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Ashoka professor Mahesh Rangarajan appointed V-C of Krea University
New Delhi: Krea University, a fledgling private institution backed by former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan among others, has appointed Ashoka University professor Mahesh Rangarajan as its new vice-chancellor.
The university, based in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, made an official announcement in this regard Wednesday.
According to the university statement, current vice-chancellor Dr Sunder Ramaswamy will complete his tenure in June 2021, and will continue to be associated with Krea as distinguished visiting professor of economics.
Rangarajan is a professor of history and environmental studies at Ashoka University, prior to which he worked at Delhi University. He will take charge of the new position in July this year.
He has an MA and a DPhil, both from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He has also taught at Cornell University, the Indian Institute of Science and the National Centre for Biological Sciences.
(updated on 3rd April 2021)
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