Professor Dr Yajneshwar Shastri has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies.
Madhya Pradesh Governor and Chancellor of the University, Ram Naresh Yadav appointed Shastri as the new VC, a university official said today.
Shastri is a renowned international scholar and is a visiting Professor of number of universities in U S including University of California, Cleaveland State University and Loyola Marymount University.
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He has penned 14 books on Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism and has published more than 120 research papers at national and international level.