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{{Infobox person
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| name = Dr.Kirti Menon
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1959|08|02}}
| birth_place = [[Durban]], South Africa
| birth_name = Kirti Dhupelia
| nationality = South African
| occupation = Senior director, academic planning, [[University of Johannesburg]]
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| citizenship = South Africa
| education = [[MBA]], PhD
| alma_mater = [[University of the Witwatersrand]] (PhD), [[De Montfort University]] (MBA)
| years_active = 1985–present
| era =
| spouse = Sunil Menon
| partner =
| children = Sunita Menon, journalist with ''[[Business Day (South Africa)|Business Day]]''
| mother = Sita Dhupelia
| father = Shashikant Dhupelia
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'''Kirti Menon''' (born '''Kirti Dhupelia''' on 2 August 1959) is an activist, educator and writer based in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/kirti-menon-and-gandhis-legacy|title=Kirti Menon and Gandhi's legacy – The Heritage Portal|website=theheritageportal.co.za}}</ref> She is the [[Director (education)|Senior Director]] at the [[University of Johannesburg]] and the chairman of the Gandhi Centenary Committee, South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uj.ac.za/about/Pages/senior-directors.aspx|title=Senior Directors|website=uj.ac.za}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/rest-of-the-world/story/gandhian-heritage-site-in-south-africa-vandalised-80883-2010-08-25|title=Gandhian heritage site in South Africa vandalised|website=India Today}}</ref> Menon is known for reforming the [[Education policy|policy environment]] in [[post-secondary education]] sector in South Africa.<ref>https://www.uj.ac.za/about/Reports/2016%20UJ_Teaching%20and%20Learning.pdf</ref> She is the granddaughter of [[Manilal Gandhi]] and great-granddaughter of [[Mahatma Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/news/mena/egypt/mahatma-gandhi-tribute-in-tahrir-square-egypt-1.1180293|title=Mahatma Gandhi tribute in Tahrir Square, Egypt|first=Ayman Sharaf, Special to Gulf|last=News|date=7 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/fm-fox/2017-05-25-keeping-history-alive-at-tolstoy-farm/|title=Keeping history alive at Tolstoy Farm}}</ref>

==Biography==
Menon was born in 1959, in [[Durban]], South Africa, to Sita and Shashikant Dhupelia. Her mother was the granddaughter of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and the oldest daughter of [[Manilal Gandhi]]. Menon was raised in Durban where she completed her early education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merepix.com/2013/03/mohandas-karamchand-mahatma-gandhi-family.html|title=A Rare Glimpse into Four Generations of Mahatma Gandhi Family – MERE PIX|website=merepix.com}}</ref> She attended [[University of Durban-Westville]] and [[University of Cape Town]] where she received [[honours degree]] in Literature and Applied Linguistics including diploma in Journalism. Menon received her [[Master of Business Administration]] degree from [[De Montfort University]], [[Leicester]] and completed her PhD from [[University of the Witwatersrand]], [[Johannesburg]] in 2014.<ref name="lucilledavie.co.za">{{cite web|url=https://www.lucilledavie.co.za/single-post/2017/11/16/Kirti-Menon-and-Gandhi%E2%80%99s-legacy|title=Kirti Menon and Gandhi's legacy – Lucille Davie – Educator, writer and Joburg specialist|website=Lucille Davie – Educator, writer and Joburg specialist}}</ref>

Menon started her Academic career in early 1980s with teaching English at [[Vista University|Vista College, East Rand]] and [[UDW]]. In 1985, she moved to [[India]] where she spent seven years as a journalist and wrote for multiple publications. In 1992, she returned to South Africa and joined Soweto Education Crisis Committee where she worked in uniting parents and students against [[apartheid]].<ref name="lucilledavie.co.za"/> She was designated as Director of National Reviews in the Higher Education Quality Committee of the [[Education in South Africa#Higher education and training system|Council on Higher Education]] of South Africa in 2006. Menon also held position of Directorate (Accreditation) from 2007 to 2008 and was appointed as the [[Board member]] of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and served on the [[ministerial committee]]. She also held the position of registrar at the University of the Witwatersrand between 2011 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-indebted-to-south-africa-for-shaping-gandhi-president/article3381134.ece|title=India indebted to South Africa for shaping Gandhi: President|first=Gaurav Vivek|last=Bhatnagar|date=3 May 2012|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

