University of Kerala
കേരള സർവ്വകലാശാല | |
Former name | University of Travancore |
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Motto | कर्मणि व्यज्यते प्रज्ञा (Sanskrit) |
Motto in English | Karmani Vyajyate Pradnya (Knowledge/intellect is revealed through action) |
Type | Public |
Established | 1937 |
Founder | Maharajah Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma |
Chancellor | Governor Of Kerala |
Vice-Chancellor | Dr. P.K Radhakrishnan |
Location |
Trivandrum, Kerala, India 8°30′06″N 76°56′22″E / 8.5018°N 76.9394°ECoordinates: 8°30′06″N 76°56′22″E / 8.5018°N 76.9394°E |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | UGC |
Website | http://www.keralauniversity.ac.in/ |
The University of Kerala (UoK), formerly the University of Travancore,[1] is an affiliating university[2] located in Trivandrum in the south Indian state of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937, long before the birth of the state of Kerala in India, by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma who was also the first Chancellor of the university. C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, the then Diwan (Prime Minister) of Travancore, was the first Vice-Chancellor.
See also
- List of colleges affiliated to Kerala University
- Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma
- University College of Engineering, Kariavattom
References
- ↑ "ABOUT". keralauniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ↑ http://www.keralauniversity.ac.in/about.htm
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to University of Kerala. |
- University of Kerala Official Website
- University of Kerala, Research Portal
- University of Kerala, Computer Centre and Examination Portal
- Dr. Raja Rama Varma Rohani Thirunal, Prince of Mavelikara Palace
- Trivandrum Observatory and Caldecott
- John Caldecott from The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Volume 48
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