Dr. Indu Shahani is a leading Indian educationist, who currently serves as the founding Dean of the Indian School of Management & Entrepreneurship (ISME) and a former

Sheriff of Mumbai The Sheriff of Bombay is an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed for one year on a prominent citizen of Bombay. The Sheriff is an officer of the High Court and the nominal Head of the High Court Department which carries out the ord ...

. She is also the President & Chair - Academics of the Indian School of Design & Innovation (ISDI), ISDI-WPP School of Communication and the Indian School of Management & Entrepreneurship (ISME).

Career

While Dr. Shahani continues to be Chief Mentor of colleges of the HSNC Board, from 1 August 2016, she has also accepted a position as the President & Chair - Academics of the Indian School of Design & Innovation (ISDI), ISDI , WPP School of Communication and the Indian School of Management & Entrepreneurship (ISME); and is the Founding Dean of ISME. Dr. Shahani served as a principal at the

HR College Hassaram Rijhumal College of Commerce and Economics, commonly known as HR College, is an autonomous (since 2007 ) educational institute located in Churchgate, Mumbai. It is run by the Hyderabad (Sindh) National Collegiate Board and is affiliat ...

Churchgate Churchgate (Marathi pronunciation: ͡ʃəɾt͡ʃɡeːʈ is an area in South Mumbai. During the eighteenth and up to the mid-19th century, Mumbai was a walled city. The city walls had three gates, and Churchgate, named after St. Thomas Cathe ...

, a premieré educational institute under the umbrella of the

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. Dr. Shahani is the first Indian to be appointed vice-chair on the Board of the Governors of the

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where she served from 2001 - 2010. Shahani was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the

University of Westminster , mottoeng = The Lord is our Strength , type = Public , established = 1838: Royal Polytechnic Institution 1891: Polytechnic-Regent Street 1970: Polytechnic of Central London 1992: University of Westminster , endowment = £5.1 million ...

in London on 16 November 2009. As a tribute to Dr. Shahani, the university had instituted the

's Scholarships for Women from Mumbai to study a Master's programme in the years 2009 and 2010 in London. Dr Shahani was appointed the

herself for 2008 and 2009. The Sheriff of Mumbai is an honorary post and is a link between the citizens and the Government. As the Sheriff of Mumbai, she launched the 1298 Women's Helpline against domestic violence and harassment with the help of leading NGO's. Dr. Shahani is a visiting faculty member at

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and

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in the

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. Dr. Shahani has received many awards, such as the 'Roll of Honor' award towards her outstanding contributions in leadership and to Education and Partnerships with

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in India; 'Excellence Award for Humanitarian Service' by the Rotary Club of Bombay; 'Women of the Decade Achievers Award' by ASSOCHAM Ladies League Mumbai; 'Citizen of Mumbai Award' by Rotary Club of Bombay; 'Excellence in Education Award' at the FLO Great Women Achiever Awards; and 'Achiever of Excellence - Women Achievers 2012' by Bombay Management Association recognising her contribution to society at large.

Directorships

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Bajaj Electricals Bajaj Electricals Ltd () is an Indian consumer electrical equipment manufacturing company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a part of the Bajaj Group. It has diversified with interests in lighting, luminaries, appliances, fans, LPG based ...

Limited •

Eureka Forbes Eureka Forbes Limited is an Indian multinational consumer goods company based in Mumbai, India. A part of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, it was founded in 1982 as a joint venture between Electrolux and Forbes & Company Ltd. It provides water puri ...

Limited • Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited • Clariant Chemical (India) Ltd. • United Spirits Limited, Diageo •

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•

Indian Oil Corporation Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL; d/b/a IndianOil) is a central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. It is headquartered in New Delhi. It is a public sector unde ...

(2008-2013) • Member, United Way of Mumbai • Member,

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Academic board positions

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Organisation (2001-2010) •

Westminster Business School Westminster Business School is the business school of the University of Westminster. Located at its Marylebone campus in central London, it is one of the capital's leading centres for business education and has a large and diverse staff base wit ...

, London •

EDHEC Business School EDHEC Business School (french: Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord) is a French grandes écoles business school with campus locations in: Lille, France; Nice, France; Paris, France; London, UK; and Singapore. EDHEC offers its flagship Mas ...

, Paris • Member, State Knowledge Advisory Board of Andhra Pradesh • Member, Governing Council,

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• Member,

Oberoi International School Oberoi International School (OIS) is a private, Co-ed (IB) International Baccalaureate school. It was instituted on 17 July 2008 at Oberoi Garden City for Nursery to Grade 12 with internationally recognized education in Mumbai, India. In 2017, ...

External links

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shahani, Indu Living people 1954 births Indian women educational theorists Sheriffs of Mumbai Sindhi people 20th-century Indian educational theorists Educators from Maharashtra Women educators from Maharashtra 20th-century women educators 20th-century Indian women