Veni Shankar Jha was an Indian educationist.
He served as the director of public instruction of the
Central Provinces and Berar and was the vice chancellor of
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 ...
from 3 July 1956 to 6 April 1960.
The
Government of India
The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...
awarded him
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...
, the third highest Indian civilian award, in 1971.
See also
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List of Vice-Chancellors of Banaras Hindu University
The vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (VC-BHU) is the chief administrator, and a full-time salaried officer of the Banaras Hindu University. The vice-chancellor derives his powers from sections 7(B) and 7(C) of the Banaras Hindu Univ ...
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Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in medicine
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Scholars from Madhya Pradesh
20th-century Indian educational theorists
Vice Chancellors of Banaras Hindu University
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