Shailaja Chandra
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| Born | 17th June, 1944 Bombay (Now Mumbai) |
| Nationality | Indian |
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Shailaja Dhumé Chandra[1] , Shailaja Dhumé Chandra is an author, OpEd writer, public speaker and former IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer. [2]
Early life and Education
Shailaja Chandra was born on 17th June 1944 at Bombay (British India) now Mumbai, in the Indian State of Maharashtra. She pursued her B.A. (Honors) in English Literature from Miranda House, University of Delhi in 1964 and completed her M.Sc. (Economics) from University of Wales (UK Parliament constituency), UK, in 1981. She has been a Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Nantes, France (2012) and has been a Senior Visiting Fellow at Shiv Nadar University. [3]
Career
Shailaja Chandra was selected to serve as Chief secretary (India), Delhi, the only woman to have occupied this position since inception. After retirement, Shailaja Chandra continued to hold full-time assignments under the Government of Delhi and the Government of India. For over 12 years she has been an Independent Director on the Boards of different companies in the Power, cement, Ayurveda, and hospital sectors.[4] [5] She remains actively engaged in events and activities especially connected with population, health, medical pluralism, governance, and gender.
Books / Chapters Authored
"It Crossed my Mind" Rupa Publishers, 2007
"Bringing Probity into Public life"
"Have Population Policies been Fair to Women?"
"Unqualified Medical Practitioners"
OpEd articles authored
Shailaja Chandra has authored OpEd Articles for popular media houses such as The Times of India[6], Indian Express[7], The Print [8], The Quint [9], Economic and Political Weekly [10] and News-18 [11]
Blog
Shailaja Chandra authors a blog where all her OpEd articles and podcasts are curated and listed.
References
- ↑ "Shailaja Chandra". The Indian Express. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ "Shailaja Chandra on developing a transformative healthcare system for India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ↑ "SHAILAJA CHANDRA: Exclusive News Stories, Articles, Top Stories by SHAILAJA CHANDRA on Current Affairs, Events at News18". News18. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ↑ Check, The Company. "Shailaja Chandra | Director Profile | The Company Check". www.thecompanycheck.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ↑ "Smt Shailaja Chandra - MP Birla Cement". Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ↑ "Shailaja Chandra on developing a transformative healthcare system for India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ↑ "Shailaja Chandra". The Indian Express. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ↑ "Shailaja Chandra". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ↑ "Shailaja Chandra on The Quint". TheQuint. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ↑ "Shailaja Chandra". Economic and Political Weekly: 7–8. 2015-06-05.
- ↑ "SHAILAJA CHANDRA: Exclusive News Stories, Articles, Top Stories by SHAILAJA CHANDRA on Current Affairs, Events at News18". News18. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
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