Distinguished Banaras Hindu University Alumni who received Bharat Ratana, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and other national / International awards in their field of working.
This document lists many distinguished alumni and honorary degree recipients of Banaras Hindu University over the past 103 years. It recognizes individuals who have received India's highest civilian honors like the Bharat Ratna as well as those who have achieved scientific and cultural accomplishments. The list reflects BHU's role in honoring eminent individuals from India and abroad who have made notable contributions to their fields.
This document lists many distinguished alumni and honorary degree recipients of Banaras Hindu University over 100 years, including:
- Many prominent Indian political and cultural figures who received honorary degrees from BHU such as Rabindranath Tagore, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sarojini Naidu, and Nelson Mandela.
- Several Bharat Ratna and Padma award winners who have connections to BHU such as Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, Bismillah Khan, and Ravi Shankar.
- Many BHU alumni and faculty who have made significant contributions in fields like science, arts,
This document provides biographical information about Prof. Radheshyam Chaturvedi, including his academic qualifications and achievements, publications, awards received, and areas of specialization. Some key details:
- He received his MA from Banaras Hindu University in 1967, where he stood first among all students.
- He has published 14 books on topics like Indian philosophy, medicine, and Tantra. Another 5 books are under press.
- He has produced 23 Ph.D. scholars in Sanskrit and has over 40 years of teaching experience at various universities.
- His areas of specialization include Indian philosophy and Tantra studies, especially Shakta Tantra. He is currently
Dattaraya Ramchandra Kaprekar was an Indian mathematician who discovered several results in number theory, including a class of numbers and a constant named after him, despite having no formal postgraduate training and working as a schoolteacher.
Bharati Krishna Tirthaji was the Sankaracharya of the Govardhana matha of Puri during 1925–1960, one of the most significant spiritual figures in Hinduism during the 20th century known for his book Vedic Mathematics which comprises many algorithms revealed from ancient Hindu texts.
S.R.Srinivasa Varadhan is an Indian American mathematician known for his fundamental contributions to probability theory and for creating a
Science Day clubbed eminent scientist pptaks2121980
The document provides biographical information about notable scientists from India and around the world, including their major discoveries and contributions. It discusses Indian scientists like Aryabhatta, the father of mathematics in India who introduced the concept of zero; Srinivasa Ramanujan and his groundbreaking work in mathematics; and M.S. Swaminathan's role in the Green Revolution. It also mentions foreign scientists like Archimedes and his principle of buoyancy, and Marie Curie's pioneering research on radioactivity that led to her multiple Nobel Prizes.
Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize. He was born in Kolkata in 1861 and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his work Geetanjali, a collection of poems. Tagore founded Santiniketan, later known as Vishwabharati University, in 1901. He wrote many love lyrics and poems, and was also the author of India's National Anthem.
The document lists and provides brief biographies of six Indian Nobel laureates: Rabindranath Tagore, C.V. Raman, Mother Teresa, Hargobind Khorana, Subramanayam Chandrasekhar, and Amartya Sen. It discusses what each laureate won the Nobel Prize for, including Literature, Physics, Peace, Medicine, Physics, and Economics. It also provides short backgrounds on their education and professional careers in India and abroad.
This document provides information about Indian Nobel laureates, including their names, categories, and brief biographies. It discusses the 8 Indians who have won Nobel Prizes: Rabindranath Tagore for Literature in 1913; C.V. Raman for Physics in 1930; Har Gobind Khorana for Medicine in 1968; Mother Teresa for Peace in 1979; Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar for Physics in 1983; Amartya Sen for Economics in 1998; Venkataraman Ramakrishnan for Chemistry in 2009; and Kailash Satyarthi for Peace in 2014. Each contributed significant work in their respective fields.
This document lists many distinguished alumni and honorary degree recipients of Banaras Hindu University over the past 103 years. It recognizes individuals who have received India's highest civilian honors like the Bharat Ratna as well as those who have achieved scientific and cultural accomplishments. The list reflects BHU's role in honoring eminent individuals from India and abroad who have made notable contributions to their fields.
This document lists many distinguished alumni and honorary degree recipients of Banaras Hindu University over 100 years, including:
- Many prominent Indian political and cultural figures who received honorary degrees from BHU such as Rabindranath Tagore, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sarojini Naidu, and Nelson Mandela.
- Several Bharat Ratna and Padma award winners who have connections to BHU such as Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, Bismillah Khan, and Ravi Shankar.
- Many BHU alumni and faculty who have made significant contributions in fields like science, arts,
This document provides biographical information about Prof. Radheshyam Chaturvedi, including his academic qualifications and achievements, publications, awards received, and areas of specialization. Some key details:
- He received his MA from Banaras Hindu University in 1967, where he stood first among all students.
- He has published 14 books on topics like Indian philosophy, medicine, and Tantra. Another 5 books are under press.
- He has produced 23 Ph.D. scholars in Sanskrit and has over 40 years of teaching experience at various universities.
