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*Polity
*'''Polity'''*

*[[Shankar Dayal Sharma]] former President of India
[[Shankar Dayal Sharma]] former President of India
*[[Surjit Singh Barnala]] former Governor of Tamil Nadu
*[[Surjit Singh Barnala]] former Governor of Tamil Nadu
*[[Syed Sibtey Razi]], Governor of Jharkhand
*[[Syed Sibtey Razi]], Governor of Jharkhand
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*[[Atul Kumar Anjan]],Political leader of Leftist orientation
*[[Atul Kumar Anjan]],Political leader of Leftist orientation


*Education
*'''Education'''
* Veena Talwar Oldenburg, Professor of History, Baruch College, New York
*Veena Talwar Oldenburg, Professor of History, Baruch College, New York
*[[Jagdish Gandhi]],Educationist, Founder of CMS Schools in Lucknow
*[[Jagdish Gandhi]],Educationist, Founder of CMS Schools in Lucknow
*[[Prof R.P.Rastogi]], Former VC of BHU
*[[Prof R.P.Rastogi]], Former VC of BHU
*[[C.M.Naim]], Writer & Academic
*[[C.M.Naim]], Writer & Academic


*Government
*'''Government'''

*[[Isha Basant Joshi]], India's first lady IAS officer
*[[Isha Basant Joshi]], India's first lady IAS officer


*Literature
*'''Literature'''


*[[Attia Hosain]], Author, Journalist first lady graduate from Taluqdar families<ref name=lit>[http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2216 Attia Hosain in the Literary Encyclopedia by Muneeza Shamsie] accessed July 2007</ref>
*[[Attia Hosain]], Author, Journalist first lady graduate from Taluqdar families<ref name=lit>[http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2216 Attia Hosain in the Literary Encyclopedia by Muneeza Shamsie] accessed July 2007</ref>


*Judiciary
*'''Judiciary'''

*[[Jaipat Singh Jain]],Attorney New York


*'''Corporate Sector'''
*[[Jaipat Singh Jain]], Attorney New York


*Corporate Sector
*[[Nusrat Durrani]], Vice President, MTV, New York
*[[Nusrat Durrani]], Vice President, MTV, New York


Others
*'''Others'''


*[[Mohini Giri]], Women activist
*[[Mohini Giri]], Women activist

Revision as of 02:45, 11 July 2007

University of Lucknow
MottoLight and Learning
Established1921
Students?[1]
Undergraduates?
Postgraduates?
Other students
? FE[1]
Location,
CampusUrban
Websitehttp://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 Canning College which had started in 1867[2], the King Georges' Medical College and the 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".[3].

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.[citation needed] Sir Harcourt Butler , the then Lt. Governor of United Provinces also gave active support to the idea.[citation needed]

Lucknow University was established in law by the Governor General on November 25, 1920.[4]

Sir Harcourt Butler laid the foundation stone of the University on March 19, 1921.

On July 17, 1921 teaching classes commenced.[citation needed]

Early growth

The expansion of the University began ith generous support from the Taluqdars and the Goverment and within twenty five years, the University had established itself as a respected seat of learning in the country.

Notable Alumni

  • Polity*

Shankar Dayal Sharma former President of India

  • 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
  • Government
  • Literature
  • Attia Hosain, Author, Journalist first lady graduate from Taluqdar families[5]
  • Judiciary
  • Corporate Sector
  • Others

References

  1. ^ a b source of the student estimate
  2. ^ Lucknow University site accessed July 2007
  3. ^ Encyclopedia Britannica accessed July 2007
  4. ^ Lucknow University Act No VI, November 25th 1920
  5. ^ Attia Hosain in the Literary Encyclopedia by Muneeza Shamsie accessed July 2007