Overview
- She becomes the university’s first woman in-charge vice-chancellor after Professor B. J. Rao retired upon turning 70.
- As the senior-most professor, she takes temporary charge under a rule that assigns leadership until a full-time vice-chancellor is selected.
- In a public note, she said she will keep academics and administration running smoothly during the transition.
- Anuradha has spent more than three decades at the university, leading the Dance department and the Sarojini Naidu School and earning recognition as a Kuchipudi dancer.
- Her record includes mentoring 12 PhD scholars and publishing six works on South Indian art, and national bodies such as the UGC and the Sangeet Natak Akademi have tapped her as an expert.