- His areas of specialization include Indian philosophy and Tantra studies, especially Shakta Tantra. He is currently
Dattaraya Ramchandra Kaprekar was an Indian mathematician who discovered several results in number theory, including a class of numbers and a constant named after him, despite having no formal postgraduate training and working as a schoolteacher.
Bharati Krishna Tirthaji was the Sankaracharya of the Govardhana matha of Puri during 1925–1960, one of the most significant spiritual figures in Hinduism during the 20th century known for his book Vedic Mathematics which comprises many algorithms revealed from ancient Hindu texts.
S.R.Srinivasa Varadhan is an Indian American mathematician known for his fundamental contributions to probability theory and for creating a
Science Day clubbed eminent scientist pptaks2121980
The document provides biographical information about notable scientists from India and around the world, including their major discoveries and contributions. It discusses Indian scientists like Aryabhatta, the father of mathematics in India who introduced the concept of zero; Srinivasa Ramanujan and his groundbreaking work in mathematics; and M.S. Swaminathan's role in the Green Revolution. It also mentions foreign scientists like Archimedes and his principle of buoyancy, and Marie Curie's pioneering research on radioactivity that led to her multiple Nobel Prizes.
Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize. He was born in Kolkata in 1861 and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his work Geetanjali, a collection of poems. Tagore founded Santiniketan, later known as Vishwabharati University, in 1901. He wrote many love lyrics and poems, and was also the author of India's National Anthem.
The document lists and provides brief biographies of six Indian Nobel laureates: Rabindranath Tagore, C.V. Raman, Mother Teresa, Hargobind Khorana, Subramanayam Chandrasekhar, and Amartya Sen. It discusses what each laureate won the Nobel Prize for, including Literature, Physics, Peace, Medicine, Physics, and Economics. It also provides short backgrounds on their education and professional careers in India and abroad.
This document provides information about Indian Nobel laureates, including their names, categories, and brief biographies. It discusses the 8 Indians who have won Nobel Prizes: Rabindranath Tagore for Literature in 1913; C.V. Raman for Physics in 1930; Har Gobind Khorana for Medicine in 1968; Mother Teresa for Peace in 1979; Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar for Physics in 1983; Amartya Sen for Economics in 1998; Venkataraman Ramakrishnan for Chemistry in 2009; and Kailash Satyarthi for Peace in 2014. Each contributed significant work in their respective fields.
This document provides biographical information on several notable Indian mathematicians:
- Amiya Charan Banerjee was a mathematician and educator who made contributions to astrophysics and galactic dynamics as a professor at Allahabad University.
- Dwijendra Kumar Ray-Chaudhuri helped solve Kirkman's schoolgirl problem and made advances in coding theory and combinatorics as a professor at Ohio State University.
- Harish-Chandra did fundamental work in representation theory and harmonic analysis on semisimple Lie groups as a faculty member at Princeton University.
- Jayant Narlikar developed conformal gravity theory with Sir Fred Hoyle and advocated for steady state cosmology from his
The document lists 6 Indian Nobel laureates and provides a brief biography of each. It discusses their contributions in fields including literature, physics, medicine, peace, and economics. The laureates are Rabindranath Tagore, C.V. Raman, Mother Teresa, Hargobind Khorana, Subramanayam Chandrasekhar, and Amartya Sen. They received Nobel Prizes for literature, physics, peace, medicine, physics, and economics respectively.
The document provides biographical information about several prominent Indian figures from various fields such as education, literature, science, performing arts, media, social activism, and film composition. Many of the people featured received prestigious civilian honors from the Government of India for their contributions, including the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan awards. The document aims to educate newly recruited teachers about influential individuals in India's history and culture.
National Science Day is commemorated on February 28th in honor of Sir C.V. Raman for discovering the Raman effect on that date in 1928. It marks an important achievement for Indian science as Raman was the first Nobel Prize winner in science from Asia. In 1986, the National Science Day celebration was initiated to honor Raman's discovery and is now celebrated across India.
Dr. Suri Bhagavantam was a pioneering Indian scientist and administrator who made significant contributions to building India's defense research and technology capabilities in the 1940-1980 period. As the second Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister from 1961-1969, he was instrumental in establishing 15 national laboratories under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), including key facilities in Hyderabad. Dr. Bhagavantam also held leadership roles at prestigious institutions like the Osmania University, Andhra University, Indian Institute of Science, and several public sector companies, helping establish reputable research departments and advance India's scientific development.
This document provides biographical information about several statisticians:
- C.R. Rao, an Indian statistician who made seminal contributions to multivariate analysis and established the Indian Statistical Institute. He collaborated with Taguchi and introduced him to orthogonal arrays.
- Gen'ichi Taguchi, a Japanese engineer who developed robust design methods using orthogonal arrays. He visited the Indian Statistical Institute in the 1950s where he worked with Rao and was introduced to orthogonal arrays.
- P.C. Mahalanobis, an Indian scientist who founded the Indian Statistical Institute and developed the Mahalanobis distance statistic. He sent Taguchi to work on quality control projects in Mysore.
