Prof. K S Kannan, D. Litt.
SRSJM Chair Professor at IIT-Madras (Retd.)
A renowned scholar of Sanskrit, he has served as the Academic Director of Swadeshi Indology Conference Series (organised by Infinity Foundation India) and as the Director of Karnataka Samskrit University, Bangalore. He has a rich teaching experience of over 40 years. He was a Member of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla (having been nominated by HRD, Govt. of India)
Amongst the various recognitions, he was conferred the title "Bhāratīya Vidyā Vibhūti" by Bharatiya Vidvat Parishat at AIOC 2024, the title "Vidyānidhi" by HH Rangapriya Swamiji (Bangalore), and the International Merit Award for a paper on Machine Translation. He is a Member of the Academic Council, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam, Channenahalli.
For a Summary of Prof. Kannan's CV, see here.