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Veteran academician N. Rajendran, who served arsenic the caput of the Department of History astatine Bharathidasan University and aboriginal arsenic the Vice-Chancellor of Alagappa University, Karaikudi, died aft a little unwellness connected November 13. He was 69 and is survived by his woman and 2 children.
Family sources told The Hindu that Professor Rajendran died of a cardiac apprehension successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday.
Professor Rajendran started his vocation arsenic an adjunct prof successful the Department of History, Pachaiyappa’s College successful 1982. In 1989, helium joined the Bharathidasan University successful Tiruchi arsenic a lecturer successful Futurology and went connected to pb the varsity’s Centre for History launched successful 1996 (re-organised arsenic the Department of History successful 2006).
As the manager in-charge of the Centre for Periyar Studies (2004-2006), helium formed the Periyar Study Circle and organised programmes to disseminate the leader’s ideas.
According to a illustration published connected the authoritative BDU website, Professor Rajendran was selected arsenic a subordinate of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) doubly from 2008-2014.
