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This is a list of notable alumni related to the University of Allahabad and its constituent colleges. Excluded from this list are those people whose only connection with Allahabad University is that they were awarded an honorary degree.
Padma award recipient alumni
- Mahadevi Verma[citation needed]
- Bhagwati Charan Verma[citation needed]
- Raghupati Sahay, also known as Firaq Gorakhpuri[citation needed]
- Vidya Niwas Mishra[citation needed]
- Murali Manohar Joshi
- B. D. Pande
Arts
Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aditya Srivastava | Allahabad University | actor | |||
Sudhir Dar | Allahabad University | cartoonist | |||
Tigmanshu dhulia | 1983 - 1986 | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | Allahabad University | Movie director, writer | [1] |
Humanities and social sciences
Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baidyanath Misra | 1948 | MA, University topper and Gold medallist, First Odia to top the Faculty of Arts and the Department of Economics | Allahabad University | Former Vice-Chancellor of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Chairman of Odisha State Planning Board and Chairman of Odisha's First State Finance Commission | |
Prabhat Nalini Das | MA, English, University Topper and gold medalist | Allahabad University | University Professor and pro Vice Chancellor; first Director/Dean Humanities, IIT Kanpur | ||
J K Mehta | PhD | Allahabad University | economist | [2] | |
Udai Prakash Arora | historian |
Law
Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raghunandan Swarup Pathak | Law | Allahabad University | 18th Chief Justice of India; Judge of the International Court of Justice | [citation needed] | |
Kamal Narain Singh | Law | Ewing Christian | 22nd Chief Justice of India | [1][2] | |
J. S. Verma | BSc; LLB | Ewing Christian | 27th Chief Justice of India | [3] | |
V. N. Khare | Allahabad University | 33rd Chief Justice of India | [citation needed] | ||
Daya Saran Sinha | 1953-1959 | BA, LLB | Allahabad University | Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court | [citation needed] |
Vidyadhar Govind Oak | LLB | Allahabad University | Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court | [citation needed] | |
Prashant Bhushan | LLB | Allahabad University | Supreme Court lawyer | [citation needed] | |
Vashishtha Bhargava | 1925 | M.Sc. | Allahabad University | Judge of the Supreme Court of India | [citation needed] |
Rajendra Kumar Acharya | PhD | Allahabad University | jurist of Law of tort in Nepal | [citation needed] |
Milon K. Banerji, attorney general for India[citation needed]
Literature and journalism
- Doodhnath Singh – Hindi writer and critic[4]
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan – Famous hindi poet and father of Amitabh Bachchan.
- Prabhat Nalini Das – public intellectual and Professor; Head, English Department, Lady Shri Ram College; First Director-Dean, Humanities, IIT Kanpur; Founder-Professor and Head, Department of English, Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University; Pro Vice Chancellor, NEHU-Kohima Campus; English
- Gopinath Kaviraj – philosopher; Sanskrit scholar[5]
- Vibhuti Narain Rai renowned writer and novelist, former Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh, former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya.
- Prem Chand Pandey – founding director of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research; recipient of SSB Prize[6]
- Ibn-e-Safi, Jasosi writer[citation needed]
- Mohammad Uzair, Sitara-i-Imtiaz[citation needed]
- Rafiq Hussain, Urdu writer, poet, academic, author, head of Urdu Department Allahabad University[citation needed]
- Dharamvir Bharati, writer[citation needed]
- Kamleshwar, writer[citation needed]
- Mrinal Pande, writer[citation needed]
- Neelum Saran Gour, author and academic[7]
- Govind Mishra, Hindi writer and former chairman of CBDT[citation needed]
- Ravindra Khattree, Distinguished Professor, statistician, academic, author[citation needed]
- Acharya Narendra Dev[citation needed]
- Chandradhar Sharma Guleri, writer[citation needed]
- Krishna Kumar Sharma, Quit India Movement activist, poet and literary figure[citation needed]
- Fani Badayuni Urdu poet.
