There was an Editor’s Note to the letter titled “Buildings in Manasagangothri: A correction” in SOM dated Aug. 6, 2018. The note stated: “In spite of the University of Mysore (UoM) celebrating its centenary, it took nearly one hundred years for a comprehensive book on the history of the University to come out. The book titled ‘An Era of Enlightenment - One Hundred Years of University of Mysore,’ written by Prof. B. Sheik Ali, former Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore and Goa Universities, was released during former President of India Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Mysuru for the inauguration of the year-long centenary celebrations of UoM.”
Prof. Sheik Ali, in this article titled “Reflections on Mysore University” has clarified that the Editor has raised a very pertinent point that the present generation of students, and even the public, are not quite aware of the rich contributions this University has made in the past. Now read on...
