MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SHRI M.A.A. FATMI)
(a)to(g): The brief credentials of the Nominated Members of the present Central
Advisory Board of Education (CABE) is given at Annexure -1.
There are no laid down rules governing the nomination of the Members of the CABE.
The Members have been drawn from different fields to represent various interests.
Prof. Jean Dreze, Professor in the Delhi School of Economics was nominated as a Member
of the CABE. He is of foreign origin but was a citizen of India when he was nominated. He
bad. however, declined the membership of CABE and also did not attend the meeting held
on IQ-l I August, 2004.The CABE was last reconstituted on 19.10.1990. The particulars of
the Nominated Members of the last CABE is at Annexure-II.
ANNEXURE -1
Brief credentials of the Members nominated to the CABE constituted in July, 2004
1. Shri Javed Akhtar,
Writer, Lyricist & Social Activist :
2. Shri U R Ananthainurthy,
Former President of Sahitya Academy. Gyan Peeth Awardee
3. Prof. Andre Beteille,
Sociologist, Fellow of the Royal Society
4. Ms. Ela Bhatt,
General Secretary`, SEWA (NGO). Magsaysay Awardee
5. Shri Praful Bidwai,
Journalist, Environmentalist & Peace Activist
6. Shri Charles Correa,
Architect & Urban Planner. Has taught in many foreign & Indian Universities
7. Ms. Nirmala Deshpande,
Gandhian. Active in the field of rural development, tribal and Scheduled Caste
development work on Gandhian lines for past many years.
8.Prof. G. P. Deshpande,
Former Professor of JNU, Playwright & Sinologist
9.Ms. Mahashweta Devi,
Writer & Novelist & Magsaysay Awardee
10 Prof. Jean Dreze,
Delhi School of Economics
11 Shri S.V. Giri,
Former Education Secretary & VC, Satya Sai Institute of Higher Learning,
Andhra Pradesh
12 Prof. J.S. Grewal,
Former VC, Punjabi University Former Director, HAS, Shimla
13. Prof. Gopal Guru, Jawaharlal Nehru University. A Social Scientist.
14. Prof. Zoya Hasan, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Professor of Political Science & Director of the Centre for Women Studies.
15. Prof. P.V. Indiresan, Ex- Director, IIT Chennai
16.Shri JJ Irani,Industrialist, Tata Sons
17. Shri Kiran Karaik, Chairman, National Association of Software and Service
Companies
18. Ms. Kiran Shaw Mazumdar, Chairperson, BIOCON India Ltd. Entrepreneur in
Biotechnological Industries.
19. Prof. Mrinal Miri, Vice-Chancellor, NEHU. Professor of Philosophy
20 Ms. Shubha Mudgal, Classical Vocalist
21. Dr. Jayant Narlikar, AstroPhysicist
22. Shri Sandeep Pandey,Social Activist, Magsaiysay Awardee.
23. Shri Azim Premji,Chairman, Wipro
24. Dr. Vinod Raina,Educationist & Activist.
25 Shri Anil Sadgopal,Educationist & Activist
26 Ms. Teesta Seetalvad,Co-Editor. Communalism Combat, Activist
27.Shri Kiran Seth,Associate Professor, IIT, Delhi & Chairman SPICMACAY
28. Dr. (Ms.) Kumud Shanna Former Director, Centre for Women Development
Studies - Academic
29. Prof. P B Sharma,Principal, Delhi College of Engineering
30. Ms. Shantha Sinha, Educationist, Magsaysay Awardee
31 Ms. Krishna Sobti, Novelist
32. Shri Habib Tanvir, Playwright, Theatre Activist
