BHU Arts Faculty gets first female dean in more than 100 years

NEW DELHI: The Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University, has appointed Ramkali Saraf as its new dean on April 30, 2020.

This is for the first time the university faculty has appointed a female dean in more than 100 years of its history.

“The faculty of arts, BHU has received its first female dean in more than 100-years of its history. Ramkali Saraf has taken charge as the largest faculty heads of BHU,” a social media post by the university reads.

#BHU के कला संकाय को अपने 100 वर्ष से अधिक के इतिहास में पहली बार महिला डीन मिली हैं। प्रो. रामकली सर्राफ ने #BHU के सबसे बड़े संकाय प्रमुख का कार्यभार ग्रहण कर लिया है।पिछले 4 दशक से अध्यापन में संलग्न रहते हुए वे साहित्य-समीक्षा व आलोचना-कर्म में सुरुचिपूर्ण हस्तक्षेप रखती हैं। pic.twitter.com/O9qqpSVi9A

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Saraf has been engaged in the teaching profession for four decades. Before joining as the dean, she was working as a faculty member of the department of Hindi, BHU.

She is best known for her interventions in the field of literature-review and her contribution to literary criticism, according to the university’s statement.

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