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This is a list of notable alumni related to the University of Allahabad and its constituent colleges. Excluded from this list are those people whose only connection with Allahabad University is that they were awarded an honorary degree.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources .
Padma Vibhushan recipient alumni [ ]
Arts [ ]
Humanities and Social Sciences [ ]
Name
Class
Year
Degree
College
Notability
References
Baidyanath Misra
1948
MA, University topper and Gold medallist, First Odia to top the Faculty of Arts and the Department of Economics
Former Vice-Chancellor of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Chairman of Odisha State Planning Board and Chairman of Odisha's First State Finance Commission
Ghulam Yazdani
1905
BA
Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental [note 1]
archaeologist
Prabhat Nalini Das
MA, English, University Topper and gold medalist
University Professor and pro Vice Chancellor; first Director/Dean Humanities, IIT Kanpur
J K Mehta
PhD
economist
[2]
Udai Prakash Arora
historian
Law [ ]
Milon K. Banerji , attorney general for India[citation needed ]
Literature and Journalism [ ]
Doodhnath Singh – Hindi writer and critic[4]
Harivansh Rai Bachchan - Famous hindi poet and father of Amitabh Bachchan .
Prabhat Nalini Das - public intellectual and Professor; Head, English Department, Lady Shri Ram College ; First Director-Dean, Humanities, IIT Kanpur; Founder-Professor and Head, Department of English, Lady Shri Ram College , Delhi University ; Pro Vice Chancellor, NEHU-Kohima Campus; English
Gopinath Kaviraj – philosopher; Sanskrit scholar[5]
Vibhuti Narain Rai renowned writer and novelist, former Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh , former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya .
Prem Chand Pandey – founding director of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research ; recipient of SSB Prize [6]
Ibn-e-Safi , Jasosi writer[citation needed ]
Mohammad Uzair , Sitara-i-Imtiaz [citation needed ]
Rafiq Hussain , Urdu writer, poet, academic, author, head of Urdu Department Allahabad University[citation needed ]
Dharamvir Bharati , writer[citation needed ]
Kamleshwar , writer[citation needed ]
Mrinal Pande , writer[citation needed ]
Neelum Saran Gour , author and academic [7]
Govind Mishra , Hindi writer and former chairman of CBDT[citation needed ]
Ravindra Khattree , statistician, academic, author[citation needed ]
Acharya Narendra Dev [citation needed ]
Chandradhar Sharma Guleri , writer[citation needed ]
Krishna Kumar Sharma , Quit India Movement activist, poet and literary figure[citation needed ]
Fani Badayuni Urdu poet.
Yagyadutt Sharma , Hindi novelist, writer and poet
Ram Chandra Shukla , painter[citation needed ]
Surya Bahadur Thapa [citation needed ]
Daulat Singh Kothari , physicist[citation needed ]
Harish Chandra , mathematician[citation needed ]
Pankaj Mishra , author[citation needed ]
Lakshmi Raj Sharma , author and academician[citation needed ]
K. Banerjee , physicist and ex-Director of Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science [citation needed ]
Leema Dhar , author, poet and columnist[citation needed ]
Military [ ]
Politics [ ]
Heads of State and Government [ ]
Others [ ]
Vinod Kumar Yadav , IRSEE officer and Chairman of the Indian Railways Board [18]
Jagmohan Yadav , IPS , former Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police .[19] [20]
Rajju Bhaiya , Ex-RSS Chief[citation needed ]
Murli Manohar Joshi , former Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Human Resource Development [citation needed ]
Janeshwar Mishra , Ex-Minister Govt. of India[citation needed ]
Sir Syed Wazir Hasan , Chief Justice of Awadh Chief Court[citation needed ]
Mohan Singh , National General secretary, Samajwadi Party[citation needed ]
Ram Niwas Mirdha , former cabinet minister[citation needed ]
Dharmendra Yadav , Member of the Lok Sabha
N. C. Saxena , IAS Officer, member of Planning Commission of India[citation needed ]
Alok Kumar , IPS Officer[citation needed ]
Science and technology [ ]
Name
Class Year
Degree
College
Notability
References
