Vidyavati

Vidyavati
Vidyavati
	Vidyavati (center) receiving Eminent Women award from Telangana Government
Born	15 September 1939
Title	Vice-Chancellor (retired)
Board member of	Phycological Society of India, President; Seaweed Research and Utilization; National Assessment and Accreditation Council; Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women Studies; Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Health;
Awards	Best Women Scientist (2000); Gold Medal by Plant Science Association (2007); Lifetime Achievement Award in Chennai (2007); International Women’s Day recognition (2017);
Academic background
Thesis	Experimental and Cytological Studies on Certain Desmids (1967)
Doctoral advisor	Profs. Jafar Nizam and M.R. Saxena
Academic work
Discipline	Botany
Sub-discipline	Hydrobiology, phycology, cytology and ultrastructure ecology
Institutions	Kakatiya University

Vidyavati (born 15 September 1939) is a former Vice-Chancellor, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana, India. She is President of Phycological Society of India and was honored by Telangana State Government as Eminent Women on 8 March 2017, on the occasion of "International Women's Day" celebrations.