Aditya Shastri
Aditya Shastri was an Indian academic. He was the vice-chancellor of Banasthali Vidyapith, a private university located in the Tonk district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. He was dearly loved and respected among the students and thus, was always titled as 'Aditya Bhaiya'. He was the grandson of Hiralal Shastri, first chief minister of state of Rajasthan.
Biography
Shastri completed his graduation from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and went to the US for master's from the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He completed his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990. Shastri was in the Governing Council of the Association of Indian Universities. He served for one year at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Later, he moved to Banasthali where he has remained until his death.He died due to post-COVID-19 effects on 24 May 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.