Archive · 27 Sep 2025
Armaity Desai, Former TISS Director, Passes Away at 91
Armaity Desai, a respected academic, has passed away at the age of 91.
She was the former Director of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and ex-Chairperson of the University Grants Commission.
Born in Mumbai in 1934, she studied sociology and social work.
She earned a PhD from the University of Chicago.
She began her teaching career in Mumbai at Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work.
She held the position of Vice Principal at the college.
Professor Armaity Desai has passed away.
She was 91 years old.
Desai was the former Director of TISS and UGC ex-Chairperson.
She was born in Mumbai in 1934.
She held a PhD in Social Work from the University of Chicago.
- Who
- Armaity Desai
- What
- Passed away
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Mumbai
- Why
- Not mentioned in the articles
- Deceased
- Armaity Desai
- Age at Death
- 91
- Positions Held
- Former Director of TISS, UGC ex-Chairperson
- Birthplace
- Mumbai
- Education
- Sociology from University of Mumbai, Social Work from TISS, PhD in Social Work from University of Chicago