The document discusses
This document provides information about the Central India Journal of Historical and Archaeological Research (CIJHAR), including details about the editor, advisory council, editorial board, subscription rates, and contents of the January-March 2013 issue. It lists 27 articles on various topics related to North East Indian history, including nationalistic literature in early 20th century Assam, the indigo peasant movement, politics in Manipur, ancient cities in Eastern India, sea trade in Bengal, and more. It also provides background on the editor, Dr. Vinay Shrivastava, and his academic qualifications and research experience focusing on the history of Central India.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born in 1888 in Tirutani, India to a poor Brahmin family. He received scholarships to support his education, obtaining his B.A. and M.A. in philosophy. In 1909, he became an assistant lecturer at Madras Presidency College, where he studied Hindu classics. He later held professorships at the universities of Mysore and Calcutta. Radhakrishnan was appointed to prestigious roles including vice chancellor of Andhra University and ambassador to the UN before being elected as India's first vice president in 1952 and later president from 1962 to 1967.
Sir C.V. Raman was a renowned Indian physicist born in 1888. He showed great intellectual ability from a young age, excelling in school and becoming the youngest student in his class at Presidency College in Calcutta. Despite obstacles, he completed his Masters in physics and published several research papers. In 1928, he discovered the Raman effect, scattering of light, which won him the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics, making him the first Asian to receive a Nobel in the sciences. He spent his career conducting research and helping establish Indian science institutions like the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and Raman Research Institute.
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was an Indian scientist who founded the Indian Statistical Institute and made pioneering contributions to statistics. He introduced the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure that takes into account correlations between data. Mahalanobis advocated for large-scale sample surveys to estimate aspects like crop yields and conducted some of the earliest surveys in India. He received many honors over his career including election as a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Padma Vibhushan award.
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was a renowned Indian scholar, philosopher, and statesman who served as the first Vice President and second President of independent India. Over his career, he earned numerous honors and scholarships for his academic work and represented India in international conferences. Radhakrishnan was married for over 51 years and had six children. He spent his later years in Madras before passing away in 1975.
12th august is celebrated as national librarian’s dayDheeraj Negi
National Librarian's Day is celebrated in India on August 12th in honor of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, who is considered the father of library science in India. He developed the Five Laws of Library Science and made pioneering contributions to the field. Ranganathan had a background in mathematics but took a position as the first librarian at the University of Madras in 1924, which shifted his career to librarianship. He is renowned for his written works on library classification and for spearheading the development of libraries in India.
National Librarian's Day is celebrated in India on August 12th in honor of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, who is considered the father of library science in India. He developed the Five Laws of Library Science and made pioneering contributions to the field. Ranganathan had a background in mathematics but took a position as the first librarian at the University of Madras in 1924, which shifted his career to librarianship. He is renowned for his written works on library classification and for spearheading the development of libraries in India.
The document provides biographical information about two Indian scientists - E.C.G. Sudarshan and G. Madhavan Nair. It outlines their roles and education, as well as their major scientific contributions and awards received. Sudarshan was a theoretical physicist known for his work in quantum optics and quantum field theory. Nair led the development of India's satellite launch vehicles as chairman of ISRO, overseeing 27 successful missions. Both scientists received India's highest civilian honors of Padma Vibhushan for their scientific achievements and service.
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was an Indian physicist who won the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the scattering of light and discovery of the Raman effect. He discovered that when light passes through a transparent material, some of the scattered light shifts to different wavelengths. This phenomenon is known as Raman scattering. Raman made this discovery in 1928 while working at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in Calcutta. He went on to establish the Raman Research Institute in Bangalore and remained active there until his death in 1970 at age 82.
Sir C.V. Raman was a renowned Indian physicist born in 1888 in Tiruchirapalli, India. He showed early academic promise, completing his matriculation at age 11 and obtaining degrees from Presidency College in Chennai. After initial work in the Indian Finance Department, he took a position as a professor of physics at Calcutta University in 1917. It was there that he did his pioneering work on the scattering of light, for which he received the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics. He later served as the director of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and established the Raman Research Institute in 1948. Sir C.V. Raman made many contributions to science and was awarded India's highest civilian honor before his
This document provides information about winners of the prestigious Jnanapeetha Award from Karnataka, India's highest literary award. It lists the 8 Kannada writers who have received the award so far, from Kuvempu in 1967 to Chandrashekhara Kambaara in 2010. For each winner, it provides biographical details and highlights of their literary contributions and other awards received. The document was compiled by youth members of the Kasturi Kannada Sangha in Cleveland, Ohio.
Contribution of writers Of Maharashtra to English LiteratureSaswatMahapatra7
1) The document summarizes the contributions of several writers from Maharashtra, India to English literature. It profiles six writers - Shivaji Sawant, Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, Vijay Tendulkar, Bhimchandra Nemade.
2) It provides biographical details and accomplishments of each writer, noting how they helped develop literature in their state and country through works translated to English and other languages.
3) The document was presented as an art integrated project by a student, Saswat Mahapatra, with guidance from their teacher Sagarika Mandal.
