| Office: | Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University |
| Order: | 21st |
| Appointer: | K. R. Narayanan |
| Termstart: | 31 August 1998 |
| Termend: | 20 February 2002 |
| Birth Place: | 1941 |
| Death Date: | 22 May 2021 (aged 79-80) |
| Preceded: | Hari Gautam |
| Succeeded: | Patcha Ramachandra Rao |
| Yedla C. Simhadri | |
Yedla C. Simhadri (1941 – 22 May 2021[1]) was an Indian academician and administrator. He has been the vice-chancellor of many Indian universities including Banaras Hindu University, Patna University, Andhra University, and Acharya Nagarjuna University.[2]
Simhadri obtained a Master's degree in Social work and Bachelor of Laws from Andhra University. Later he was awarded scholarships by Indiana State University in the US for a Master's degree in criminology and Sociology.[3] He completed his PhD in Sociology from Case Western Reserve University.[4] He obtained his post-doctoral research degree from the Commonwealth Institute, London. He also obtained a degree in Youth Work from West Germany.[3]
In the 1980s, Simhadri worked as a Professor of Sociology at Andhra University. He was a visiting professor at a number of universities in India and abroad. He published over half a dozen books and over 50 articles.[5] He also worked for the United Nations, UNESCO, and United Nations University.[4]
He became the vice-chancellor (VC) of Andhra University in 1991 and served there for the next four years.[6] He was appointed the VC of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in 1997 when the university was suffering from violence within the campus. He stayed in BHU until 2002[7] and contributed towards making the university campus safer and conducive to academic activities.[8]
Later in that decade, he served as the Vice-Chancellor of Patna University[9] twice - from 2006 to 2008 and 2014–2017.[10]
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