AGARTALA, April 6 (TIWN): Minister of State, Human resource Development (Higher Education) – professor Ram Shankar Katheria on Wednesday inaugurated the academic building – XI of Tripura central university on his one day visit to the state.

It is also to  be mentioned here that arriving in the state inaugurate the newly-constructed Golden Jubilee Knowledge Centre at National Institute of Technology (NIT). He also inaugurate the SC and ST Cell of the institute following a meeting at Visvesvaraya Auditorium

However, concluding the inauguration program at NIT he also moved at Tripura Central University where he inaugurated an academic building and was felicitated at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Shatabarshiki Bhawan (university auditorium) soon after completion of the inauguration.

According to the sources he is also scheduled to hold party-level meeting with the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders at the party headquarter prior leaving the state.

Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria is a member of the Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Agra constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. He is currently a Minister of State for Human Resource Development Government of India (Higher Education).

Dr. Katheria was born in Nagariyasarawha, Etawah (Uttar Pradesh). He spent his earlys at the local Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) unit, which also facilitated his education. He holds Ph.D from Kanpur University. He worked as a pracharak of the RSS in Agra for 13 years.

Prior joining politics, he was a Professor of Hindi at the Agra University, where he has taught Dalit Chetna (Dalit upliftment) and wrote several books on the subject. He has written various books like Etawah Zile Ki Boliyan; Dalit Chetna Ki Avashyakata; Samajik Ekta Ki Avashyakata; Dalit Sahitya Aur Nai Chunautiyan.