Mehroo Bengalee
Mehroo Bengalee | |
|---|---|
| Vice Chancellor of University of Mumbai | |
| In office 1986–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Academic |
Mehroo Bengalee (c. 1930 – 2014) was an Indian academic. She served as Vice Chancellor of the University of Mumbai from 1986 to 1992, the first woman to hold this post.[1]
Bengalee earned a master’s in education, followed by a PhD in psychology from the University of Mumbai, in 1965.[1][2][3] She started her career at St Xavier's Institute of Education and later became a professor at the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai[1][2] She served as Head of the Department of Education at the University of Mumbai from 1984 to 1986.[2]
Bengalee died on 2 May 2014, at the age of 84.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Bengalee, Mumbai University's first lady VC, dies at 84". The Times of India. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d Singh, Dipti (22 May 2014). "Mumbai University's first woman V-C dies". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Braj Bhushan (28 August 2017). Eminent Indian Psychologists: 100 years of Psychology in India. SAGE Publishing India. pp. 423–. ISBN 978-93-86446-43-5. Retrieved 23 September 2019.