The Hindu: MCC alumna helps college set up business school

She was one of the first two distinguished alumni to be honoured at the Madras Christian College in 2013. The other person who was honoured was T.N. Seshan, former chief election commissioner. Since then, it has been a long journey for Chandrika Tandon, now a trustee of New York University and a board member of the NYU Stern School of Business. Ms. Tandon’s journey to MCC itself was a struggle, involving a hunger strike before her mother gave in, she recalled. All for a B.Com degree with which she graduated in 1973. But her journey had just begun. She went on to complete an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and had on hand five or six job offers when she graduated.