Shri. D B Venkatesh Varma
Shri. D. B. Venkatesh Varma was a Member of the Indian Foreign Service from 1988 to 2021. During his diplomatic career, he has worked in the Ministry of External Affairs, in the Office of External Affairs Minister and in the Prime Minister’s Office. He served as India’s ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva,
Shri. Pankaj Saran
Shri. Pankaj Saran is a former ambassador and diplomat with forty years of experience in foreign, strategic and national security affairs. He has served in key positions within the Government of India in the Prime Minister’s Office, the National Security Council Secretariat, the Ministry of External Affairs and in several Indian Missions abroad. He is a
Shri. Vijay Gokhale
Shri. Vijay Gokhale, former ambassador and Foreign Secretary of India, retired from the Indian Foreign Service in January 2020 after a diplomatic career that spanned thirty-nine years. Shri. Vijay Gokhale is a non-resident senior fellow at Carnegie India. He has also been a distinguished faculty member at the Symbiosis International University in Pune since January 2021. Prior
Shri. N Parthasarathi
Shri. N Parthasarathi is a former ambassador and diplomat with more than three decades of service in the Indian Foreign service. From September 2005 to September 2008, he served as the ambassador of India to the Republic of South Korea and from October 2008 to September 2011, he served as ambassador of India to Senegal.
Shri. P S Raghavan
A former Diplomat and Ambassador, Shri. P.S. Raghavan is Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board of India. He had diplomatic assignments in the USSR, UK, Poland, South Africa and Vietnam, and was ambassador to the Czech Republic, Ireland and Russia. He was Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (2000-2004), dealing with foreign affairs,
India’s Soft Power: Cultural Diplomacy and Global Impact
June 13, 2025
Explore the rise of India’s cultural diplomacy and its global impact across the spectrum. Learn more with Chanakya University Bangalore.
New Publications from Dr Shubhada Hegde’s Group
June 3, 2025
Dr Shubhada Hegde and her team at SBS has published two articles in ‘Computational Virology’ under the Methods in Molecular biology-book series by Springer Nature. These papers give step-by-step instructions for bipartite network analysis of virus and host protein interactions using R programming language. This workflow is easily adaptable to virus–host interaction data derived from
A talk by Prof. Saravanan Matheshwaran
May 27, 2025
Prof. Saravanan, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences and Bio-engineering, IIT Kanpur (IITK), delivered an insightful lecture at SBS on his ongoing research projects. The talk was broadly titled “Inhibiting Mycobacterial Transcriptional Repressor LexA to Combat AMR” While briefly talking about his work on various chromatin and DNA modelling-related work, he elaborated on the potential of LexA
Cultivating Creative Careers: How Universities Nurture Artistic Talent
June 11, 2025
In today’s dynamic world, creativity is more than just a skill — it’s a career catalyst. From storytelling to visual design, economics to international relations, creative thinkers are shaping industries and solving global problems. Prestigious private universities in India play a pivotal role in preparing the next generation of changemakers. Modern education is not just
Everything You Need to Know About Sustainable Leadership
June 9, 2025
In an era of rapid change, sustainable leadership is no longer optional—it’s essential. Discover what it means, why it matters, and how Chanakya University is preparing students to lead with purpose.
Shaping Future Leaders: How Universities Develop Skills for Public Service Careers
June 7, 2025
Discover how top Universities empower students to become mindful public servants through innovative education.
What are the core principles of sustainable leadership?
June 5, 2025
Discover the key principles of sustainable leadership and how top institutions like Chanakya University are nurturing future-ready leaders through ethics, innovation, and resilience.
Sri Sanjeev Sanyal Delivers Distinguished Lecture at Chanakya University on “Process Reforms: The Road to Vikasit Bharat”
Bengaluru, 02 June 2025 — In a compelling address at Chanakya University’s Distinguished Lecture Series held at the Yuva Patha in Bengaluru, Sri Sanjeev Sanyal, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), Government of India, spoke on the critical theme of “Process Reforms: The Road to Vikasit Bharat”. His lecture offered