Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who is also the Chancellor of the university, issued the orders appointing Dr. Narayanan as Vice Chancellor for a period of four years.
Sanskrit University appoints M V Narayanan as new VC
The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit has announced that it has appointed M V Narayanan as the new Vice-Chancellor. Dr. Narayanan is presently the professor in the Department of English and Director of the School of Languages, Calicut University.
Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who is also the Chancellor of the university, issued the orders appointing Dr. Narayanan as Vice Chancellor for a period of four years. The position has been lying vacant since November last year after Dharmarajan PK (Dharmaraj Adat), completed his tenure. Calicut University, Vice-Chancellor, M K Jayaraj has been officiating in the absence of a full-time appointment.
Sanskrit University new Vice-Chancellor
A native of Thrissur, Dr. Narayanan, 60, has extensive teaching experience of over three decades, including 13 years of service as a professor. He has also been associated with the theatre since 1985. Among other positions, he has been a member of the curatorial committee of the International Theatre Festival of Kerala.
The selection of the Vice Chancellor for Sanskrit University had put the Governor and the government at loggerheads. Mr. Khan had found fault with the search-cum-selection committee’s move to submit a unanimous recommendation rather than a shortlisted panel of candidates.
The committee was convened by State Planning Board vice-chairperson V.K. Ramachandran (as government’s nominee) and included Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University Vice-Chancellor Shrinivasa Varakhedi (University Grants Commission nominee) and State Higher Education Council vice-chairperson Rajan Gurukkal (Sanskrit University nominee).
It “unanimously and unequivocally” recommended Dr. Narayanan for the post, the notification issued by Raj Bhavan stated. Notably, he had been considered for the Vice Chancellor’s post at Calicut University two years ago.
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