Education
She completed her post graduation from JNU (1976) after completing her fellowship from Sorbonne University, Paris (1974).
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Asha Pande
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Doctor Asha Pande is a professor and the first Indian woman to receive the Légion d"honneur She is founder-director of Rajasthan University"s Master in European Studies programme and heads the Department of Dramatics at Rajasthan University, and Center for French and Francophone Studies.Dr. She has been honored for promoting French language in India.
Career
Pande, who had a doctorate degree in Russian and was an assistant professor of the language at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). She has been married to Ashok Pande (Rajasthan"s election commissioner, 1973-batch, Institute for Advanced Study officer) and was blessed with two sons, Siddhartha and Gautam during the period 1978-1981.
Achievements
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Légion d"honneur (2010) - First Indian Woman to receive Highest French Civilian Award by President Sarkozy. Medal and Citation by the Vice President, Regional Council of Besaçon, France, in 1995 for her exemplary efforts in the field of Indo French Cooperation. Silver Jubilee National Award by Association of Indian Teachers of French in 2010, in appreciation of the services rendered to the development of French & Francophone Studies in India. Shiksha Vibhushan Samman by Rajasthan Yuva Chatra Sangh, in 2010, for her services rendered to development of European languages. Bade Dilwale Award by 93.5 Red FM in March 2013 for exemplary services in the field of Education. She was placed in Star category for getting maximum number of message responses to her interview telecast on Red FM.
