Mysuru :

Among the talented visually impaired students, who have achieved great feats in their respective fields of interest is C. Manjunath, a guest faculty for Political Science at Maharani’s Arts and Commerce College in city, who has obtained Ph.D in Political Science from Mysore University.

Born to Susheelamma and Chandrachari at Kattikyathanahalli in Pavagada Taluk, Tumakuru, Manjunath comes from a poor background. Though his family was facing economic problems, his parents made sure to provide him good education. After completing primary education at his native village, Manjunath travelled to his neighbouring village Maridasanahalli where he completed his middle school and high school education before shifting to Mandya.

After shifting to Mandya, he joined Government PU College and got BA degree from Government Boys College. He later completed his PG in Political Science at Manasagangothri following which he successfully pursued M.Phil through distance education. Now, he has completed Ph.D under the guidance of Dr. Dayananda Mane by submitting his thesis titled ‘Student Movement in Karnataka: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishat, A Study (since 1990).’

Manjunath was also actively involved with the student movement and has been guiding students on choosing their career path and subject of study.

Manjunath is not the first visually-impaired person to get Ph.D from the University of Mysore. Earlier, city’s noted musician K.T. Udaya Kiran secured Ph.D in Music during 2011 while S. Kavyashree completed her Ph.D in Political Science during 2014. Adding to this list are: Prof. Arun Kumar and Krishna Hombal who have received Ph.Ds in History and Political Science respectively.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / December 03rd, 2016