<p class="title">Acharya Devvrat was on Monday sworn in as the new governor of Gujarat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Devvrat, 60, was administered the oath of office by Gujarat High Court's acting Chief Justice Anant S Dave at a function held at the Raj Bhavan here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Devvrat, who is the 20th governor of Gujarat, took the oath in Sanskrit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Outgoing Governor O P Kohli, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, state Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi, several cabinet ministers, MLAs and senior officers were present at the function.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Before assuming charge as governor of Gujarat, Devvrat held the gubernatorial post in Himachal Pradesh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Devvrat, who has been associated with the Arya Samaj, earlier served as the principal of a 'gurukul' (traditional school) at Kurukshetra in Haryana.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A post-graduate in Hindi, he has over 30 years of experience in academics and administration.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He is known for his work towards spreading the Indian culture and Vedic values across the world and promoting education for girls. </p>
<p class="title">Acharya Devvrat was on Monday sworn in as the new governor of Gujarat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Devvrat, 60, was administered the oath of office by Gujarat High Court's acting Chief Justice Anant S Dave at a function held at the Raj Bhavan here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Devvrat, who is the 20th governor of Gujarat, took the oath in Sanskrit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Outgoing Governor O P Kohli, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, state Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi, several cabinet ministers, MLAs and senior officers were present at the function.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Before assuming charge as governor of Gujarat, Devvrat held the gubernatorial post in Himachal Pradesh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Devvrat, who has been associated with the Arya Samaj, earlier served as the principal of a 'gurukul' (traditional school) at Kurukshetra in Haryana.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A post-graduate in Hindi, he has over 30 years of experience in academics and administration.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He is known for his work towards spreading the Indian culture and Vedic values across the world and promoting education for girls. </p>