Vice-President of SDM Educational Society and Secretary of JSS Group of Institutions, Dharwad, N. Vajrakumar passed away in Dharwad on Friday after a brief period of illness. He was 84.
Vajrakumar, who was principal of JSS College for a long duration, subsequently became a member of the management board and led the institution efficiently. He guided the JSS Group of Institutions and SDM educational institutions for nearly five decades.
A native of Dakshina Kannada, Vajrakumar came to Dharwad in 1973. As an educationist, Vajrakumar started SDM Engineering College in 1979, SDM Dental College in 1986, SDM College of Physiotherapy in 1996, SDM Medical College and Hospital in 2003 and SDM Institute of Nursing in 2006.
