▁became ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁at ▁Department ▁of ▁Micro bi ology ▁and ▁Cell ▁Bi ology , ▁II Sc , ▁Professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁professor ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁( 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 1 3 ). ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁president ▁of ▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne h ru ▁Centre ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Scient ific ▁Research ▁( J NC AS R ) ▁by ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁Committee ▁on ▁App oint ments ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁ 1 4 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁V . ▁Nag ar aja ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁K ann ada - spe aking ▁H avy aka ▁Bra h min ▁Family . ▁Nag ar aja ' s ▁father ' s ▁name ▁is ▁Mah ade va ▁Sh as try ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁doctor ▁and ▁mother ▁Par v ath i ▁Am ma ▁was ▁a ▁house w ife ▁ ▁His ▁native ▁place ▁is ▁K any ana ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Mang al uru , ▁Dak sh ina ▁K ann ada ▁District . ▁He ▁had ▁received ▁his ▁B . Sc . ▁and ▁M . Sc . ▁degrees ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁from ▁the ▁Bang al ore ▁University . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁from ▁Department ▁of ▁Micro bi ology ▁and ▁Cell ▁Bi ology ▁at ▁II Sc ▁and ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁my c ob acter i