This document discusses the creation or evolution of the universe according to ancient Hindu scriptures. It provides verses from the Rig Veda describing the primordial state before creation, where there was no life, death, day, night, etc. It notes that the Sankhya and Vaisheshika schools of Hindu philosophy provide explanations for the cause of creation as the combination of fundamental particles. The document also provides background on the Vedic scriptures and describes the four main Vedas - Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva.
This document lists many distinguished alumni and honorary degree recipients of Banaras Hindu University, including several who have received India's highest civilian honor Bharat Ratna as well as Nobel Prizes. It provides brief biographies of many prominent scholars, scientists, and political leaders who have studied or taught at BHU over the years and have made significant contributions to India and the world in fields such as physics, chemistry, literature, spirituality, and public service.
This document provides biographical information on several notable Indian mathematicians:
- Amiya Charan Banerjee was a mathematician and educator who made contributions to astrophysics and galactic dynamics as a professor at Allahabad University.
- Dwijendra Kumar Ray-Chaudhuri helped solve Kirkman's schoolgirl problem and made advances in coding theory and combinatorics as a professor at Ohio State University.
- Harish-Chandra did fundamental work in representation theory and harmonic analysis on semisimple Lie groups as a faculty member at Princeton University.
- Jayant Narlikar developed conformal gravity theory with Sir Fred Hoyle and advocated for steady state cosmology from his
The document lists 6 Indian Nobel laureates and provides a brief biography of each. It discusses their contributions in fields including literature, physics, medicine, peace, and economics. The laureates are Rabindranath Tagore, C.V. Raman, Mother Teresa, Hargobind Khorana, Subramanayam Chandrasekhar, and Amartya Sen. They received Nobel Prizes for literature, physics, peace, medicine, physics, and economics respectively.
The document provides biographical information about several prominent Indian figures from various fields such as education, literature, science, performing arts, media, social activism, and film composition. Many of the people featured received prestigious civilian honors from the Government of India for their contributions, including the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan awards. The document aims to educate newly recruited teachers about influential individuals in India's history and culture.
National Science Day is commemorated on February 28th in honor of Sir C.V. Raman for discovering the Raman effect on that date in 1928. It marks an important achievement for Indian science as Raman was the first Nobel Prize winner in science from Asia. In 1986, the National Science Day celebration was initiated to honor Raman's discovery and is now celebrated across India.
Dr. Suri Bhagavantam was a pioneering Indian scientist and administrator who made significant contributions to building India's defense research and technology capabilities in the 1940-1980 period. As the second Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister from 1961-1969, he was instrumental in establishing 15 national laboratories under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), including key facilities in Hyderabad. Dr. Bhagavantam also held leadership roles at prestigious institutions like the Osmania University, Andhra University, Indian Institute of Science, and several public sector companies, helping establish reputable research departments and advance India's scientific development.
This document provides biographical information about several statisticians:
- C.R. Rao, an Indian statistician who made seminal contributions to multivariate analysis and established the Indian Statistical Institute. He collaborated with Taguchi and introduced him to orthogonal arrays.
- Gen'ichi Taguchi, a Japanese engineer who developed robust design methods using orthogonal arrays. He visited the Indian Statistical Institute in the 1950s where he worked with Rao and was introduced to orthogonal arrays.
- P.C. Mahalanobis, an Indian scientist who founded the Indian Statistical Institute and developed the Mahalanobis distance statistic. He sent Taguchi to work on quality control projects in Mysore.
The document discusses
This document provides information about the Central India Journal of Historical and Archaeological Research (CIJHAR), including details about the editor, advisory council, editorial board, subscription rates, and contents of the January-March 2013 issue. It lists 27 articles on various topics related to North East Indian history, including nationalistic literature in early 20th century Assam, the indigo peasant movement, politics in Manipur, ancient cities in Eastern India, sea trade in Bengal, and more. It also provides background on the editor, Dr. Vinay Shrivastava, and his academic qualifications and research experience focusing on the history of Central India.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born in 1888 in Tirutani, India to a poor Brahmin family. He received scholarships to support his education, obtaining his B.A. and M.A. in philosophy. In 1909, he became an assistant lecturer at Madras Presidency College, where he studied Hindu classics. He later held professorships at the universities of Mysore and Calcutta. Radhakrishnan was appointed to prestigious roles including vice chancellor of Andhra University and ambassador to the UN before being elected as India's first vice president in 1952 and later president from 1962 to 1967.
Sir C.V. Raman was a renowned Indian physicist born in 1888. He showed great intellectual ability from a young age, excelling in school and becoming the youngest student in his class at Presidency College in Calcutta. Despite obstacles, he completed his Masters in physics and published several research papers. In 1928, he discovered the Raman effect, scattering of light, which won him the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics, making him the first Asian to receive a Nobel in the sciences. He spent his career conducting research and helping establish Indian science institutions like the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and Raman Research Institute.
