India’s only sugar institute gets a woman director for the first time in 88 years

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The National Sugar Institute, the country’s sole sugar institute, located in Kanpur, has made a historic appointment.

After 88 years of male leadership, Dr Seema Paroha, a senior professor at the institute since 2014, has been appointed director.

This milestone marks a significant step towards gender equality in the institute’s long history, predating the nation’s independence.

National Sugar Institute is the country’s only sugar institute, established in 1936. Up to now, 19 directors have held the post in this institute, but for the first time, a woman has had the honour of becoming the director of this institute.

Dr Seema Paroha, who hails from Madhya Pradesh, began her academic journey in Indore and later earned her PhD from Jabalpur.

Since 2014, she has been a key figure in the biochemistry section of the National Sugar Institute, contributing significantly to the field with around 90 research papers.

Paroha will lead the effort for the Sugar Institute to become a university.

Currently, the institute only offers diploma courses, five of which will be converted into degree courses.

Under the New Education Policy, the institute will offer degrees for a two-year course and a diploma for those who drop out after the first year.

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow