Who has been selected for 2016 Prof MV Pylee Award?
Who has been selected for 2016 Prof MV Pylee Award?
[A]K L Sebastian
[B]V N Rajashekhara Pillai
[C]Rajesh Singh
[D]Jancy James
Jancy James
The first woman Vice Chancellor of Kerala, Dr Jancy James has been selected for the prestigious 2016 Prof MV Pylee Award for the best academician of India. Dr Jancy was the former VC of Mahatma Gandhi University and founder Vice Chancellor of Central University of Kerala. She is an author, literary critic, researcher and translator, who also served as member of Kendra Sahitya Akademi and as the National President of the Comparative Literature Association of India. The award is instituted by Cochin University of Science and Technology, which carries an amount of Rs. 1 lakh and a citation.