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was an Indian scientist who founded the Indian Statistical Institute and made pioneering contributions to statistics. He introduced the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure that takes into account correlations between data. Mahalanobis advocated for large-scale sample surveys to estimate aspects like crop yields and conducted some of the earliest surveys in India. He received many honors over his career including election as a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Padma Vibhushan award.
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was a renowned Indian scholar, philosopher, and statesman who served as the first Vice President and second President of independent India. Over his career, he earned numerous honors and scholarships for his academic work and represented India in international conferences. Radhakrishnan was married for over 51 years and had six children. He spent his later years in Madras before passing away in 1975.
12th august is celebrated as national librarian’s dayDheeraj Negi
National Librarian's Day is celebrated in India on August 12th in honor of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, who is considered the father of library science in India. He developed the Five Laws of Library Science and made pioneering contributions to the field. Ranganathan had a background in mathematics but took a position as the first librarian at the University of Madras in 1924, which shifted his career to librarianship. He is renowned for his written works on library classification and for spearheading the development of libraries in India.
National Librarian's Day is celebrated in India on August 12th in honor of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, who is considered the father of library science in India. He developed the Five Laws of Library Science and made pioneering contributions to the field. Ranganathan had a background in mathematics but took a position as the first librarian at the University of Madras in 1924, which shifted his career to librarianship. He is renowned for his written works on library classification and for spearheading the development of libraries in India.
The document provides biographical information about two Indian scientists - E.C.G. Sudarshan and G. Madhavan Nair. It outlines their roles and education, as well as their major scientific contributions and awards received. Sudarshan was a theoretical physicist known for his work in quantum optics and quantum field theory. Nair led the development of India's satellite launch vehicles as chairman of ISRO, overseeing 27 successful missions. Both scientists received India's highest civilian honors of Padma Vibhushan for their scientific achievements and service.
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was an Indian physicist who won the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the scattering of light and discovery of the Raman effect. He discovered that when light passes through a transparent material, some of the scattered light shifts to different wavelengths. This phenomenon is known as Raman scattering. Raman made this discovery in 1928 while working at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in Calcutta. He went on to establish the Raman Research Institute in Bangalore and remained active there until his death in 1970 at age 82.
Sir C.V. Raman was a renowned Indian physicist born in 1888 in Tiruchirapalli, India. He showed early academic promise, completing his matriculation at age 11 and obtaining degrees from Presidency College in Chennai. After initial work in the Indian Finance Department, he took a position as a professor of physics at Calcutta University in 1917. It was there that he did his pioneering work on the scattering of light, for which he received the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics. He later served as the director of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and established the Raman Research Institute in 1948. Sir C.V. Raman made many contributions to science and was awarded India's highest civilian honor before his
This document provides information about winners of the prestigious Jnanapeetha Award from Karnataka, India's highest literary award. It lists the 8 Kannada writers who have received the award so far, from Kuvempu in 1967 to Chandrashekhara Kambaara in 2010. For each winner, it provides biographical details and highlights of their literary contributions and other awards received. The document was compiled by youth members of the Kasturi Kannada Sangha in Cleveland, Ohio.
Contribution of writers Of Maharashtra to English LiteratureSaswatMahapatra7
1) The document summarizes the contributions of several writers from Maharashtra, India to English literature. It profiles six writers - Shivaji Sawant, Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, Vijay Tendulkar, Bhimchandra Nemade.
2) It provides biographical details and accomplishments of each writer, noting how they helped develop literature in their state and country through works translated to English and other languages.
3) The document was presented as an art integrated project by a student, Saswat Mahapatra, with guidance from their teacher Sagarika Mandal.
This document discusses the creation or evolution of the universe according to ancient Hindu scriptures. It provides verses from the Rig Veda describing the primordial state before creation, where there was no life, death, day, night, etc. It notes that the Sankhya and Vaisheshika schools of Hindu philosophy provide explanations for the cause of creation as the combination of fundamental particles. The document also provides background on the Vedic scriptures and describes the four main Vedas - Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva.
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This document lists many distinguished alumni and honorary degree recipients of Banaras Hindu University, including several who have received India's highest civilian honor Bharat Ratna as well as Nobel Prizes. It provides brief biographies of many prominent scholars, scientists, and political leaders who have studied or taught at BHU over the years and have made significant contributions to India and the world in fields such as physics, chemistry, literature, spirituality, and public service.
Varanasi or Kashi is the birthplace for Four Jain Tirthankaras. It is a very holy place for Jains. Jainism is exist in Varanasi since thousands of years ago.
- Digitalization helps preserve rich cultural heritage and vast knowledge for future generations. Digital libraries provide global access to information with speed and accuracy.
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The document discusses different types of library environments including traditional print-based libraries, hybrid libraries with both print and digital resources, and fully digital libraries, and emphasizes that a library should provide a conducive environment for users to access resources and for materials to be stored through factors like location, lighting, temperature control, and necessary equipment and services.
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The document summarizes the Right to Information Act passed by the Government of India in 2005. Some key points:
- The Act empowers citizens to seek and obtain information from public authorities and introduces mechanisms of transparency and accountability in government.
