University of Lucknow
| Motto | Light and Learning |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1921 |
| Chancellor | Mr. T. V. Rajeshwar |
| Vice-Chancellor | A.S BRAR |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.lkouniv.ac.in |
The University of Lucknow is a university in the city of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
History
The University of Lucknow grew out of the prestigious Canning College, Lucknow,[1] founded in 1867 by Raja Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee, 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 originally 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 stong 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 also 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 teaching classes commenced.[5]
Early growth
The expansion of the University began ith 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.
Notable Alumni
Politics
- Shankar Dayal Sharma former President of India
- K.C. Pant, former Union Minister and Dy Chairman Planning Commission
- Surjit Singh Barnala, Governor of Tamil Nadu
- Syed Sibtey Razi, Governor of Jharkhand
- Vijayaraje Scindia, Late Rajmata of Gwalior
- Arif Mohammad Khan, Politician, Columnist, former Union Minister
- Ammar Rizvi, Politician, former Education Minister in UP Government
- D.P.Bora, Politician
- Atul Kumar Anjan,Political leader of Leftist orientation
Education
- Veena Talwar Oldenburg, Professor of History, Baruch College, New York
- Jagdish Gandhi, Educationist, Founder of CMS Schools in Lucknow
- Prof R.P.Rastogi, Former VC of BHU
- C.M.Naim, Writer & Academic
- Dr. Neeraj Chaubey
Government
- Brajendranath De, Esq., ICS (8th Indian and 6th Bengali), Barrister-at-Law
- Isha Basant Joshi, India's first lady IAS officer
Literature
- Kavi Pradeep, noted poet and lyricist.
- Qurratulain Hyder,noted Urdu writer
- Attia Hosain, Author, Journalist first lady graduate from Taluqdar families[6]
- Anurag Kumar,author of Recalcitrance , the first English novel by a Lucknowite on events of the Great Uprising of 1857 in Lucknow
Judiciary
- Justice Haider Abbas Raza
- Jaipat Singh Jain,Attorney New York
Corporate Sector
- Nusrat Durrani, Vice President, MTV, New York
Others
- Mohini Giri, Women activist
- Vinod Mehta,Journalist
- Pandit Vishwambhar Dayal Tripathi,Lawyer and Politician
- Ahmed Wasi Broadcaster and Lyricist
- Ashok Bajpai, ex Minister
- S.R. Hashim, economist
- Vijay Upadhyay, Vienna based Opera conductor
- Zafar Ali Naqvi, ex Minister
- Prof Krishna Kumar, Director IIM Kozhikode
- Ahmed Nazir Kidwai, ex Chief Secretary Assam
- Seema Mustafa, journalist
- Shyam Manohar Joshi, writer
- Manoj Joshi, journalist
References
- ^ Lucknow University site accessed July 2007
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica accessed July 2007
- ^ Lucknow University Act No VI, November 25th 1920
- ^ Women Saints in Gaudiya Vaishnavism
- ^ Lucknow University History
- ^ Attia Hosain in the Literary Encyclopedia by Muneeza Shamsie accessed July 2007