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'''Shrinivasa Varakhedi''' is an Indian [[Sanskrit|Sanskrit scholar]], academic and [[Academic administration|education administrator]] who is currently serving as the Vice Chancellor of [[Central Sanskrit University|Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi]]. Formerly, he also served as VC of [[Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University]] and as Acting VC of [[Karnataka Samskrit University|Karnataka Samskrit University, Bangalore]] and [[Gondwana University|Gondwana University, Gadchiroli]]. Varakhedi has been awarded the [[Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman|Maharshi Badarayan Vyas Samman]] by the [[President of India]] for contributions in interdisciplinary research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ksu.ac.in/en/faculty/faculty-of-shastras/dean/|title=Prof.Srinivasa Varakhedi, Ph.D|publisher=Karnataka Samskrit University}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/board_of_management.php |title=Board of Management |website=www.sanskrit.nic.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623190434/http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/board_of_management.php |archive-date=2018-06-23}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
After taking a post-graduate Vidwaduttama degree in [[Navya Nyaya]] at the [[Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha]] in Bengaluru, which he passed with a 1st rank, he joined the [[Indian Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad|Language Technology Research Center, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad]], in 1998 as a researcher.<br />
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He went on to become an Assistant Professor of Navya Nyaya at Poornaprajna Vidyapeetham, and later on to teach [[computational linguistics]] at the [[National Sanskrit University|Rashtriya Samskrit Vidyapeetha]] in Tirupati. He worked as Director in Sanskrit Academy, Osmania University, Hyderabad from Feb 2007 to 2011. Later he served as Director of Karnataka State Sanskrit Education till 2013. He was then appointed as Professor in the faculty of shashtras in Karnataka Samskrit University. He served as Dean, Director of PG studies and Research, Registrar in charge in the same university.<br />
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He did his PhD Vidyavaridhi at the [[Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan]] in representing Navy Nyaya in modern technology schemes, under the guidance of Prof. Haridasa Bhat.<br />
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==Research areas & publications==<br />
He has published in the areas of computational linguistics, Sanskrit literature, darshana shastra.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=LxzKkmUAAAAJ&hl=en<br />
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*''[https://books.google.com/books?id=o-CxDwAAQBAJ The Path of Proofs - Pramanapaddhati of Sri Jayatirtha]'', 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mup.manipal.edu/product/the-path-of-proofs-pramanapaddhati-of-sri-jayatirtha/|title=The Path of Proofs – Pramanapaddhati of Sri Jayatirtha|date=22 February 2020|publisher=Manipal University Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dvaita dairies|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/the-dvaita-diaries/article2973921.ece|work=The Hindu|date=8 March 2012}}</ref> {{ISBN|9788192275901}}<br />
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==Honours & Distinctions==<br />
* Created the structure to the newly set up Directorate for Sanskrit Education in Karnataka State during 2010 - 2011<br />
* Member of the committee for the Vision & Roadmap for the development of Sanskrit, Ministry of HRD, Government of India.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/stream/Sanskrit_Promotion_Policy/2016_02_12_Vision_and_Road_Map_for_the_Development_of_Sanskrit_Ten_year_perspective_Plan.#page/n1/mode/2up<br />
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