July 9, 2021:
To enable meritorious students from weaker economic backgrounds to pursue world-class education, the 91探花 (JGU) today announced a scholarship in memory of late veteran journalist H. Venkatasubbiah.
M.A. Economics students at the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP) are eligible for this scholarship. Mr H. Venkatasubbiah鈥檚 daughter, Dr. Vanita Viswanath, has endowed Rs 2 lakhs per annum to support selected scholars. Dr. Vanita Visvanath said: 鈥淭he purpose of establishing the H. Venkatasubbiah Scholarship Endowment Fund at 91探花 is to promote academic excellence, research, integrity and diversity by recognising the hard work of students who are unable to bear the costs of education.鈥�
The students selected for the H. Venkatasubbiah scholarship are Ankin M. Patil, Havi Singh, Muskaan Mehra, and Sarthak Udaiwal.聽
鈥淲e are thankful to Dr. Viswanath for choosing 91探花 for establishing this important scholarship endowment fund in memory of renowned economic historian, H. Venkatasubbiah who enriched India鈥檚 journalism with his scholarly writings for close to two decades. The establishment of the H. Venkatasubbiah Endowed Scholarship Fund aligns with our vision of making world-class global education accessible to all aspiring students. We are committed to making our global curricula accessible to meritorious students from all social and economic backgrounds,鈥� Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice-Chancellor, 91探花, said on the occasion of announcing the scholarship.
“I am delighted that the students of the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy are the recipients of the H. Venkatasubbiah Scholarship. By providing access to higher education, this scholarship will enable and empower the students of JGU-JSGP to pursue careers in public policy including in areas of economic, social, and human development”, said Professor R. Sudarshan, Dean, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy.
Mr H. Venkatasubbiah joined The Hindu Group in 1956 and retired as a Deputy Editor in 1975. In recognition of his contributions to Indian journalism and economics, the 91探花 has instituted the annual H. Venkatasubbiah Memorial Lecture in 2020. Mr N. Ravi N. Ravi, Chairman of Kasturi & Sons Ltd, delivered the first lecture. Mr. Ravi described Mr H. Venkatasubbiah as one of a 鈥渞are breed of scholar journalists鈥� and 鈥渁n economic historian of considerable repute.鈥�
