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MSU: ‘Major Hints’

Former Senate and Syndicate Member of MS University and structural engineering expert, II Pandya, has released a “tell-all” book about the “reasons leading to the downfall” of the university, in an event on Sunday. The book titled, ‘Major Hints’, has 18 chapters, which have vivid descriptions of 18 incidents witnessed by Pandya during his 38-year academic journey, including 25 years as a Senate Member and 12 years as a Syndicate member. The book’s title is inspired from the classical book ‘Minor Hints’, which is a series of lectures delivered to Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III by Madhava Rao T during his grooming years. Pandya said, “I classified the narration into 18 chapters to coincide with the number of chapters in the Bhagwad Geeta and Chapter 12 is the longest, as is in the Geeta… The book is a narration of how the downfall of the university began due to vested interests of those helming affairs and how several Vice-Chancellors contributed to the deterioration of the university.” Pandya, who has been known for speaking his mind regarding matters related to the university, having been the President of the Baroda University Teachers’ Association for 10 years, retired from MSU in October 2021.