Meenakshi Gopinath is an Indian educationist, political scientist, writer and a former principal of Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi.

[3] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for her contributions to Indian educational sector.

[5] Meenakshi Gopinath did her graduate studies (BA honours in political science) at Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), New Delhi, rated by many as one of the premier centres of higher education in India,[6] an institution she would later head as the Principal for a number of years.

[9] She started her career as a member of faculty at Jawaharlal Nehru University[10] but subsequently joined her alma mater, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, and served the institution as its principal from 1988, till she superannuated from service in 2014.

[1] During her stint as the principal of Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Gopinath is known to have initiated many changes including the introduction of new courses such as Conflict Resolution Studies,[11] developing the institution into one of the higher rated ones in the country.