Saligrama (K.R. Nagar): Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mysore (UoM) Prof. K.S. Rangappa has said that he would join politics in order to bring in a change in academics. “Former Prime Minister and JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and State JD(S) President H.D. Kumaraswamy have been pressurising me to join JD(S) to strengthen the…
Irregularities in KSOU: CID team questions former VCs
April 20, 2017Mysuru: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) that is probing the alleged irregularities at the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has began its investigation. It has questioned former Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore Prof. K.S. Rangappa who was also the KSOU Vice-Chancellor. The team is functioning from the first floor of the Jayalakshmipuram Police Station from…
BIMS should not be given to private player
April 20, 2017Sir, This letter is in response to Prof. K.S. Rangappa’s remarks on granting autonomy to B.N. Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences (BIMS) in his interview (Former University Vice-Chancellor Speaks; SOM dated Apr.16). Though it is important to grant autonomy to BIMS to be independent and more practical oriented, University of Mysore (UoM) should not hand…
A former Mysore University Vice-Chancellor speaks
April 16, 2017If there is one person who made a difference to the University of Mysore in recent years after D. Vijaydevraj Urs (1976–1979), it is the immediate past Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. K.S. Rangappa. Even his staunchest opponents grudgingly acknowledge it. There was never a dull moment in his 4-year tenure at the Karnataka State Open University…
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