- Yagyadutt Sharma, Hindi novelist, writer and poet
- Ram Chandra Shukla, painter[citation needed]
- Surya Bahadur Thapa[citation needed]
- Daulat Singh Kothari, physicist[citation needed]
- Harish Chandra, mathematician[citation needed]
- Pankaj Mishra, author[citation needed]
- Lakshmi Raj Sharma, author and academician[citation needed]
- K. Banerjee, physicist and ex-Director of Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science[citation needed]
- Leema Dhar, author, poet and columnist[citation needed]
Military
Name | Class Year | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|
Krishnaswamy Sundarji | Chief of Army Staff | [citation needed] |
Politics
Heads of state and government
Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chandra Shekhar | 1951 | 8th Prime Minister of India | [8][9] | ||
Gulzarilal Nanda | acting Prime Minister of India | ||||
Surya Bahadur Thapa | 24th Prime Minister of Nepal | ||||
Zakir Husain | MA | Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental[note 1] | 3rd President of India | [10] | |
V. P. Singh | 7th Prime Minister of India | [11][12] | |||
Shankar Dayal Sharma | 9th President of India |
Others
- Vinod Kumar Yadav, IRSEE officer and Chairman of the Indian Railways Board[18]
- Jagmohan Yadav, IPS, former Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police.[19][20]
- Rajju Bhaiya, Ex-RSS Chief[citation needed]
- Murli Manohar Joshi, former Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Human Resource Development[citation needed]
- Janeshwar Mishra, Ex-Minister Govt. of India[citation needed]
- Sir Syed Wazir Hasan, Chief Justice of Awadh Chief Court[citation needed]
- Mohan Singh, National General secretary, Samajwadi Party[citation needed]
- Ram Niwas Mirdha, former cabinet minister[citation needed]
- Dharmendra Yadav, Member of the Lok Sabha
- N. C. Saxena, IAS Officer, member of Planning Commission of India[citation needed]
Science and technology
Sports
Name | Class Year | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|
Manuel Aaron | chess player and International Master | [25] |
Others
Name | Class Year | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|
Rajendra Singh Rana | environmentalist, Magsaysay Award, 2001 | [26] |
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, known for Transcendental Meditation[27]
- Uttar Kumar, film actor[citation needed]
- M. A. Ansari, pre-partition Royal Indian Navy Education Officer[citation needed]
- Udit Raj, social activist[citation needed]
- Vivek Sahai, former Chairman Railway Board[citation needed]
- Desh Deepak Verma, Former 1978-batch IAS officer, former Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha (2017-2021).[28]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ The Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College (now known as Aligarh Muslim University) was affiliated to the University of Allahabad between 1885 and 1920.
Citations
- ^ Horn, Maurice (1999). The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons. Chelsea House. p. 218. ISBN 0-7910-5185-4.
- ^ Datta, V. S. "Remembering J.K.Mehta on his 34th Death Anniversary". Active India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Judges Biography:Jagdish Sharan Verma". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Dharmani, Vidhi (12 January 2018). नहीं रहे वरिष्ठ कवि, कथाकार दूधनाथ सिंह. Punjab Kesari (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Sinha, Biswajit (1 January 1996). Encyclopaedia of Indian Writers. Eastern Book Linkers. p. 29. ISBN 9788189975548. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Sahoo, Dinabandhu (1 January 2002). Advances in Marine and Antarctic Science. APH Publishing. p. 449. ISBN 9788176483476. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Saran Gour, Neelum. "Allahabad University: A lore collector's recollections".
- ^ Dubey, Scharada (2009). Movers and Shakers Prime Minister of India. Westland. ISBN 9788189975548. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Shri Chandra Shekhar". Prime Minister's Office, Government of India. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Fārūqī, Z̤iāʼulḥasan (1999). Dr. Zakir Hussain, quest for truth. New Delhi: A.P.H. Pub. ISBN 8176480568. OCLC 41326256.
- ^ Hoiberg, Dale (2000). Students' Britannica India. Popular Prakashan. p. 44. ISBN 9780852297605.
vishwanath pratap singh allahabad university.
- ^ "Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh". Prime Minister's Office, Government of India. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ This campus had its Bharadwaj years ago, Indian Express, 17 November 1998. "Leaders of the stature of Madan Mohan Malaviya, Purshottam Das Tandon, Acharya Narendra Dev and scholars like Amar Nath Jha and M N Saha are among its alumni."
- ^ "All India Congress Committee – AICC". 6 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Naresh Chandra". International Crisis Group. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "9th Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha Official website. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "S K Puri park to be named after ex-CM Satyendra | Patna News – Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Know Your Babu: New Chairman Railway Board, VK Yadav".
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Cadre IPS Gradation List – 2015" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Police. Department of Home, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ श्री जगमोहन यादव द्वारा पुलिस महानिदेशक, उत्तर प्रदेश का पद भार ग्रहण किया गया। [Mr. Jagmohan Yadav assumes the charge of Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh.] (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Police (in Hindi). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ A tribute to Dr Atma Ram, former DG-CSIR
- ^ "Dr. (Mrs.) Mishra Anuradha". University of Mumbai. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Tikekar, V. G.; Prasad, Phoolan; Ravindran, Renu. "Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar (1912–1976)" (PDF). Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ Singh, Onkar. "Onkar Singh Homepage".
- ^ "Master administrator in chess". dtNext.in. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Biography of Rajendra Singh" (PDF). Magsaysay Award website. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Ruthven, Malise (6 February 2008). "Maharishi Mahesh Yogi". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ "PROFILE OF CHAIRMAN Shri Desh Deepak Verma, who took over the President position" (PDF). iitk. ac.in.
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