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.
He has penned 14 books on Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism and has published more than 120 research papers at national and international level.
