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The Chancellor
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The Act states that the Chancellor by virtue of his office, shall
be the Head of the University. He shall, if present, preside at the
convocation of the University held for conferring degrees. The
Chancellor shall be appointed from a panel of not less than three
persons recommended by the Executive Council from persons of
eminence in the academic or public life of the country. He shall
hold the office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for
re-appointment.
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Present Chancellor
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The President of India In
her capacity as the Visitor of the University has been pleased to
appoint Dr. Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, Member, Planning commission,
Government of India as the Chancellor of the University for a period
of three years with effect from 9th July 2008.
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Syeda Saiyidain Hameed
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July 2004-Present
Member, Planning Commission, Govt. of India
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2000 to present:
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Founder Member:
Muslim Women’s Forum
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Forum is involved in Legal Literacy for Muslim women, for voicing
concerns of Muslim women to government and interfacing with Ulemas
on matters concerning their rights.
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Founder Trustee:
Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia (WIPSA)
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An organization
of women as catalysts for people to people contact in the South
Asian region on a sustained basis to bring about a climate of peace
in the region through dialogue. Women’s Bus of Peace from Delhi to
Lahore and Lahore to Delhi, later Women’s Bus of Peace from Kolkata
to Dhaka were some of the highlights of this initiative.
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Founder Member:
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR)
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A regional
membership based body focusing on human rights issues in the South
Asian Region. It consists of members from the 5 countries namely
Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. It is committed to
addressing Human Rights at both regional and national level.
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Founder Trustee:
Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation
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Serving as an
initiative that links the issues of dialogue with justice and equity
and through this integral link, serves as a catalyst for both
internal and external peace and reconciliation in South Asia.
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1997 to 2000:
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Member National
Commission for Women, Govt. of India
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National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body under the
National Commission for Women Act 1990. The powers of the Commission
are listed under Section 10 of the Act and encompassed under clause
10th
of the Act. "To investigate and
examine the safeguards provided to women under the Constitution of
India and make recommendations to govt. on the proper working of the
safeguards’.
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The following
areas were placed under my charge.
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-Muslim Women
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-Violence against
Women
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-Trafficking of
women and children
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-Women in
Prostitution
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-Political
Empowerment of Women
including Panchayati
Raj
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-Sexual Harassment
at Workplace
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-Girl
Child
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-Female foeticide
and infanticide
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-Gender and Media
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Major Publication
during NCW tenure
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Voice of the Voiceless: Status of Muslim Women in India,
March 2000
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Some Inquiry
Reports (Published during NCW tenure)
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-Gang rape and other
atrocities due to
ignorance about
Islam in Nuh
district, Haryana
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-Gang
Rape at Univ. of
Rajasthan
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-Police Atrocities
at Narmada Dam,
Mandaleshwar, M.P.
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-Sexual Exploitation
at an Ashram,
Jalore, Rajasthan
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-Revenge gang rape
at village in
Mathura district
U.P.
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-Alleged Sati at
Mahoba district,
U.P.
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-Rape of Nuns at
Jhabua district,
M.P.
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-Atrocities on a nun
at Chhapra district,
Bihar
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-Gang-rape and
atrocities on low
caste (Dalit) women
in Bihar
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-Sexual exploitation
of a tribal girl
from Ranchi at
Paris, France
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-Child sex abuse in
Karvi district, U.P.
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-Rape and atrocities
against a Christian
tribal woman in Ahwa
district, Gujarat
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-Sexual Harrasment
of school teachers
by Principal in
Faridabad district,
Haryana
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Major
Publications
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Books:
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They Hang: 12 Women in My Portrait Gallery,
Women Unlimited, 2006
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My Voice Shall be Heard: Status of Muslim Women 2003,
Muslim Women’s Forum November 2003
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Mussaddas-e-Hali (Ebb and Tide in Islam)
Verse translation of Maulana Altaf Husain Hali’s Magnum Opus
consisting of 394 cantos. Harper Collins, February 2003.
