Prof. B. B. Bhattacharya, Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, hhas been conferred with Dr. Meghnad Saha Award by The Institute of Oriental Heritage, Kolkata, in recognition of his high scholastic order and patronage to the cause of research and development in the study of many tributaries of Oriental Heritage such as Literature, Language, Art and Culture and for the propagation, modernization and popularization of all branches of ancient knowledge, linked in a befitting manner with modern perspectives.

Prof. Satya P. Gautam, Centre of Philosophy, School of Social Sciences, JNU, has been appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly.

Prof. Girijesh Pant, Centre for West Asian and African Studies, School of International Studies, has been appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Doon University, Dehradun.

Prof. Vaishna Narang, Centre for Linguistics, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies, has been nominated on the “Delhi Commission for the Protection of Child Rights”, constituted within the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act 2005, by the Government of NCT Delhi.

Prof. Priyadarshi Mukherji, Chairperson, Centre for Chinese & South East Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies, became the first Indian Professor deputed by ICCR for the Chair in Indian Studies at Shenzhen University, China.

Prof. Akhtar Mahdi, Chairperson, Centre for Persian & Central Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies, acted as Interpreter for Hon'ble President of India Mrs. Pratibha Patil during her talks with the President of Iran, and for the Culture Minister, Ms. Ambika Soni, during her talks with the High Ranking Iranian delegation and also during the sub regional conference on South, South-West and Central Asian on Higher Education.

Mahamahopadhyaya Satya Vrat Shastri, has been conferred with Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters by Deccan College Post Graduate & Research Institute.
 

JNU wins prizes in Pusa Horticulture Show, 2009

The JNU Horticulture Branch participated in Pusa Horticulture Show, 2009, held at Pusa Institute Mela Ground, IARI, Pusa, New Delhi, on 23-26 February, 2009 organized by the Delhi Agri-Horticultural Society, Division of Floriculture and Landscaping, Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI). This Competition was open to all exhibitors from all over Delhi and New Delhi. The Garden in front of JNU Administrative Block, the Garden of Vice-Chancellor's Lodge, the Garden of Aravali Guest House and the Garden of Academic Complex were inspected on 20 February, 2009 by a Judging Committee from IARI (Pusa), and the Garden in front of the Administrative Block was awarded 1st Prize for the Best Small Public Garden in Delhi and New Delhi, the Garden of Vice-Chancellor's Lodge was awarded 2nd Prize for the Best Large Private Garden in Delhi and New Delhi in a Government allotted accommodation; the Garden of Aravali Guest House was awarded 2nd Prize for the Best Mini Garden attached to Institutions, Embassies, Hotels & Clubs in Delhi and New Delhi and the Garden of the Academic Complex was awarded 2nd Prize for the Best Small Garden attached to Institutions, Embassies, Hotels and Clubs in Delhi and New Delhi.

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