It is Karnataka Rajyothsava week and we have a special guest today- Prof. M.K. Sridhar. Prof. M. K. Sridhar is a Post Graduate in Commerce and has obtained Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Mysore. He worked as a senior lecturer in Commerce at Vijaya College, Bengaluru for two decades. Subsequently, he joined Bangalore University as Reader at Canara Bank School of Management Studies, where he became a Professor, Director, and Dean. He has successfully guided four M. Phil and eight Ph. D scholars. He has published thirty papers and completed eleven research projects funded by Government and Professional bodies. He served as Member Secretary of Karnataka Jnana Aayoja (Karnataka Knowledge Commission) and Karnataka State Innovation Council of the Government of Karnataka. He is a trainer for various organizations. He is also a Social Activist for Social and National causes. His life sketch was published and profiled by many publications and media houses. He was conferred with Karnataka Rajyothsava Award by the Government of Karnataka, the Kempegowda Award by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike(BBMP), and the General President Gold Medal by Indian Science Congress Association. He was nominated as: a member of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE), MHRD; All India Board of Management Studies, AICTE; Executive Council of Central University of Gujarat, Vice president of the Indian Red Cross Society, Karnataka. He was nominated by MHRD as a member of a committee for the draft National Education Policy under the chairmanship of Dr. K Kasturirangan between 2017 and 2019. He is also the Honorary President of the Centre for Educational and Social Studies (CESS), President of Yuvaka Sangha, EC member of Central University of Kerala & NAAC. He is also a member of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Listen in as Prof . Sridhar shares his journey where he was born normal, afflicted by polio but did not allow the wheelchair to stop him from having a fully satisfied life & made life salute him and till date continues to be an inspiration to all his students who stay in touch with him even today.

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