Banaras Hindu University Alumni 2022.pptx

It is a list of distinguished BHU Alumni of last 100 years.

1. Distinguished Alumni of Banaras Hindu University Compiled By Dr. Vivekanand Jain Central Library, BHU

2. Bharat Ratna Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Founder of Banaras Hindu University

3. Bharat Ratna Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya

4. Bharat Ratna C V Raman Raman had association with the  Banaras Hindu University . He attended the foundation ceremony of BHU and delivered lectures on mathematics and "Some new paths in physics" during the lecture series organised at the university from 5 to 8 February 1916.   He also held the position of permanent visiting professor at BHU. Nobel Prize in Physics 1930 & Bharat Ratna 1954 Honorary D.Sc. degree was conferred upon Raman at the 1932

5. Bharat Ratna Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Ex- President of India and Ex- Vice Chancellor of BHU Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU , 1938 Bharat Ratna 1954

6. Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhagwan Das Bhagwan Das  (12 January 1869 – 18 September 1958) was an Indian Theosophist and public figure. For a time he served in the Central Legislative Assembly of British India. He became allied with the Hindustani Culture Society and was active in opposing rioting as a form of protest. With Mrs. Anni Besant, he founded the Central Hindu College. He is also worked with Malaviya Ji. He was awarded the  Bharat Ratna  in 1955.

7. Bharat Ratna Lal Bahadur Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri (2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 2nd  Prime Minister of India  from 1964 to 1966 and 6th  Home Minister of India  from 1961 to 1963.  He led the country during the  Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 . His slogan " Jai Jawan , Jai Kisan " ("Hail to the soldier; Hail to the farmer") became very popular during the war. The war formally ended with the  Tashkent Agreement  on 10 January 1966; he died the following day, still in  Tashkent , with the cause of his death in dispute. He was posthumously awarded the  Bharat Ratna .

8. Bharat Ratna Mother Teresa Doctorate Honoris Causa, 1980 Nobel Peace Prize 1979 and Bharat Ratna 1980

9. Dr. Nelson Mandela Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1990 Nobel Peace Prize 1993

10. Bharat Ratna Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1991 1997

11. Bharat Ratna Pt. Ravi Shankar Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU Bharat Ratna in 1999

12. Bharat Ratna Bismillah Khan Ustad Bismillah Khan (March 21, 1913 – August 21, 2006) was an Indian shehnai maestro . He was the third classical musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna (in 2001) Doctorate Honoris Causa, 1980 2001

13. Bharat Ratna C. N. R. Rao Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao , also known as C.N.R. Rao (born 30 June 1934, Bangalore , India ) is an Indian chemist who has worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry. He completed M.Sc. form Banaras Hindu university. He currently serves as the Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India. 2014

14. Bharat Ratna Bhupen Hazarika Bhupen Hazarika Bhupen Hazarika was a playback singer, lyricist, musician, singer, poet and film-maker from Assam, widely known as  Sudhakantha . BA (1944) and MA (1946) from BHU in Political Science. 2019

15. Dr. U R RAO, Padma Vibhushan Dr. U R Rao was born on 10th March 1932, at Adamaru in the state of Karnataka. After completing his undergraduate at Anantpur , Rao moved to Banaras HIndu University for his Masters and then to Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad to complete his PhD under  the guidance of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.

16. Shri KrishnaKant Ex- Vice President of India Krishan Kant  (28 February 1927 – 27 July 2002) was the  tenth   Vice President of India  from 1997 until his death. Previously, he was  Governor of Andhra Pradesh  from 1990 to 1997. Krishan Kant completed his MSc (Technology) from erstwhile Banaras Engineering College,  Banaras Hindu University  (currently known as  Indian Institute of Technology, BHU ).

17. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Padma Bhushan बी.एच.यू. कुलगीत के रचयिता मधुर मनोहर अतीव सुंदर यह सर्व विद्या की राजधानी....

18. Padma Bhushan Col . (Dr.) S.P. Wahi He is a recipient of Padma Bhushan National Award 1988, Doctorate of Science (Honoris Causa) by Indian School of Mines, 1985, Doctorate of Engineering (Honoris Causa) by Roorkee University, 1987, Doctorate of Science (Honoris Causa) by Banaras Hindu University , 1989 and Giant International Award, 1989 and has several awards to his credit including Life Time Achievement Award by Petrotech in 2007.

19. Padmashri Dr. Lalji Singh Dr . Lalji Singh, Padmashri awardee and a scientist of international repute, has taken over as the 25th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University. He holds the position of Bhatnagar Fellow of CSIR at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, of which he has been Director for a long period of 11 years from 1998 to 2009. He spent 13 years in the Institute of Animal Ge-netics , University of Edinburgh (1974-1987) before joining CCMB.

