Bengaluru: K. Byrappa (69), Former Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore University, passed away on July 31. He succumbed to cardiac arrest at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru. He was 69.
Byrappa hails from Mysuru. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Moscow State University, Russia. During his tenure as VC from June 2014 to June 2018, several research programmes were taken up and also secured RUSA and PURSE grants for the university.
He was fluent in Spanish, Japanese, and Russian languages.
He is survived by his wife and two sons.