Governor House sources said that the decision of having the chair in the name of the great Indian social reformer was taken by the Governor C.V. Ananda Bose.
The academic matter related to the chair will be handled by Kolkata based Sanskrit College & University, which has been enriched by the academic association of Vidyasagr.
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