Governor and Chancellor of universities Dr SC Jamir appointed Professor Dr Radhamadhab Dash as the new Vice-Chancellor of Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Puri.
Prof Dash will succeed Prof Gangadhar Panda whose tenure ends on August 11. Prof Dash was selected from a list of three candidates shortlisted for the personal interview held in the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. Prof Dash is presently serving as Professor in PG Department of Sanskrit at the Utkal University.
The appointment is for a period of three years. Prof Dash is the two times former Head of the PG Department of Sanskrit in the Utkal University. An alumnus of Utkal University, he did his PhD on Paninian Grammar and the topic was ‘A Study of Idiomatic Examples Supplied in the Kasikavrtti’. He has over 33 years of experience as a faculty.