Calcutta:

Nabaneeta Dev Sen has become the first woman president of the Presidency Alumni Association since its inception in 1951.

Dev Sen was officially anointed at a meeting at the association’s office on the Presidency campus on Friday.

“We have had 20 presidents before her. She happens to be the first woman,” said secretary Bivas Chaudhuri.

Dev Sen had filed her nomination for membership in the association’s executive council and was inducted as one of the 29 members at the association’s annual general meeting on June 23. “The executive council unanimously named her the next president,” Chaudhuri said.

Presidents have a tenure of one year. The 30th member of the council is the ex-officio chief patron, who is the university’s vice-chancellor.

Asked what role she would like the alumni association to play, Dev Sen replied: ” These are tough times. Let us see what can be done.”

source: http://www.telegraphindia.com / The Telegraph,Calcutta,India / Home> Calcutta / by The Telegraph Special Correspondent / July 07th, 2018