Banaras Hindu University (BHU),formerly Benares Hindu University,is a collegiate,central,and research university located in Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh,India,and founded in 1916. The university incorporated the Central Hindu College,which had been founded by theosophist and future Indian Home Rule leader Annie Besant in 1898. By 1911 Besant was marginalised on the governing board of the College by Madan Mohan Malviya who preferred a more traditional Hinduism with its hereditary caste system to Besant's more theosophical one. Five years later Malaviya established the university with the support of the maharaja of Darbhanga Rameshwar Singh,the maharaja of Benares Prabhu Narayan Singh,and the lawyer Sunder Lal.
Jamia Millia Islamia is a public and research university located in Delhi,India. Originally established at Aligarh,United Provinces during the British Raj in 1920,it moved to its current location in Okhla in 1935. It was given the deemed status by the University Grants Commission in 1962. Jamia Millia Islamia became a central university by an act of the Indian parliament which was passed on 26 December 1988.
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari was an Indian nationalist and political leader,and former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League during the Indian Independence Movement. He was one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia University. He remained it's chancellor from 1928 to 1936.
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith is a public university located in Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh,India. Established on 10 February 1921 as Kashi Vidyapith and later renamed,it is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pradesh. It got University status in 1974 as Deemed to be University and State University status in 2009 by The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act,2008. The university has more than 400+ affiliated colleges spread over six districts. It is one of the largest state universities in Uttar Pradesh,with hundreds of thousands of students,both rural and urban. It offers a range of professional and academic courses in arts,science,commerce,agriculture science,law,computing and management.
Central universities in India are public universities established by an Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education,except for nine universities which are under the purview of other ministries. In general,universities in India are recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC),which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act,1956. In addition,15 Professional Councils are established,controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination. Central universities,in addition,are covered by the Central Universities Act,2009,which regulates their purpose,powers,governance etc.,and established 12 new universities. As of June 2023,the list of central universities published by the UGC includes 56 central universities.
Mushirul Hasan was a historian of modern India. He wrote on the partition of India,communalism,and on the history of Islam in South Asia.
Abdul Majeed Khwaja was an Indian lawyer,educationist,social reformer and freedom fighter from Aligarh. In 1920,he along with others founded Jamia Millia Islamia and later served its vice chancellor and chancellor.
Madan Mohan Malaviya was an Indian scholar,educational reformer and activist notable for his role in the Indian independence movement. He was president of the Indian National Congress three times and the founder of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha. He was addressed as Pandit,a title of respect.
Talat Ahmad is an Indian Earth Scientist,former Professor at the Department of Geology,University of Delhi and served as Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Senior Scientist. He served as Chairman of Governing body which oversees Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology,Dehradun from 1 December 2021 onwards and served the office till 30 November 2027. Previously,he commenced his second stint as Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir on 6 August 2018 and served the office till 20 May 2022. Before that,he served as Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia,he resigned from the post a few months short of his full term. He was shortlisted by a committee constituted by the governor to shortlist a panel for the post. He had earlier taken over as Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir from Professor Riyaz Punjabi on 1 June 2011 and served there until the year 2014. Prior to this,he was teaching Geology at the University of Delhi.
Latika Katt is an Indian sculptor who specializes in stone carving,metal casting and bronze sculpting. She is notable for winning the Beijing Art Biennale Award for her bronze work titled "Makar Sankranti at Dashawmeth Ghat,Varanasi.
The vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (VC-BHU) is the chief administrator,and a full-time salaried officer of the Banaras Hindu University. The vice-chancellor derives their powers from sections 7(B) and 7(C) of the Banaras Hindu University Act and from the statutes of the said act.
Institute of Science,Banaras Hindu University (ISc-BHU) is a constituent institute of Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi,India which offers courses in Zoology,Botany,Biochemistry,Computer science,Geography,Mathematics,Physics,Geology,Geophysics,Chemistry,Statistics.
Furqan Qamar is a former vice-chancellor of University of Rajasthan and first vice-chancellor of Central University of Himachal Pradesh. Earlier he was associated with Association of Indian Universities. Professor Furqan Qamar,was the secretary general of the Association of Indian Universities,i.e. the principal executive officer of the largest and one of the oldest network of universities. He has also served as advisor (education) in the Planning Commission of India.
Onkar Nath Srivastava was an Indian material physicist,an Emeritus professor of Banaras Hindu University and the vice president for India and South Asia of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy,who was known for his contributions to the disciplines of nanotechnology and hydrogen energy. He was the author of two books and over 440 scientific papers and a recipient of several honors including Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize,the highest Indian award in the science and technology categories. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri,in 2016,for his contributions to science and engineering.
Najma Akhtar is an Indian academic and academic administrator. She served as the Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia from 12 April 2019 until 12 November 2023. She is also the first woman to hold the post in JMI. In 2022,she was awarded with Padma Shri by the Government of India.
Student violence has become a serious issue for universities and colleges of India. The type of student violence can vary from political rivalries to shootings to sexual harassment.
Saket Kushwaha is an Indian educationist and Agricultural economist. He served as Vice Chancellor (VC) of Rajiv Gandhi University,Arunachal Pradesh and former Vice Chancellor of Lalit Narayan Mithila University,Bihar. He is a Professor of Agricultural Economics at the Banaras Hindu University,on lien.
Abdul Lateef Azmi was an Urdu litterateur and among the close associates of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia. He joined Jamia Millia as a student of B.A. in 1936 and served the university over 50 years in various capacities. He was one of the longest serving editors of Jamia Millia's official magazine,Jamia. He died in Delhi on May 11,2002. In 1985,Maktaba Jamia,New Delhi,published a book Abdul Lateef Azmi Hayat-o-Khidmat. Several scholars contributed chapters in the book on various facets of Abdul Lateef Azmi and his life.
Prof. Bimalendra Kumar,is an Indian researcher,writer,author of publications,and ICCR Chair of Lumbini Buddhist University. He is also a professor in the department of Buddhist Studies at Lumbini Buddhist University and Banaras Hindu University.
