Y. C. Simhadri

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Yelda C. Simhadri
Hari Gautam
Succeeded byPatcha Ramachandra Rao
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Born1941
Died22 May 2021

Yedla C. Simhadri (1941 – 22 May 2021[1]) was an Indian academician and administrator. He has been the vice-chancellor of many Indian universities including Banaras Hindu University, Patna University, Andhra University, and Acharya Nagarjuna University.[2]

Education

Simhadri obtained a

Commonwealth Institute, London. He also obtained a degree in Youth Work from West Germany.[3]

Academic career

In the 1980s, Simhadri worked as a Professor of Sociology at Andhra University. He was a visiting professor at a number of universities in India and abroad. He published over half a dozen books and over 50 articles.[5] He also worked for the United Nations, UNESCO, and United Nations University.[4]

He became the vice-chancellor (VC) of Andhra University in 1991 and served there for the next four years.[6] He was appointed the VC of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in 1997 when the university was suffering from violence within the campus. He stayed in BHU until 2002[7] and contributed towards making the university campus safer and conducive to academic activities.[8]

Later in that decade, he served as the Vice-Chancellor of Patna University[9] twice - from 2006 to 2008 and 2014–2017.[10]

References

  1. ^ Former Andhra University VC Prof Simhadri dies of Covid-19
  2. ^ "Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi". www.bhu.ac.in. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013.
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  7. ^ "Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi". www.bhu.ac.in. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. ^ "बीएचयू के पूर्व कुलपति प्रो.वाईसी सिम्हाद्री का निधन, कड़े प्रशासक के रूप में किए जाएंगे याद". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. ^ Secretariat, President's (26 February 2020). "Prof. Y.C. Simhadri, former Vice-Chancellor of Patna University..."
  10. ^ "::: Welcome To Patna U N I V E R S I T Y :::". www.patnauniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 13 January 2022.