Dravidian University
The Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India was established by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, through a Legislature Act (No. 17 of 1997) with the initial support extended by the governments of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala for an integrated development of Dravidian languages and culture. The university, which formally came into existence in 1997, began functioning with two departments in 1998 and has today grown into a strong institution of 23 academic departments and 6 research centres.
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1997 |
| Chancellor | Biswabhusan Harichandan Governor of Andhra Pradesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof.G.Lokanadha Reddy |
| Location | , , 12.79655°N 78.30299°E |
| Campus | Rural |
| Nickname | DU |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | dravidianuniversity |
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Vice-chancellors
- Prof. V. I. Subramoniam, Pro-Chancellor 1997-2001
- Prof. P. V. Arunachalam, Vice-Chancellor 1997-2001
- Prof. R.Srihari, Vice-Chancellor 2001-2005
- Prof. K.S.Chalam, Vice-Chancellor 2003
- Prof. G. Lakshminarayana, Vice-Chancellor Aug 2005-Aug 2008
- Prof. Cuddapah Ramanaiah, Vice-Chancellor until 22 August 2011[1]
- Prof. K. Rathnaiah, Vice-Chancellor April 2012-April 2015
- Prof. P. Vijaya Prakash, Vice-Chancellor I/c April 2015 to October 2015
- Prof. E. Sathyanarayana, Vice-Chancellor 28 October 2015 to 25 October 2018
- Prof. Sudhakar Yedla, Vice Chancellor 31 January 2019 to 04 September 2019
- Prof. G.Lokanadha Reddy, Vice-chancellor 05 September 2019 to till date
Academics
- School of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies
- Department of Comparative [Dravidian Literature] and Philosophy (CDL&P)
- Department of English Language and Communications
- Department of Kannada Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Malayalam Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Tamil Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Telugu Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Tulu Language and Translation Studies
- School of Human and Social Sciences
- Department of Folklore and Tribal Studies
- Department of History, Archeology and Culture
- Department of Dravidian and Computational Linguistics
- School of Education and Human Resources Development
- Department of Education and Human Resources Development
- Department of Language Teaching Technology
- Department of Physical Education
- School of Herbal studies and Naturo Sciences
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Herbal Science
- Department of Molecular Biology
- School of Information Sciences and Technology
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Library and Information Science
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
- School of Commerce and Management:
- Department of Business Management
- Department of Commerce
References
- "Dravidian varsity VC's farewell jig with eunuchs - Times Of India". indiatimes.com. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
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