- Under the Act, citizens can request information from public authorities in writing or verbally in their local language within defined time periods. Authorities must provide information in the requested format within 30-48 days.
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This document provides information about Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary. It discusses his family background and accomplishments, including that he was the first Nobel Laureate of Asia and his contributions to literature. It also mentions some of the research works and books about Tagore available at Banaras Hindu University.
Web 2.0 technologies allow for increased collaboration between agricultural libraries through tools like social networking, blogs, wikis, and video conferencing. Collaboration provides benefits like reduced costs, enhanced services, increased quality and availability of resources, and solving complex problems. Some key collaborative resources for agricultural libraries include institutional repositories, library consortia, and databases like AGRICOLA, AGRIS, and CARIS. Suggestions to improve collaboration include sharing collections, developing common databases, and open communication between collaborative libraries.
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This document provides an overview of wound healing, its functions, stages, mechanisms, factors affecting it, and complications.
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4. Bharat Ratna C V Raman
• Raman had association with the Banaras Hindu
University. He attended the foundation ceremony
of BHU and delivered lectures on mathematics
and "Some new paths in physics" during the
lecture series organised at the university from 5
to 8 February 1916.
• He also held the position of permanent visiting
professor at BHU.
Nobel Prize in Physics 1930 &
Bharat Ratna 1954
Honorary D.Sc. degree was conferred upon Raman at the 1932
5. Bharat Ratna
Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
Ex- President of India and
Ex- Vice Chancellor of BHU
Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU , 1938
Bharat Ratna
1954
6. Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhagwan Das
Bhagwan Das (12 January 1869 – 18
September 1958) was an
Indian Theosophist and public figure. For
a time he served in the Central Legislative
Assembly of British India. He became
allied with the Hindustani Culture Society
and was active in opposing rioting as a
form of protest. With Mrs. Anni Besant,
he founded the Central Hindu College. He
is also worked with Malaviya Ji.
He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in
1955.
7. Bharat Ratna Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri (2 October 1904 – 11
January 1966) was an Indian politician and
statesman who served as the 2nd Prime
Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 and
6th Home Minister of India from 1961 to
1963.
He led the country during the Indo-Pakistan
War of 1965. His slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan"
("Hail to the soldier; Hail to the farmer")
became very popular during the war. The war
formally ended with the Tashkent
Agreement on 10 January 1966; he died the
following day, still in Tashkent, with the cause
of his death in dispute. He was posthumously
awarded the Bharat Ratna.
8. Bharat Ratna Mother Teresa
Doctorate Honoris Causa, 1980
Nobel Peace Prize 1979 and Bharat Ratna 1980
9. Dr. Nelson Mandela
• Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1990
Nobel Peace Prize 1993
10. Bharat Ratna
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU in 1991
1997
11. Bharat Ratna Pt. Ravi Shankar
Doctorate Honoris Causa from BHU
Bharat Ratna in
1999
12. Bharat Ratna Bismillah Khan
• Ustad Bismillah Khan (March 21, 1913 –
August 21, 2006) was an Indian shehnai
maestro. He was the third classical musician to
be awarded the Bharat Ratna (in 2001)
Doctorate Honoris Causa, 1980
2001
13. Bharat Ratna
C. N. R. Rao
• Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao, also
known as C.N.R. Rao (born 30 June 1934,
Bangalore, India) is an Indian chemist who has
worked mainly in solid-state and structural
chemistry. He completed M.Sc. form Banaras
Hindu university.
• He currently serves as the Head of the Scientific
Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India.
2014
14. Bharat Ratna Bhupen Hazarika
• Bhupen Hazarika Bhupen
Hazarika was a playback
singer, lyricist, musician,
singer, poet and film-
maker from Assam,
widely known
as Sudhakantha.
• BA (1944) and MA (1946)
from BHU in Political
Science.
2019
15. Dr. U R RAO, Padma Bibhushan
• Dr. U R Rao was born on 10th March 1932, at
Adamaru in the state of Karnataka. After
completing his undergraduate at Anantpur,
Rao moved to Banaras HIndu University for
his Masters and then to Physical Research
Laboratory, Ahmedabad to complete his PhD
under the guidance of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.
16. Shri KrishnaKant
Ex- Vice President of India
• Krishan Kant (28 February 1927 – 27 July 2002)
was the tenth Vice President of India from 1997
until his death. Previously, he was Governor of
Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997.
• Krishan Kant completed his MSc (Technology)
from erstwhile Banaras Engineering
College, Banaras Hindu University (currently
known as Indian Institute of Technology, BHU).
17. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
Padma Bhushan
बी.एच.यू. क
ु लगीत क
े रचययता
मधुर मनोहर अतीव सुुंदर
यह सवव यवद्या की राजधानी....