In 2015, Menon joined [[University of Johannesburg]] as Senior Director of Academic Planning, Quality Promotion and Academic Staff Development. She is also a member of University of Johannesburg's [[senate]] ad hoc task team on ''Decolonization of Knowledge and Curriculum Reform''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ieomsociety.org/southafrica2018/global-engineering-education/|title=Global Engineering Education – IEOM South Africa 2018|website=ieomsociety.org}}</ref> She has also held the position of acting Deputy Director General of the Universities in the [[Department of Higher Education and Training]] from 2010 to 2011. Previously, she was appointed as Chief Director of Higher Education Planning and Development, National Department of Education and held the position between 2008 and 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/maties-residence-uses-new-technology-1096952|title=Maties residence uses new technology – Cape Argus}}</ref> Menon's work includes [[researching]] and writing on [[decolonization]] of higher education system in South Africa. She has authored two publications on this topics. Her works have refined policy environment in higher education system in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theforeignreport.com/2013/03/06/south-africa-why-cant-graduates-find-work/|title=South Africa: Why can't graduates find work? – The Foreign Report|date=6 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kirti-Menonthe-great-granddaughter-of-Mahatma-Gandhi-who-has-made-a-mark-in-the-policy-environment-in-higher-education-sectorinSouth-Africa-andAjit-Balakrishnan-the-founder-and-CEO-of-rediff-com-an-internet-company-will-also-deliver-their-lectures-onFerbuary-6-and-7-2013-/articleshow/18080771.cms|title=Kirti Menon, the great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, who has made a mark in the policy environment in higher education sector in South Africa and Ajit Balakrishnan, the founder and CEO of rediff.com , an internet company will also deliver their lectures on Ferbuary [sic] 6 and 7, 2013.  – Times of India}}</ref>

Menon is married to Sunil Menon and currently resides in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/b6fOVgHPb3tJk5HxNPHWlI/Gandhi-around-the-world.html|title=Gandhi around the world|first=Salil|last=Tripathi|date=14 July 2016}}</ref> Their daughter, Sunita Menon, is a journalist with a South African [[Newspaper#Daily|national daily]], ''[[Business Day (South Africa)|Business Day]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/the-mahatma-gandhi-family-tree/7/8727/|title=The Mahatma gandhi family tree – – The Sunday Indian|website=thesundayindian.com}}</ref>

==Publications==
*''Value for money and quality in higher education'' (2006) with Theo Bhengu and Nhlanhla Cele<ref name="journals.co.za">{{cite web|url=https://journals.co.za/search?value1=Kirti+Menon&option1=author&option912=resultCategory&value912=ResearchPublicationContent|title=Sabinet – Search Results|website=journals.co.za}}</ref>
*''Higher Education in the BRICS Countries'' (2015)<ref>{{cite book|title=Springer Link|volume=44|pages=171–190|doi=10.1007/978-94-017-9570-8_9|chapter = Supply and Demand in South Africa|series = Higher Education Dynamics|year = 2015|last1 = Menon|first1 = Kirti|isbn=978-94-017-9569-2}}</ref>
*''Engaging Higher Education curricula: a critical citizenship perspective'' (2017)<ref name="journals.co.za"/>

==Notes==
*[https://archive.today/20121225043228/http://www.history.ukzn.ac.za/ojs/index.php/jnzh/article/viewArticle/300 "Writing the Life of Manilal Mohandas Gandhi," ''Journal of Natal and Zulu History'' 24 & 25 (2006–2007): 188–213.]
*[https://www.ajol.info/index.php/cristal/article/view/164435 Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning – Engaging Higher Education Curricula: A Critical Citizenship Perspective – African Journals Online (AJOL)]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=dCgEO_Cxa0cC&dq Quality and Recognition in Higher Education The Cross-border Challenge: The Cross-border Challenge]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=VRWzBwAAQBAJ&dq Higher Education in the BRICS Countries: Investigating the Pact between Higher Education and Society]

==References==
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