Sonajharia Minz
Sonajharia Minz is an academician, trained in Mathematics and Computer Science, and engages with adivasi issues. She is the second tribeswoman hailing from Chotanagpur and appointed as a Vice-Chancellor in Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka. Early life
Minz hails from Oraon tribe, and from Gumla district in Jharkhand. She is the oldest of the four daughters of Nirmal Minz, a social ideologue and activist. She completed her schooling in Ranchi and graduated from Women's Christian College, Chennai. She passed M.Sc in Mathematics from Madras Christian College, Chennai. Academic career
She completed her M.Phil, Ph.D in Computer Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Minz worked as the assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, Madurai Kamaraj University in 1991, as well as Barkatullah University of Bhopal since 1990. She published several research papers in national and international journals. In 1992, Minz joined in the post of assistant professor of Computer Science in Jawaharlal Nehru University. Later, she was also appointed in the post of Associate Professor in 1997 and was promoted to be professor since 2005 at the School of Computer & Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She worked for the rights of underprivileged and group of Dalit students. She also became the President of JNU’s Teacher Association (JNUTA). On 27 May 2020, the Governor of Jharkhand, Draupadi Murmu appointed her as the Vice-Chancellor to the Sido Kanhu Murmu University in Dumka. After successful completion of her term as Vice Chancellor, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, Jharkhand, Sonajharia Minz has returned to her parent institution, School of Computer and Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. 