20. Padmashri Prof. M S Kanungo

21. Padmashri Dr. O. N. Srivastava Emeritus Professor, Department of Physics Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi BHATNAGAR AWARD : 1988

22. Padmashri Dr. O. N. Srivastava 1988 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Physical Sciences. 2000 Goyal Award in Physical Sciences. 2000 K.S. Rao Memorial Award on Renewable Energy. 2002 Homi J Bhabha Award in Applied Sciences. FNA, FNASc , Fellow of International Academy of Physical Sciences, Fellow of New York Science Academy.

23. Padma Bhushan Prof. C. V. Chandrasekhar Chandrasekhar started his dancing career in 1947. He served at the Banaras Hindu University and later joined M.S. University of Baroda , where he retired as the Head and Dean of the Faculty of Performing Arts in 1992. C.V. Chandrasekhar is a multi-faceted personality being a dancer, choreographer, researcher, musician, academician, composer and highly acclaimed teacher of Bharatanatyam .

24. Padma Bhushan Rai Anand Krishna Rai Anand Krishna is an art historian and museologist , who has not only helped in restoration and chronicling of Indian art but also created a breed of professional art researchers. Scholars from India and abroad have eagerly sought his evaluation of their work. His association with Bharat Kala Bhavan at Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi has provided a modern outlook to the discipline of art-history in India. Padma Bhushan, 1961

25. Padma Vibhushan Rai Krishnadasa He has knowledge and deep involvement in Indian history. Bharat Kala Bhavan in Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi , which was founded by Rai Krishnadasa ji and under the shadow of top Hindi littérateurs, painters, musicians et al., a solid base which he later enriched with his own experience.

26. Prof. Jadunath Sarkar First University Librarian of BHU He taught Modern Indian History in Benaras Hindu University and during 1919-1923 he taught in Ravenshaw College , Cuttack , in Orissa . In 1923, he became an honorary member of the Royal Asiatic Society of London. In August 1926, he was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University . Award : Knighthood, 1929

27. Padmashri Dr. S R Ranganathan Ex- University Librarian, BHU Padmashri, 1957 Father of Library Science in India

28. Padmashri Prof. P N Kaula World known Library and Information Sciences Specialist. Ex- University Librarian , BHU Professor and Head Department of Library and Information Science & Dean Faculty of Arts Banaras Hindu University

29. Padmashri Prof. P N Kaula

30. Anant Sadashiv Altekar Anant Sadashiv Altekar (1898–1960) was a historian , archaeologist , and numismatist from Maharashtra , India . [2] He was the Manindra Chandra Nandi Professor and Head of the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi , India, [3][4] and later the director of the Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute [5] and University Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture at the University of Patna , [6] both in Patna , India. In 1947 Altekar was elected the first chairman of the Numismatic Society of India, [23] and in 1960 the Journal of the Numismatic Society of India published a commemorative volume in his honor.

31. BHATNAGAR AWARD WInNERS from banaras hindu university

32. Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan Emeritus Professor of Physics, DAE Homi Bhabha Professor Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi BHATNAGAR AWARD : 1982

33. Awards and Fellowships 1982 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Physical Sciences. 1990 Third World Academy of Sciences Award in Physics. 2001 Padma Sri, President of India. 2005 Trieste Science Prize. Fellow of IASc (1980), INSA (1984), APS (1984), TWAS (1991), NASc (1993), Royal Society, London (2000), IOP, UK (2000), and French Academy (2005).

34. Padmashri Dr. O. N. Srivastava Emeritus Professor, Department of Physics Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi BHATNAGAR AWARD : 1988

35. Padmashri Dr. O. N. Srivastava 1988 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Physical Sciences. 2000 Goyal Award in Physical Sciences. 2000 K.S. Rao Memorial Award on Renewable Energy. 2002 Homi J Bhabha Award in Applied Sciences. FNA, FNASc , Fellow of International Academy of Physical Sciences, Fellow of New York Science Academy.

36. Prof. S C Lakhotia Emeritus Professor , DST- Ramanna Fellow, DAE-Raja Ramanna Fellow BHATNAGAR AWARD : 1989

37. Prof. S C Lakhotia Recipient of INSA Young Scientist Medal (1975), INSA S L Hora Medal (2002), INSA Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Visiting Fellowship (2009), UGC Career Award (1979), UGC National Lecturership (1989), UGC J C Bose Medal (1998), S S Bhatnagar Prize in Biological Sciences (1989), BHU Prof. C N R Rao Medal for Excellence in Science (2007), Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (1993), Indian Academy of Sciences (1994) and National Academy of Sciences of India (2002).

38. Prof. S. Lele Ex- Rector & Professor of BHU

39. Prof. S. Lele Professor Lele has been awarded prestigious S.S. Bhatnagar Award, National Metallurgist Award and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship, Germany (1973-74). He is Fellow of three academies : Indian National Science Academy (FNA), Indian Academy of Science ( FASc ), National Academy of Science ( FNASc ), and also of Indian Institute of Metals. Professor Lele is a Member of Board of Research AICTE & Board of Governors, IIT, Kanpur amongst other.

