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Nirmala Rao (born 1959,
Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
,
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
) is a British academic and the current vice chancellor of
Krea University Krea University is an Indian state private university located in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. The liberal institution is backed by IFMR and focuses on interwoven learning. It was founded in 2018 by a team of academicians and industrialists. This ...
. She also served as vice chancellor of the Asian University for Women, Chittagong,
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from 1 February 2017 and as Pro-Director of the
School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS University of London (; the School of Oriental and African Studies) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury a ...
at the
University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...
from 2008 to 2016.


Early life

Rao was born in 1959 in
Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
, India. She studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya Gill Nagar Kodambakkam, Chennai and competed her Higher Secondary there in the year 1976.


Academic life

Rao served as a Governor of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance.


Volunteer and Causes

Rao is a member of the Board of Trustees of the UK educational charity United World Schools.


Awards

In the
2011 Queen's Birthday Honours The Birthday Honours 2011 for the Commonwealth realms were announced on 11 June 2011 in the United Kingdom,United Kingdom: New Zealand,Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to scholarship. She was elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in 2003.


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Interview
with
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on 10 November 2016. British women academics Officers of the Order of the British Empire Living people 1959 births Delhi University alumni Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni Alumni of Westfield College Academics of Goldsmiths, University of London Academics of SOAS University of London Vice-Chancellors of the Asian University for Women {{UK-academic-bio-stub