Mysuru:  Gulbarga University Vice-Chancellor Prof. S.R. Niranjana will be felicitated by University of Mysore Alumni Association (UMAA) and Dr. S.R. Niranjana Felicitation Committee tomorrow (Dec.1) for having been elected as Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc) at Rani Bahadur Auditorium here at 4 pm, said UMAA President Dr. Vasanth Kumar Thimkapura.

Addressing a press meet at Rani Bahadur Auditorium here yesterday, he said, Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda will felicitate Prof. Niranjana. Indian National Science Congress Association President and former VC of Mysore University Prof. K.S. Rangappa will be the chief guest.

Former Bangalore University VC and former NAAC Director Prof. H.A. Rangnath will deliver the felicitation address. University of Mysore VC Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar will preside. Registrar Prof. R. Rajanna will be the guest of honour.

Prof. Niranjana has been a recipient of various national and international awards and is known for his scientific temper and knowledge, said Dr. Thimkapura.