Kamdhenu University

{{short description|Agricultural state university in Gujarat, India}}

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Kamdhenu University is a public agricultural state university located at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It was established in 2009 by the Kamdhenu University Act, 2009 of the Government of Gujarat. It focuses on veterinary, dairy, fisheries and allied sciences.

History

The first proposal for a veterinary university in Gujarat, with focus on dairy production, was made by Verghese Kurien in 1984 while he served as the Vice-Chancellor of Gujarat Agricultural University, but the proposal was ignored when he resigned from that position. A second offer was promulgated by the Government of Gujarat in 1996–97, but no action was taken. The university was finally established by the Kamdhenu University Act, 2009, with the support of Narendra Modi, then the Chief Minister of Gujarat.{{cite web|title=About Kamdhenu University|url=http://www.ku-guj.org/about.aspx|publisher=Kamdhenu University|accessdate=6 July 2017|archive-date=23 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623171120/http://ku-guj.org/about.aspx|url-status=dead}} However, the university only started functioning in 2014, when M. C. Varshneya was appointed its first Vice-Chancellor (VC).{{cite journal |title=New Universities Brief Profile |journal=IAUA News |date=January 2015 |volume=15 |issue=1 |url=http://www.iauaindia.org/newsletter_jan_mar15.html |access-date=25 January 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200849/http://www.iauaindia.org/newsletter_jan_mar15.html |url-status=dead }}

While the university was created in order to focus on veterinary and animal sciences in general, it was assigned only two colleges, both for dairy sciences.{{cite news |first=Ritu|last=Sharma| title=Gujarat: No vet, fisheries college with Kamdhenu varsity |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-no-vet-fisheries-college-with-kamdhenu-varsity-4434485/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 December 2016 |language=en}} In 2017, this led to formal requests for transferring veterinary and fishery science colleges from other universities in the state. This move would was also necessary for getting Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) accreditation. However, the request met strong opposition from the other universities' VCs{{cite news |last1=Rupera |first1=Prashant |title=Kamdhenu University VC's demand sparks row |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/kamdhenu-univ-vcs-demand-sparks-row/articleshow/57881825.cms |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |language=en|date=29 March 2017}} and even led to suggestions to dissolve the university.{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Ritu |title=Need change in Act to transfer colleges to Kamdhenu University: Gujarat minister |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/need-change-in-act-to-transfer-colleges-to-kamdhenu-university-gujarat-minister-4612473/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=14 April 2017 |language=en}} In 2018, N. H. Kelawala was appointed VC of the university.{{cite web |title=Message from Vice Chancellor |url=http://ku-guj.org/index.aspx?ID=139 |website=ku-guj.org |access-date=25 January 2021 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124113211/http://ku-guj.org/index.aspx?ID=139 |url-status=dead }} In September 2020, a bill was passed by Gujarat government to transfer 11 colleges to the university.{{cite news |title=Gujarat: 11 colleges brought under Kamdhenu University |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/gujarat-11-colleges-brought-under-kamdhenu-university-6609830/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=25 September 2020 |language=en}}

References

External links

{{official website|https://www.kamdhenuuni.edu.in/}}

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Category:Veterinary schools in India

Category:State universities in Gujarat

Category:Education in Gandhinagar

Category:Educational institutions established in 2009

Category:2009 establishments in Gujarat