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Padma Shree Awardee Govindacharya Passes Away at 85 In Karnataka
Prominent Sanskirt Scholar and Padma Shree awardee Vidyavachaspati Bannanje Govindacharya passed away on December 13. He breathed his last at the age of 85 at his residence in Karnataka's Udupi. Govindacharya has authored around 150 books and has also translated several books from Sanskrit to Kannada. He was a propagator of "Madhva" ideology and was the representative for the World Conference on Religion and Peace, 1979, at the USA.
Tags: Karnataka, Scholars, Sanskrit, Padma Shree
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MPhil, PhD Scholars Get Six Months Extension To Submit Thesis
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has postponed the last date for submission of thesis by MPhil and PhD students by six months. The decision was taken due to the long closure of universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. While keeping the 5-year tenure of fellowship for PhD and MPhil intact, the students have been allowed to submit thesis till June 30. Earlier, the commission had given the relaxations till December 31.
Tags: University Grants Commission, Covid-19, PhD, MPhil, research, Scholars, Universities
Courtesy: The New Indian Express