18. Padma Bhushan
Col. (Dr.) S.P. Wahi
• He is a recipient of Padma Bhushan National
Award 1988, Doctorate of Science (Honoris
Causa) by Indian School of Mines, 1985,
Doctorate of Engineering (Honoris Causa) by
Roorkee University, 1987, Doctorate of Science
(Honoris Causa) by Banaras Hindu University,
1989 and Giant International Award, 1989 and
has several awards to his credit including Life
Time Achievement Award by Petrotech in
2007.
19. Padmashri
Dr. Lalji Singh
• Dr. Lalji Singh, Padmashri awardee and a scientist of
international repute, has taken over as the 25th
Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University. He holds
the position of Bhatnagar Fellow of CSIR at Centre for
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, of
which he has been Director for a long period of 11
years from 1998 to 2009. He spent 13 years in the
Institute of Animal Ge-netics, University of Edinburgh
(1974-1987) before joining CCMB.
21. Padmashri Dr. O. N. Srivastava
Emeritus Professor,
Department of Physics
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
BHATNAGAR AWARD: 1988
22. Padmashri Dr. O. N. Srivastava
• 1988 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Physical
Sciences.
• 2000 Goyal Award in Physical Sciences.
• 2000 K.S. Rao Memorial Award on Renewable
Energy.
• 2002 Homi J Bhabha Award in Applied Sciences.
• FNA, FNASc, Fellow of International Academy of
Physical Sciences, Fellow of New York Science
Academy.
23. Padma Bhushan
Prof. C. V. Chandrasekhar
• Chandrasekhar started his dancing career in
1947. He served at the Banaras Hindu University
and later joined M.S. University of Baroda, where
he retired as the Head and Dean of the Faculty of
Performing Arts in 1992.
• C.V. Chandrasekhar is a multi-faceted personality
being a dancer, choreographer, researcher,
musician, academician, composer and highly
acclaimed teacher of Bharatanatyam.
24. Padma Bhushan
Rai Anand Krishna
• Rai Anand Krishna is an art historian and
museologist, who has not only helped in
restoration and chronicling of Indian art but also
created a breed of professional art researchers.
Scholars from India and abroad have eagerly
sought his evaluation of their work. His
association with Bharat Kala Bhavan at Banaras
Hindu University, Varanasi has provided a modern
outlook to the discipline of art-history in India.
• Padma Bhushan, 1961
25. Padma Vibhushan Rai Krishnadasa
• He has knowledge and deep involvement in
Indian history. Bharat Kala Bhavan in Banaras
Hindu University, Varanasi, which was founded
by Rai Krishnadasa ji and under the shadow of
top Hindi littérateurs, painters, musicians et
al., a solid base which he later enriched with
his own experience.
26. Prof. Jadunath Sarkar
First University Librarian of BHU
• He taught Modern Indian History in Benaras Hindu
University and during 1919-1923 he taught in
Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, in Orissa. In 1923, he
became an honorary member of the Royal Asiatic
Society of London.
• In August 1926, he was appointed as the Vice
Chancellor of Calcutta University.
• Award : Knighthood, 1929
27. Padmashri Dr. S R Ranganathan
Ex- University Librarian, BHU
Padmashri, 1957
Father of Library Science in India
28. Padmashri Prof. P N Kaula
• World known Library and Information
Sciences Specialist.
• Ex- University Librarian, BHU
• Professor and Head Department of Library
and Information Science & Dean Faculty of
Arts Banaras Hindu University
30. Anant Sadashiv Altekar
• Anant Sadashiv Altekar (1898–1960) was a historian,
archaeologist, and numismatist from Maharashtra,
India.[2] He was the Manindra Chandra Nandi Professor
and Head of the Department of Ancient Indian History
and Culture at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi,
India,[3][4] and later the director of the Kashi Prasad
Jayaswal Research Institute[5] and University Professor
of Ancient Indian History and Culture at the University
of Patna,[6] both in Patna, India.
• In 1947 Altekar was elected the first chairman of the
Numismatic Society of India,[23] and in 1960 the Journal
of the Numismatic Society of India published a
commemorative volume in his honor.
32. Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan
Emeritus Professor of Physics,
DAE Homi Bhabha Professor
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
BHATNAGARAWARD: 1982
33. Awards and Fellowships
• 1982 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Physical
Sciences.
• 1990 Third World Academy of Sciences Award in
Physics.
• 2001 Padma Sri, President of India.
• 2005 Trieste Science Prize.
• Fellow of IASc (1980), INSA (1984), APS (1984),
TWAS (1991), NASc (1993), Royal Society, London
(2000), IOP, UK (2000), and French Academy
(2005).
34. Padmashri Dr. O. N. Srivastava
Emeritus Professor,
Department of Physics
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
BHATNAGAR AWARD: 1988
35. Padmashri Dr. O. N. Srivastava
• 1988 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Physical
Sciences.
• 2000 Goyal Award in Physical Sciences.
• 2000 K.S. Rao Memorial Award on Renewable
Energy.
• 2002 Homi J Bhabha Award in Applied Sciences.
• FNA, FNASc, Fellow of International Academy of
Physical Sciences, Fellow of New York Science
Academy.
