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A list of distinguished University of Delhi alumni, from all the constituent colleges in alphabetical order:
Academic disciplines
- Kaushik Basu, economist and commentator
- Gita Gopinath, Professor at Harvard University
- Ram Narayan Rawat, Historian of South Asia
- Dr. Sarup Singh (1917–2003), academic, Principal Kirori Mal College, VC - DU (1971–1974) and Governor of Gujarat and Kerala.[1]
- Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan (b. 1928), art scholar, chairperson IGNCA, Padma Vibhushan [2]
Activists
Arts, entertainment and television
- Ali Abbas Zafar, film director [3]
- Amba Sanyal (b. 1945), stage actor and costume designer [4]
- Amitabh Bachchan, Indian film actor
- Anjolie Ela Menon, Painter
- Anurag Kashyap, filmmaker[5]
- Arjun Rampal, Actor[5]
- Benjamin Gilani, Indian film actor
- Deepa Mehta, Director
- Dipannita Sharma, Actress[6]
- Priyanshu Chatterjee,Actor
- Imran Zahid, Indian theatre and film actor
- Imtiaz Ali, film director[5]
- Kabir Bedi, Indian Film Actor
- Konkona Sen Sharma, Indian film actor[5]
- Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK),Singer
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Indian film actor
- Mallika Sherawat, Actress
- Minissha Lamba,Indian film actor[5]
- Madhur Jaffrey, Actor, cookbook writer
- Manoj Bajpai, Actor[5]
- Mira Nair, Director
- Nandita Chandra, theatre actor
- Nandita Das, actor, director
- Neetu Chandra,Model and actress
- Neha Dhupia, actor
- Pavan Malhotra, actor
- Parikshit Sahni, Indian actor
- Parvin Dabas - actor
- Prakash Jha, film director
- Rannvijay Singh - VJ MTV India, current host and director of MTV Roadies[5]
- Richa Chadda, Actress[7]
- Roshan Seth, Indian film actor
- Saakshi Tanwar, TV actor, star of a Star Plus daily Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
- Satish Kaushik - Actor and film director
- Shah Rukh Khan, Actor[5]
- Shakti Kapoor, Actor
- Shekhar Kapur, film director
- Swara Bhaskar, Actress
Business
- Naina Lal Kidwai, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC India
- Omkar Goswami, Chairman and Founder, CERG Advisor
- Samir Jain, Vice-Chairman and Publisher, The Times Group
- Sanjeev Bikhchandani, co-founder and CEO, Naukri.com
Educationists
- Meenakshi Gopinath, Principal, Lady Shri Ram College & Recipient of the Padma Shri
- Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Director, School of Convergence
- Vivek Bhandari, director, Institute of Rural Management, Anand
Fashion and modelling
Literature
- Ali Sardar Jafri, writer-poet
- Anita Desai, author
- Amitav Ghosh, English language author
- Khushwant Singh, prominent Indian novelist and journalist
- Mukul Kesavan, Indian essayist and author
- Nabila Jamshed, author
- Upamanyu Chatterjee, writer
- Mohan Rana, writer-poet
Media
- Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-chief, Times Now
- Aroon Purie, Editor-in-chief, India Today
- Barkha Dutt, television anchor and journalist
- Chandan Mitra, editor of the The Pioneer, Delhi
- Gauri Khan, film producer and owner of Red Chillies Entertainment with her husband Shahrukh Khan
- Geeta Chandran, Bharatnatyam Dancer & Recipient of the Padma Shri
- Mammen Mathew, editor and Managing Director, Malayala Manorama
- Manoj Joshi, Journalist, Deputy Editor, Mail Today
- Nidhi Razdan, NDTV anchor
- Niharika Acharya, VOA Aaj Tak reporter, anchor
- Niret J. Alva, television producer and CEO, Miditech
- Pallavi Aiyar, author and China correspondent of The Hindu
- Prabhu Chawla, editor of India Today and host of Seedhi Baat on Aaj Tak
- Prem Shankar Jha, columnist; former Editor, The Hindustan Times
- Rajiv Mehrotra, writer, television producer-director and documentary filmmaker
- Ramachandra Guha, writer & columnist
- Rini Simon Khanna, news anchor [8]
- Sagarika Ghose, news editor and columnist, CNN-IBN
- Satinder Bindra, India Bureau Chief, CNN
- Shereen Bhan, Delhi Bureau Chief and Executive Editor, CNBC-TV18
- Siddhartha Basu, television producer and quizmaster
- Swaminathan Aiyar, economist and former editor of The Economic Times
- Vinod Dua - Journalist
Politics and government
- Arun Jaitley, Bharatiya Janata Party politician, former lawyer
- Arun Shourie, former Union Minister for Disinvestment, and editor of the Indian Express
- Aung San Suu Kyi, pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Bingu wa Mutharika, current President of Malawi
- Binoy Job, current Director, Prime Minister's Office, India
- Devyani Rana, member of the Nepalese royal family
- Digvijay Singh, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, former President of India
- Gajraj Bahadur Nagar, former cabinet Minister of Haryana Government *Sucheta Kripalani, India's first lady Chief Minister
- G.P. Koirala, former Prime Minister of Nepal
- Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Government of India
- Lala Hardayal, founder of the Ghadar Party
- Madanlal Khurana, former Chief Minister of Delhi
- Maneka Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party politician, estranged member of Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty
- Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress politician, current Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
- Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, former President of Pakistan
- Naveen Patnaik, current Chief Minister of Orissa
- Navin Chawla, Chief Election Commissioner of India and author of Mother Teresa's biography
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India and Former Chief Minister of Gujarat
- Rahul Bajaj, Chairman of the Bajaj Group
- Rahul Gandhi, Indian National Congress Member of Parliament (from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency)
- Salim Ahmed Salim, Tanzanian Diplomat and former Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity
- Salman Khurshid, Minister of State for Corporate and Minority Affairs
- Shashi Tharoor, MoS for External Affairs, and former U.N. Under Secretary General.
- Sheila Dikshit, former Chief Minister of Delhi
- Vijay Jolly, MLA (2003–2008), BJP spokesperson
Sports
- Anjum Chopra,Former Captain of the National Women's Cricket Team
- Ankita Bhambri and Sanaa Bhambri
- Arun Lal, former Indian cricketer and currently television cricket commentator
- Jaspal Rana, Asian Games gold medallist shooter
- Kirti Azad, cricketer for Delhi and India, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament
- Mansher Singh, Commonwealth Games gold medallist shooter
- Sitaram Yechury, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Leader and Politburo Member
- Sucheta Kripalani, India's first lady Chief Minister
References
- ^ Dr. Sarup Singh Governor of Gujarat Profile Governor of Gujarat Official website.
- ^ Uttara Asha Coorlawala (January 12, 2000). "Kapila Vatsyayan -Formative Influences". narthaki. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Director's Cut". Indian Express. Oct 13, 2010.
- ^ "AMBA SANYAL Akademi Award: Allied Theatre Arts (Costume Designing)". Sangeet Natak Akademi. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "DU's Bollywood brigade". Hindustan Times. June 26, 2012.
- ^ "Personal Agenda: Dipannita Sharma". Hindustan Times. February 24, 2012.
- ^ {{ cite news|title=Bollywood actors who have good academic background|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Bollywood-actors-who-have-good-academic-background/articleshow/18397034.cms%7Cnewspaper=[[The Times of India|date=February 08, 2013 }}
- ^ "Manthan Award South Asia Grand Jury 2010 Profile: Rini Simon Khanna". Manthan Award. 2010.