Gorakhpur, Sept. 27 -- Prof Uday Pratap Singh, Chairman of the Maharana Pratap Education Council and former Vice-Chancellor of Purvanchal University, passed away today morning.
Prof. Singh (92) had been unwell for the past few months. He is survived by two sons -- Prof. VK Singh, former Vice-Chancellor of Deendayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, and Prof. Rajiv Krishna Singh, Acharya of UP College.
Since entering the field of education, Prof. Singh's entire life was dedicated to Gorakshpeeth and the Maharana Pratap Education Council. Expressing grief over his demise, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said he would be present at Prof. Singh's funeral at Rajghat, Gorakhpur, on Sunday.
Originally from Ghazipur district, Prof UP Singh was born ...