Chancellor
Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya
Honourable Governor, Assam
Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya, hailing from Varanasi, a pivotal city on the Ganges in northern India, began his educational career in 1973 at Bhartiya Shishu Mandir in Ramnagar. On June 22, 1977, he launched the “शिशुशिक्षागांवकीओर” (Child Education in the Village) campaign, aiming to establish schools in the most remote villages of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
His notable educational institutions include Sishu Shiksha Niketan, Shri Kalidas Shiksha Sansthan Junior High School, and Smt. Pyari Devi Intermediate College, marking him as the first to open private schools in Eastern Uttar Pradesh villages.