fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, hiː wʌzðə vˈaɪstʃˈænsɛlɚɹ ʌv ɐʃˈoʊkə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ɐ pəzˈɪʃən fɹʌm wˈɛɹ hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd sˈaɪɾɪŋ ˌækədˈɛmɪk ɹˈiːzənz.
From 2017 to 2019, he was the Vice-Chancellor of Ashoka University, a position from where he resigned citing academic reasons.