Prof. Meena Rajiv Chandawarkar presently the Vice Chancellor, Karnataka State Women's University, Vijapura, is a multifaceted personality. After commencing her career as a Probationary Officer with Union Bank of India, she joined the noble profession of teaching at Narasapur Arts and Shirur Commerce College, Bagalkot, where she worked for 24 years. Basically a student of commerce, she switched over Human Resource Development related activities after her research on Human Development and Productivity. She then joined the UGC-Academic Staff College, Karnataka University Dharwad as its Director,