Vibha Parthasarathy is a prominent India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n educationalist. She served as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women

National Commission for Women

The National Commission for Women is a statutory body for women established in 1992 by Government of India under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, as defined in the 1990 National Commission for Women Act.. The present head of the Commission is Mrs...

, India from 1999 to 2002.

Background

Vibha Parthasarathy was educated at Cambridge University and Boston University

Boston University

Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...

. She was Principal of New Delhi's Sardar Patel Vidyalaya

Sardar Patel Vidyalaya

Sardar Patel Vidyalaya is a premier school in New Delhi, India, located in the heart of the city at Lodi Estate. It has 1500 students from the nursery level to the 12th grade with 200 teachers and supporting staff members....

for over two decades

National Commission of Women

Vibha Parthasarathy was nominated by the NDA government as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women in July 1999. The position is equivalent to the rank of a Minister of State in the Union government. Her term ended in 2002.