J A K Tareen, former professor of the University of Mysore, has been conferred the prestigious Padma Shri Award, in recognition of his contribution to the field of education and literature.

Professor Tareen is the fourth professor from the Mysore University to have received the national award. He has now joined the elite club of eminent personalities of Mysore such as C D Narasimhaiah, U R Ananthamurthy and Javare Gowda.

He is also the first professor from the science faculty of UoM to receive such an award. Tareen, who has served as the vice-chancellor of the Kashmir University, hails from Mysore where he did his schooling and received master’s and PhD degrees.

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