Atma Ram (scientist)
Doctor of Science
Chemist, Founding Director Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute and Director General CSIR
[21]
Anuradha Misra
physicist
[22]
Prem Chand Pandey
Scientist, Academician and Founding Director NCAOR , Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Deepak Dhar
theoretical physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Digvijai Singh
chemical engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Jamuna Sharan Singh
ecologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
Nibir Mandal
structural geologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Krityunjai Prasad Sinha
theoretical physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar
1939
DPhil
mathematician
[23]
Onkar Singh
1991, 2000
M.E., PhD
Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College
Mechanical Engineering, Founder Vice-Chancellor of Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur
[24]
Sports [ ]
Name
Class Year
Notability
References
Manuel Aaron
chess player and International Master
[25]
Others [ ]
Name
Class Year
Notability
References
Rajendra Singh Rana
environmentalist, Magsaysay Award , 2001
[26]
See also [ ]
List of people associated with Allahabad
Allahabad
References [ ]
Notes [ ]
Citations [ ]
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^ Sahoo, Dinabandhu (1 January 2002). Advances in Marine and Antarctic Science . APH Publishing. p. 449. ISBN 9788176483476 . Retrieved 7 June 2015 .
^ Saran Gour, Neelum. "Allahabad University: A lore collector's recollections" .
^ Dubey, Scharada (2009). Movers and Shakers Prime Minister of India . Westland. ISBN 9788189975548 . Retrieved 7 June 2015 .
^ "Shri Chandra Shekhar" . Prime Minister's Office, Government of India . Retrieved 24 March 2019 .
^ Fārūqī, Z̤iāʼulḥasan. (1999). Dr. Zakir Hussain, quest for truth . New Delhi: A.P.H. Pub. Corp. ISBN 8176480568 . OCLC 41326256 .
^ Hoiberg, Dale (2000). Students' Britannica India . Popular Prakashan. p. 44 . ISBN 9780852297605 . vishwanath pratap singh allahabad university.
^ "Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh" . Prime Minister's Office, Government of India . Retrieved 24 March 2019 .
^ This campus had its Bharadwaj years ago , Indian Express , 17 November 1998. "Leaders of the stature of Madan Mohan Malaviya, Purshottam Das Tandon, Acharya Narendra Dev and scholars like Amar Nath Jha and M N Saha are among its alumni."
^ "All India Congress Committee - AICC" . 6 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2019 .
^ "Naresh Chandra" . International Crisis Group . Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2019 .
^ "9th Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile" . Lok Sabha Official website. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2015 .
^ "S K Puri park to be named after ex-CM Satyendra | Patna News - Times of India" .
^ "Know Your Babu: New Chairman Railway Board, VK Yadav" .
^ "Uttar Pradesh Cadre IPS Gradation List - 2015" (PDF) . Uttar Pradesh Police . Department of Home , Government of Uttar Pradesh . Retrieved 19 August 2017 .
^ श्री जगमोहन यादव द्वारा पुलिस महानिदेशक, उत्तर प्रदेश का पद भार ग्रहण किया गया। [Mr. Jagmohan Yadav assumes the charge of Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh.] (PDF) . Uttar Pradesh Police (in Hindi). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2017 .
^ A tribute to Dr Atma Ram, former DG-CSIR
^ "Dr. (Mrs.) Mishra Anuradha" . University of Mumbai . Retrieved 3 August 2019 .
^ Tikekar, V. G.; Prasad, Phoolan; Ravindran, Renu. "Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar (1912-1976)" (PDF) . Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science . Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2019 .
^ Singh, Onkar. "Onkar Singh Homepage" .
^ 100010509524078 (13 November 2016). "Master administrator in chess" . dtNext.in . Retrieved 6 September 2019 . CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ "Biography of Rajendra Singh" (PDF) . Magsaysay Award website. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2017 .
^ Ruthven, Malise (6 February 2008). "Maharishi Mahesh Yogi" . The Guardian . London. Retrieved 5 April 2010 .