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Personal update:
This morning, I joined the Shiv Nadar University as a Distinguished Visiting Professor.
I recently took voluntary retirement from JNU after close to 17 years of service at this wonderful university.
End of one chapter; and the beginning of another one.
From the moment I arrived on JNU campus, I was deeply captivated by this place. It was, as they say, love at first sight – a place that was both deeply intellectual and vibrantly political, just as I wanted it.
Everything about JNU has a way of teaching you something: the passionate post-dinner discussions, the spirited late-night debates at our dhabas, the unmissable politics around you, the rebellious energy of the MA classrooms, and the more disciplined and thoughtful Ph.D. students.
I was also deeply moved and humbled by the struggles many of our students faced to reach JNU and survive, and then thrive, in this intellectual powerhouse – and how so many of them emerged as true gems, both as wonderful human beings and great intellectuals.
I have had a truly fulfilling and life-changing run at JNU: Supervised some 20 Ph.D. students and introduced and taught several courses. Many of my students have gone on to achieve remarkable things, including teaching at universities across India and abroad.
When I look back at my innings here, seventeen years is a big part of a person’s life, but at JNU, it feels like a lifetime. This place has transformed me in profound ways.
It’s time to make life decisions, because life is short.
I want to travel the world, dedicate myself to more writing, pick new hobbies and who knows what else life is going to throw at me!!
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