University of Lucknow
| Motto | Light and Learning |
|---|---|
| Established | 1921 |
| Students | ?[1] |
| Undergraduates | ? |
| Postgraduates | ? |
Other students | ? FE[1] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://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 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
- Government
- Isha Basant Joshi, India's first lady IAS officer
- Literature
- Attia Hosain, Author, Journalist first lady graduate from Taluqdar families[5]
- Judiciary
- 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
- Justice Haider Abbas Raza,
- 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 Kidai, ex Chief Secretary Assam
- Seema Mustafa, journalist
- Shyam Manohar Joshi, writer
- Manoj Joshi, journalist
References
- ^ a b source of the student estimate
- ^ Lucknow University site accessed July 2007
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica accessed July 2007
- ^ Lucknow University Act No VI, November 25th 1920
- ^ Attia Hosain in the Literary Encyclopedia by Muneeza Shamsie accessed July 2007
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