Veni Vidi VC

Upon being asked by the media about his zero experience in academic administration and the possible difficulties he might have to face as a complete outsider in the field of higher education, one of the ad-hoc vice chancellors, who happens to be a former police officer, responded with the precision of a former cop: "I'm a China border specialist, and this university is located near the China border. So my experience will certainly help in running this university smoothly." He got mortally irritated by the follow-up query from the same nagging reporter: "Sir, can you please explain the relation between China border and a university?"

- DEBABRATA DAS

The press meet had to suffer a premature demise the moment this unruly question was hurled at the cop-turned vice chancellor. Ironically, the tenure of this accidental administrator also came to a premature closure, through untimely but expected resignation, as soon as he was gheraoed by a group of non-teaching staff members of the university for a couple of days with their professional demands. Thus, he came, he saw, and he failed miserably!