who was the Commissioner of the Orissa Division during the Odisha Famine of 1866. "There is a need for a name change. What did Ravenshaw, after whom the university is named, do during the famine?" ...
It was Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan who had voiced his opinion on changing the name of the university as he questioned the role of Ravenshaw during the Orissa Famine of 1866.