M. K. Sridhar
A Bengaluru educationist who helped draft the National Education Policy and leads Chanakya University, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
Sridhar Makam Krishnamurthy, known as M. K. Sridhar, is a teacher, researcher and education-policy expert. He was named for the Padma Shri in 2024 in the field of literature and education, from Karnataka [1].
Teacher
He was born on 15 September 1954 and studied at SDGS College, Hindupur, and at Bangalore and Mysore universities [2]. He taught at Vijaya College, Bangalore, and was a professor at Bangalore University [2]. As a student and teacher he was active in the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh [2].
Policy
He has been executive director of the Karnataka Knowledge Commission and a member of the University Grants Commission, the Central Advisory Board of Education and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council [2]. As a member of the committee led by K. Kasturirangan, he played a key part in drafting the National Education Policy and the National Curriculum Framework of 2023 [2].
He set up the Centre for Leadership and Management in Public Services, revived the Centre for Educational and Social Studies, and is the founding chancellor of Chanakya University in Bengaluru [2].
His honours include the Karnataka Rajyotsava and Kempegowda awards [2].
Sources
- [1] Padma Awards 2024: list of awardees — Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Accessed 15 October 2026.
- [2] Padma Awards 2024: citation for M. K. Sridhar — Padma Awards, Government of India. Accessed 15 October 2026.
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