From discussing Marx and student politics to obsessing over Coke Studio and old photographs, Panjab Universitys first ever woman President Kanupriya has charted her course of action.
The conversation starts with music. She says she just can-not get over film Rockstar’s instrumental track The Dichotomy of Fame. The irony is not lost.
While almost every second person stops to congratulate her for emerging as the first woman president of the Panjab University Students Council, Chandigarh, Kanupriya, a MSc Zoology (II year) student, says, “Yes, it is a bit overwhelming, but I get energy spikes from just being around people." The 22-year-old defeated five male rivals fielded by parties including the Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the Panjab University Students Union (PUSU), the Students Organisation of India (SOI), the Punjab Students Union (Lalkaar) and the National Students Union of India (NSUI).
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