India, Feb. 15 -- The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) is more "Leftist" than the New Delhi-based Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) though it is not always visible, said JNU vice-chancellor Santishree Pandit.

Pandit, who previously taught at SPPU, said working at JNU was not easy and requires courage, and her stint at the Pune university helped her efficiently carry out her duties in the current role, where she was appointed more than three years ago by the Centre.

She was delivering a lecture on the topic "The Indian Society in the New Age-Opportunities and Challenges" at the Vasudev Balwant Phadke memorial lecture series organised by the Maharashtra Education Society here on Thursday.

Pandit remarked that when people ask her h...