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Shanti Parasmoni: Women’s Bus of Peace from Kolkata to Dhaka,
WIPSA, 2003
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Journey For Peace: Women’s Bus of Peace from Delhi to Lahore,
WIPSA 2000
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Dr. Zakir Husain: Teacher Who Became President,
ICCR and Haranand, 2000
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Islamic Seal on India’s Independence: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad,
Oxford, 1998
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The Contemporary Relevance of Sufism,
ICCR, 1995
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Rubaiyat-e-Sarmad
ICCR 1991
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India’s Maulana: Abul Kalam Azad:
in 4 volumes
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-Tributes and
Appraisals
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-Selected
Writings
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-Imamul
Hind (Urdu)
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-Imamul
Hind (Hindi)
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A Dream Turns Seventy-five (With
Khushwant Singh) Allied, 1995
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Selected Introduced and Translated
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The Quilt and Other Stories:
Kali for Women, 1986
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Parwaaz: Kali for Women, 1996
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Translated
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Facts are Facts by Khan Abdul
Wali Khan, Vikas, 1998
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Letters from Prison by Mohammad
Yunus, Vikas, 1985
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Education
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1972 PhD University of Alberta, Canada
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1965 MA University of Hawaii, USA
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1963 BA Delhi University, India
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Research
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1994-1997 Indian
Council for
Historical Research
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Worked on Zulfikar
Ali Bhutto (On
going)
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1991-1994 Nehru
Memorial Museum and
Library
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Worked on Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad
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1987-1991 Indian
Council for Cultural
Relations (ICCR)
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Worked on Azad and
on Sufism.
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Present Honorary Positions
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Chancellor, Maulana
Azad National Urdu
University
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Chairperson, Hali
Panipati Trust
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Governing Board
Member, ActionAid
Association
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Advisory Board
Member, SAF-India
(South Asia
Foundation-India)
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Board
Member, Indo-Global
Social Service
Society
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Board Member, Olakh
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Trustee, Dalit
Foundation
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Trustee, Janvikas,
Ahmedabad Gujarat
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Trustee, Navsarjan
Ahmedabad Gujarat
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Trustee,
Indo-American
Educational Trust
(IAET)
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Trustee, Rajendra
Bhawan Trust
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Trustee, Sahr Waru
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Trustee, Sangat
Trust
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Founder Member, Rumi
Foundation
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Past Honorary Positions
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Member, Women’s Empowerment Committee, Govt. of NCT Delhi
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Chairperson Governing Body, Lady Irwin College
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Governing Board Member, Zakir
Husain College
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Governing Board Member, Indian Social Institute
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Governing Board Member, Centre for Women’s Development Studies India
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Member Management Committee, Modern School
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Member, Delhi Urdu Academy
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Member, Haryana Urdu Academy
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Member, National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language
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Member Governing Body, Rajdhani
College
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Member Jury, Sarojini Naidu
Prize for Journalis (Hunger Project)
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Trustee, National Foundation of India
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Awards
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Padma Shri 2007
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Al-Ameen All India Community Leadership Award 2006
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Administration
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1975-1978:
Executive Assistant to Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower
Govt. of Alberta, Canada
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1978-1985:
Director of Colleges and Universities. Govt. of Alberta, Canada
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Teaching
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1972-1974: Sessional Lecturer University of Alberta, Canada
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1965-1967: Lecturer, Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi, India
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Personal
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Resident of Delhi. Born in Kashmir. Travelled in South Asia, USA,
Canada. A few countries in West Asia, South East Asia, UK and Europe
and CIS States. Husband Dr. S.M.A.Hameed (late) was Professor of
Business Admin and Commerce at the Univ. of Alberta, Canada. Three
children: Dr. Morad Hameed Assistant Professor of Surgery,
University of Calgary, Canada, Yavar Hameed, Lawyer in Ottawa,
Canada and Ayesha Hameed, PhD student at York University, Canada.
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First Chancellor
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The Visitor has
appointed the former Prime Minister of India, Mr.I.K.Gujral is the
first Chancellor of the University. Mr. I. K. Gujral hardly needs an
introduction. He is well-known not only within the country but also
abroad for his scholarship, sagacity and love for Urdu.
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