Mangaluru: The former vice chancellor of Mangalore University, Prof T C Shivashankara Murthy (63), died after a massive heart attack at Pune here, on August 19.
Prof T C Shivashankara Murthy was attending a seminar at Pune at the time of his demise. He was the Working Chancellor of Mysuru University.
Prof T C Shivashankara Murthy, the vice chancellor of Mangalore University, received the honorary rank of Colonel Commandant which was conferred on him by the director general of National Cadet Corps (NCC), Ministry of Defense on July 20, 2011.