University of Lucknow

Infobox University
name = University of Lucknow


motto = Light and Learning
established = 1921
type = Public
vice_chancellor = A.S BRAR
chancellor = Mr. T. V. Rajeshwar
students =
undergrad =
postgrad =
affiliations = UGC
city = Lucknow
country = India
campus = Urban
website = [http://www.lkouniv.ac.in 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, [http://www.lkouniv.ac.in/locat.htm Lucknow University site] accessed July 2007] 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". [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-515939/Sadler-Commission Encyclopedia Britannica] accessed July 2007] .

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. ["Lucknow University Act No VI", November 25th 1920] Sir Harcourt Butler laid the foundation stone of the University on March 19, 1921, and Dr. Gyanendra Nath Chakravarti became its first vice-chancellor [ [http://www.gaudiya.com/pdf/Women_Saints_in_Gaudiya_Vaishnavism.pdf Women Saints in Gaudiya Vaishnavism] ] . On July 17, 1921 teaching classes commenced. [ [http://www.lkouniv.ac.in/hist.htm Lucknow University History] ]

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
*Ali Jawad Zaidi, noted poet, critic, writer, freedom fighter and Padmashri awardee.
*Kavi Pradeep, noted poet and lyricist.
*Qurratulain Hyder,noted Urdu writer
*Attia Hosain, Author, Journalist first lady graduate from Taluqdar families [http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2216 Attia Hosain in the Literary Encyclopedia by Muneeza Shamsie] accessed July 2007]
*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
*Swami Chinmayananda, founder of Chinmaya Mission
*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

External links

* [http://www.lkouniv.ac.in University of Lucknow official website]