asia
Participated in discussions on integrating international challenges and developing cooperative strategies in taking quality education to the underrepresented populations like women, refugees and minorities
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April 2005 |
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Foundation of Concerned Asian Scholiasts, New Delhi
Chairperson
Think tank cum advocacy body for special focus group based policy papers on developing capacities and capabilities in Asia, enabling it to meet and manage challenging transformations in the context of the knowledge based globalized new world order
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2006-2009 |
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National
Advisory Council – South
Asia Affairs, Washington,
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Consultant Advisor
Facilitated networking and policy analysis through FOCAS in this influential public policy interest group, which functions as a advisory body to the South Asia Bureau of the Department of State and Congressional Sub-committee on South Asia, Washington DC.
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2006-2009 |
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South
Asian Economics Students’ Forum
Founder President
Initiated, instituted and launched the SAESF in 2004. An active students’ forum across the SAARC region to facilitate comparative deliberations on the region’s development agenda. Have facilitated SAARC-SAESF conferences at New Delhi, Lahore, Dhaka and Colombo.
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2004-present |
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AWARDS |
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Awarded
World
Education
and
Literacy
Award
by
Indian
Society
for
Integrated
Women
and
Child
Development
(ISI-WCD)
and
International
Association
of
Educators
for
World
Peace |
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8
September
2003 |
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Awarded
a
Fellowship
by
the
Indian
Council
of
Social
Science
Research,
New
Delhi
with
affiliation
to
Nehru
Memorial
Museum & Library,
Teen
Murti
House,
to
do
post
doctoral
work
on "Societies
of
India
and
China-
1914-
1949" |
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1991 |
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Awarded
Teacher
Fellowship
3
years
by
the
Department
of
Chinese
and
Japanese
studies,
University
of
Delhi
to
work
on
comparative
study
of
Chinese
and
Indian
societies
1914-1950
from
1988
to
1991 |
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1988-1991 |
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Invited
by
various
Universities
and
institutions
in
India
and
the
UK
to
deliver
lectures
and
attend
seminars
on
Colonialism
and
various
aspects
of
the
social
economy
of
exploitation
of
modern
Chinese
and
Indian
societies
during
July
1978
and
in
1983 |
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1978 & 1983 |
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Memberships |
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Invited
by
the
Board
of
Governors
of
the
New
York
Academy
of
Sciences,
U.S.A,
to
become
its
Active
Member
with
effect
from
October
1995 |
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Re-elected
as
Chairman,
Foundation
of
Concerned
Asian
Scholiasts,
New
Delhi,
from
2006
for
3
years |
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Member,
Executive
Council,
University
of
Delhi
from
July
1997-1999 |
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Member,
Academic
Council
of
the
University
of
Delhi,
for
six
terms;
i.e.
12
years |
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Member,
Court
of
the
University
of
Delhi – 1985 – Present |
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Member,
Task
Force
on
the
New
Education
Policy,
Ministry
of
Development,
Government
of
India
1988 |
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Member,
Board
of
Governors,
Management
Development
Institute,
Gurgaon
since
August
2004
for
six
years |
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Member,
Films
Screening
Committee
to
Preview
Feature
Films
for
Doordarshan
--
2002 – 2005 |
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Member,
Evaluation
Committee,
Doordarshan
Bharati
Commissioned
Programmes – 2003 |
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Associate
Member,
Foreign
Correspondent’s
Club
of
South
Asia,
New
Delhi – 2005 – Present |
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Associate
Member,
Press
Club
of
India,
New
Delhi – 1994 – Present |
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Education |
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University
of
Delhi,
Delhi,
India |
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Ph.D. |
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1982 |
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Dissertation: "British
Colonialism
and
it's
impact
on
India
and
China
1850-1914
with
special
reference
to
Calcutta
and
Shanghai",
University
of
Delhi |
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M.A.
History |
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St
Stephen’s
College,
University
of
Delhi,
Delhi,
India |
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High
First
Division
with
specialization
in
History
of
Modern
China
and
Modern
India
1975 |
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B.A.
(Honors)
History |
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St
Stephen’s
College,
University
of
Delhi,
Delhi,
India |
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High
Second
Division
with
Second
position
in
the
University.
Studied
History
of
Europe,
Great
Britain,
India,
China
and
Japan |
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1972 |
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Others |
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Lectured
on
Modern
Indian
and
Chinese
History
and
Social
Economy
of
Ex-Colonial
Societies
at
the
University
of
Delhi
and
elsewhere |
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1974
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Present |
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BOOK |
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Colonialism-Lumpenization-Revolution; Vol. I Societies of Calcutta and Shanghai – 1850-1914, 1995, Ajanta International, Delhi |
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1995 |
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Have presented dozens of papers in various seminars / discussions in India and overseas on the
Social Economy of China and India, and Colonialism and its impact on ex-Colonial Societies of Asia
and Africa, with particular reference to India and Chinese societies
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Currently working on a project ‘The structure of formation of Culture and Literature; Capitalist set
up vs. Colonial set up -- English and French Societies vis-à-vis Indian and Chinese Societies” |
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English – Language of academic training |
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Hindi – mother tongue |
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