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| University of Lucknow | |
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| Motto | Light and Learning |
| Established | 1921 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Mr B.L.Joshi (Governor of Uttar Pradesh) |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof.M.K.Mishra |
| Location | Lucknow, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.lkouniv.ac.in |
The University of Lucknow is a university in the city of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is affiliated to University Grants Commission; Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU); Association of Indian Universities (AIU); Distance Education Council (DEC). Other accreditations include National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC); National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE); Bar Council of India (BCI). It was affiliated to UGC in the year 1921. Most of the courses have an 'Yearly' system, although some of the new courses, like BBA (Bachelor in Business Administration) and MBA have opted for a Semester system.
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[edit] History
The University of Lucknow grew out of the prestigious Canning College, Lucknow,[1] founded in 1867 by Raja Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee and also grew out of King George's Medical College and Isabella Thoburn College.
Lucknow University was set up as a result of the far-reaching recommendations of the Sadler Commission which had been set up in 1917 to just investigate the "“conditions and prospects of the University of Calcutta".[2]
The Honorable Raja Sir Muhammad Ali Mohammad Khan of Mahmudabad made a strong plea in the Pioneer for the creation of a separate University at Lucknow which was reinforced by all the Taluqdars of Awadh. Sir Harcourt Butler, the then Lt. Governor of United Provinces gave active support to the idea.
Lucknow University was established in law by the Governor General on November 25, 1920.[3] Sir Harcourt Butler laid the foundation stone of the University on March 19, 1921, and Dr. Gyanendra Nath Chakravarti became its first vice-chancellor.[4] On July 17, 1921 classes commenced.[5]
[edit] Early growth
The expansion of the University began with generous support from the Taluqdars and the Government and within twenty five years, the University had established itself as a respected seat of learning in the country and was specially famous for the teaching of English Literature. The famous teachers being Prof Dhurjati Prasad Mukhopadhyay (Economics), Radhakamal & Radhakumud Mukhopadhyay (History) Professor Nirmal Kumar Sidanth, Birbal Sahni , Laurence Brander, R. R. Sreshta and Ahmed Ali (English). Presently, it is one of the largest universities in India with over 101 affiliated colleges and over 100,000 students.
[edit] Notable alumni
[edit] Politics
- Shankar Dayal Sharma former President of India
- Surjit Singh Barnala, Governor of Tamil Nadu
- Syed Sibtey Razi, Governor of Jharkhand
- Harish Rawat, Member of Parliament and Minister of State for Labour, Government of India
- Zafar Ali Naqvi, politician, Member of Parliament - India Govt.
- Syed Sajjad Zaheer, politician, poet, writer
- K.C. Pant, former Union Minister and Dy Chairman Planning Commission
- Vijayaraje Scindia, late Rajmata of Gwalior
- Arif Mohammad Khan, politician, columnist, former Union Minister
[edit] Education and science
- Ahmed Ali (Professor), English novelist, Urdu short story writer,
- Jagdish Gandhi, educationist, founder of CMS Schools in Lucknow
- C.M. Naim, writer and academic
- Dr Atul Kumar, Sr. Scientist CDRI, inventor of anti-osteoporosis drug, Candidate and recipient of OPPI Excellence Award
- Prof. Kuldeep Kumar,[6][7] M.Sc. (Statistics), Ph.D. (Univ of Kent, UK), Professor, Bond University, Australia.
- Prof. Ashok Sahai, [8] M.Sc., Ph.D. (Statistics), Professor, University of West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
[edit] Government
- Brajendranath De, esq., ICS Magistrate and Collector of Hooghly (1905–10); also Commissioner (Offg.), Burdwan (1905) [9]
- Isha Basant Joshi, India's first female IAS officer
[edit] Literature
- Ahmed Ali, stood first class and First in the order of merit in both B.A.(Hons), 1930 and M.A. English Literature, 1931 and received the White Memorial Gold Medal & scholarship and the Jhallawar Gold Medal; author of Twilight in Delhi, Ocean of Night, Of Rats & Diplomats, The Golden Tradition, Angare, Al-Qur'an: A Contmporary Translation; see education and science above.
- Ali Jawad Zaidi, noted poet, critic, writer, freedom fighter and Padmashri awardee.
- Iftikhar Arif, Urdu poet, scholar and littérateur.
- Kavi Pradeep, noted poet and lyricist.
- Qurratulain Hyder, noted Urdu writer
- Attia Hosain, author, journalist, first lady graduate from Taluqdar families[10]
- Anurag Kumar, author of Recalcitrance, the first English novel by a Lucknowite on events of the Great Uprising of 1857 in Lucknow
[edit] Cinematographers
[edit] Others
- Swami Chinmayananda, founder of Chinmaya Mission
- Vinod Mehta, journalist
- Pandit Vishwambhar Dayal Tripathi, lawyer and politician
- Ahmed Wasi, broadcaster and lyricist
- Seema Mustafa, journalist
- Manoj Joshi, journalist
[edit] References
- ^ Lucknow University site accessed July 2007
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica accessed July 2007
- ^ Lucknow University Act No VI, November 25, 1920
- ^ Women Saints in Gaudiya Vaishnavism
- ^ Lucknow University History
- ^ "Kuldeep Kumar Bond University". http://works.bepress.com/kuldeep_kumar/.
- ^ "Kuldeep Kumar - Profile - Bond University". http://apps.bond.edu.au/bondspace/bondspace_profile_kuldeep.aspx.
- ^ "Ashok Sahai University of West Indies". http://sta.uwi.edu/fsa/dms/staff.asp.
- ^ Indiansaga Who's Who: Famous Personalities
- ^ Attia Hosain in the Literary Encyclopedia by Muneeza Shamsie accessed July 2007
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