Yedla C. Simhadri (1941 – 22 May 2021) was an Indian academician and administrator. He has been the vice-chancellor of many Indian

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including

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916 ...

Patna University Patna University is a public state university in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj. It is the first university in Bihar and the seventh oldest university in the Indian subcontinent in the modern er ...

Andhra University Andhra University (IAST: ''Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat'') is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926. History King Vikram Deo Verma, the Maharaja of Jeypore was one of the biggest do ...

, and

Acharya Nagarjuna University Acharya Nagarjuna University (IAST: ''Ācārya Nāgārjuna Vișvavidyālaya'') is a state university in Namburu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. History The university was established as Nagarjuna University by Act 43 of 1976 of A.P. ...

Education

Simhadri obtained a

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and

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from Andhra University. Later he was awarded scholarships by

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in the US for a

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and

Sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

. He completed his

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in Sociology from

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. He obtained his post-doctoral research degree from the

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. He also obtained a degree in

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from

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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. He also worked for the

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, and

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. He became the

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(VC) of Andhra University in 1991 and served there for the next four years. 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 and contributed towards making the university campus safer and conducive to academic activities. Later in that decade, he served as the Vice-Chancellor of Patna University twice - from 2006 to 2008 and 2014–2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simhadri, Y. C. 1941 births 2021 deaths Indian academic administrators Vice Chancellors of the Acharya Nagarjuna University Vice Chancellors of Banaras Hindu University Academic staff of Patna University Academic staff of Andhra University Andhra University alumni Indiana State University alumni Case Western Reserve University alumni Vice-Chancellors of the Andhra University Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India