40. Prof. Madhu Sudan Kanungo (Padma Shri) Ex- Coordinator of BHU Library Committee

41. Prof. Madhu Sudan Kanungo Prof. Madhu Sudan Kanungo (April 1, 1927 – July 26, 2011) was an Indian scientist in the field of gerontology and neuroscience as well as a teacher of molecular biology and biochemistry . He is known for his theories on how gene expression changes with age and the role of this phenomenon in ageing . In recognition of his contributions, he was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri in 2005. [1] He held the post of BHU Emeritus professor in zoology at the Banaras Hindu University and was also the Chancellor , Nagaland University till his death. [2][3]

42. Prof. P. Ramachandra Rao Ex- Vice Chancellor of BHU

43. Dr. P. Ramachandra Rao Dr. Patcha Ramachandra Rao (21 March 1942 – 10 January 2010) was a metallurgist and administrator. He has the unique distinction of being the only Vice-Chancellor (2002–05) of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) who was also a student (1963–68) and faculty (1964–92) at that institution. From 1992 to 2002, Rao was the Director of the National Metallurgical Laboratory , Jamshedpur . After his tenure as Vice Chancellor of B.H.U., in 2005, he took the reins of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) as its first Vice-Chancellor. He was to serve DIAT until his superannuation in 2007. From 2007 till the end, Dr. Rao was a Raja Ramanna Fellow at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials , in Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh .

44. Prof. Sachchida Nand Tripathi B. Tech. (Civil Engineering), IIT-BHU (1992) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences (2014) Present Position: Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

45. Prof. Sachchida Nand Tripathi

46. DISTINGUISHED BHU ALUMNI

47. Ravindra Nath Tagore Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1935

48. Jawahar Lal Nehru Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1946

49. Sarojani Naidu Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1947

50. Achrya Narendra Deo Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1949

51. Dr. H J Bhabha Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1950

52. Abul Kalam Azad Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1955

53. Dalai Lama Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1956

54. Lal Bahadur Shastri Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1964

55. Ghanshyam Das Birla Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1967

56. Bharat ratna Jay Prakash Narayan Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1970

57. J R D Tata Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1980

58. Satyajit Ray Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1980

59. Mahadevi Verma Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1984

60. Dr. Manmohan Singh Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 2008

61. Grammy Award Winner Mr. Sandeep Das Graduate from BHU

62. Dr. Ram Baran Yadav Ex-President of Nepal Award of LL.D Honoris Causa from BHU in 2012.

63. Padma Bhushan M.V. Pylee  D. Litt from BHU in 1997

64. Shri Om Prakash Rawat Ex-Chief Election Commissioner Mr Rawat was born on December 2, 1953. He completed his master’s degree in Physics from Banaras Hindu University (BHU). After that he went to United Kingdom (UK) to complete his MSc in Social Development Planning. Om Prakash Rawat was appointed as United Nations election observer in South Africa on May 1994 where he was entitled with the responsibility to keep a watch on first post-apartheid elections. Apart from this, Rawat has also served as Collector of Narsinghpur from 1983-86 and Indore (Madhya Pradesh) from 1986-88. 

65. Shri Manoj Sinha Earlier Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Communications, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways, MP from Ghazipur . Alumnus of IIT-BHU Now Lt. Governor of Jammu & Kashmir

66. IFFCO MD Dr. U S Awasthi received BHU IIT alumnus of the Centenary

67. DISTINGUISHED BHU ALUMNI

68. DISTINGUISHED BHU ALUMNI

69. DISTINGUISHED BHU ALUMNI Ritwik Sanyal , Professor of Performing Arts, Hindustani Classical musician Ram Chandra Shukla , Professor of Visual Arts, Painter Acharya Ramchandra Shukla , Professor of Literature Gurbachan Singh Talib , Professor of Sikh Studies Pandit Omkarnath Thakur , Professor of Performing Arts, Renowned Hindustani Classical musician Professor S. P. Ray- Chaudhuri (FNA), Chair of the Zoology Department, ‘ The Father of Animal Chromosome Research ’ in India. Professor Ramdeo Mishra , Father of ecology in India

70. Padma Shri Dr. Kamalakar Tripathi Ex- Professor IMS, BHU 2022

71. Nikesh Arora

72. References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishan_Kant https://twitter.com/manojsinhabjp

73. Updated upto 3 rd Dec. 2022 Compiled by : Dr. Vivekanand Jain Deputy Librarian Central Library, Banaras hindu University Varanasi – 221005 India Email : [email protected] Mob. [phone] Thanks and Regards to all Alumni of Banaras Hindu University