36. Prof. S C Lakhotia
Emeritus Professor ,
DST-Ramanna Fellow, DAE-Raja Ramanna Fellow
BHATNAGAR AWARD: 1989
37. Prof. S C Lakhotia
• Recipient of INSA Young Scientist Medal (1975), INSA S
L Hora Medal (2002),
• INSA Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Visiting
Fellowship (2009),
• UGC Career Award (1979),
• UGC National Lecturership (1989), UGC J C Bose Medal
(1998),
• S S Bhatnagar Prize in Biological Sciences (1989),
• BHU Prof. C N R Rao Medal for Excellence in Science
(2007), Fellow of Indian National Science Academy
(1993), Indian Academy of Sciences (1994) and
National Academy of Sciences of India (2002).
39. Prof. S. Lele
• Professor Lele has been awarded prestigious S.S.
Bhatnagar Award, National Metallurgist Award
and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Fellowship, Germany (1973-74). He is Fellow of
three academies : Indian National Science
Academy (FNA), Indian Academy of Science
(FASc), National Academy of Science (FNASc), and
also of Indian Institute of Metals. Professor Lele is
a Member of Board of Research AICTE & Board of
Governors, IIT, Kanpur amongst other.
40. Prof. Madhu Sudan Kanungo
(Padma Shri)
Ex- Coordinator of BHU Library Committee
41. Prof. Madhu Sudan Kanungo
• Prof. Madhu Sudan Kanungo (April 1, 1927 – July 26, 2011)
was an Indian scientist in the field of gerontology and
neuroscience as well as a teacher of molecular biology
and biochemistry. He is known for his theories on how
gene expression changes with age and the role of this
phenomenon in ageing. In recognition of his
contributions, he was awarded India's fourth highest
civilian award, Padma Shri in 2005.[1] He held the post
of BHU Emeritus professor in zoology at the Banaras
Hindu University and was also the Chancellor, Nagaland
University till his death.[2][3]
43. Dr. P. Ramachandra Rao
• Dr. Patcha Ramachandra Rao (21 March 1942 – 10 January
2010) was a metallurgist and administrator. He has the
unique distinction of being the only Vice-Chancellor (2002–
05) of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) who was also a
student (1963–68) and faculty (1964–92) at that institution.
From 1992 to 2002, Rao was the Director of the National
Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur. After his tenure as
Vice Chancellor of B.H.U., in 2005, he took the reins of the
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) as its first
Vice-Chancellor. He was to serve DIAT until his
superannuation in 2007. From 2007 till the end,
• Dr. Rao was a Raja Ramanna Fellow at the International
Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New
Materials, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
44. Prof. Sachchida Nand Tripathi
B. Tech. (Civil Engineering),
IIT-BHU (1992)
• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Earth,
Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary
Sciences (2014)
Present Position:
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and
Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
65. Shri Om Prakash Rawat
Ex-Chief Election Commissioner
Mr Rawat was born on December
2, 1953. He completed his
master’s degree in Physics from
Banaras Hindu University (BHU).
After that he went to United
Kingdom (UK) to complete his
MSc in Social Development
Planning. Om Prakash Rawat was
appointed as United Nations
election observer in South Africa
on May 1994 where he was
entitled with the responsibility to
keep a watch on first post-
apartheid elections. Apart from
this, Rawat has also served as
Collector of Narsinghpur from
1983-86 and Indore (Madhya
Pradesh) from 1986-88.
66. Shri Manoj Sinha
• Earlier Minister of State (Independent Charge)
of the Ministry of Communications, Minister
of State in the Ministry of Railways, MP from
Ghazipur.
• Alumnus of IIT-BHU
• Now Lt. Governor of
Jammu & Kashmir
67. IFFCO MD Dr. U S Awasthi
received BHU IIT
alumnus of the Centenary
70. DISTINGUISHED BHU ALUMNI
• Ritwik Sanyal, Professor of Performing Arts, Hindustani
Classical musician
• Ram Chandra Shukla, Professor of Visual Arts, Painter
• Acharya Ramchandra Shukla, Professor of Literature
• Gurbachan Singh Talib, Professor of Sikh Studies
• Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, Professor of Performing
Arts, Renowned Hindustani Classical musician
• Professor S. P. Ray-Chaudhuri (FNA), Chair of the
Zoology Department, ‘The Father of Animal
Chromosome Research’ in India.
• Professor Ramdeo Mishra, Father of ecology in India
71. Padma Shri Dr. Kamalakar Tripathi
Ex- Professor IMS, BHU 2022
74. • Updated upto 3rd Dec. 2022
Compiled by :
Dr. Vivekanand Jain
Deputy Librarian
Central Library, Banaras hindu University
Varanasi – 221005 India
Email : vivekanandofdigora@gmail.com
Mob. +91 9450538093
Thanks and Regards to
all Alumni of Banaras Hindu University
Editor's Notes
Updated as on 8.02.2019
Prakash, Satya (20 May 2014). Vision for Science Education. Allied Publishers. p. 45. ISBN 978-81-8424-908-8.