List of Patna University people
This is a list of notable alumni and faculty of Patna University.
Notable faculty
| Name | Affiliation | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdus Samad Khan | An Educationist & Administrator (Chemistry) | [1] | |
| H. C. Verma | physicist | ||
| Nalin Vilochan Sharma | writer and poet | ||
| Ram Sharan Sharma | Historian | [1][2] | |
| Rameshwar Singh Kashyap | Bhojpuri Playwright and Author | [3] |
- Kapil Muni Tiwary, linguist[4]
- Hetukar Jha, sociologist,[5] also alumnus[citation needed]
- Papiya Ghosh, historian,[6] also alumnus[citation needed]
- R. K. Sinha, scholar of English[7]
- Ravindra Kumar Sinha, environmentalist and Padma Shri recipient[8][2]
Notable alumni
Politics and Law
| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajiv Gauba | BSc in Physics | 32nd Cabinet Secretary of India | [9][10] | |
| Srinivas Kumar Sinha | 1943 | former Governor of Assam | [11] | |
| Tejendra Khanna | MSc in Physics | former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi | [12] |
- Anugrah Narayan Sinha, nationalist[13] and first Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar[14]
- Baccha Prasad Singh, Indian Maoist politician
- Bali Ram Bhagat, former speaker of Lok Sabha[15]
- Balmiki Prasad Singh, scholar, Governor of Sikkim (2008–2013)[16]
- Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, 6th Chief Justice of India
- Chhedi Paswan, Member Of Parliament
- Dilip Sinha, Indian diplomat and ambassador
- Digvijay Singh, former Union Minister of India[17]
- Krishna Sahi, former Union Minister
- Shri Krishna Singh, first Chief Minister of Bihar
- Lalit Mohan Sharma, former Chief Justice of India
- Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar
- Ravi Shankar Prasad, senior advocate, Supreme Court of India, Union Minister of IT and Law and Justice
- Nitish Kumar, socialist, National President, Janta Dal (U), current Chief Minister of Bihar[18]
- Ram Dulari Sinha,[19] former Union Minister of state, former Kerala Governor, freedom fighter
- Abhayanand, educationalist, IPS officer
- Ram Vilas Paswan, ( Founder Of LJP ), former Railway Minister Of India, Member Of Indian Parliament, Union Minister Of India
- Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, WRD minister of Bihar[20]
- Sanjay Paswan, professor, former Minister of state in Govt Of India, Member Of Bihar Legislative Council
- Satyendra Narayan Sinha, member of Provisional Parliament, former Chief Minister of Bihar[21]
- Surur Hoda, Socialist Leader
- Yashwant Sinha, former Minister of Finance
- Sitaram Kesari, former president of Indian national congress
- Ram deo Bhandary, former member of parliament and former general secretary of RJD
- Jagdeo Prasad, former deputy chief minister of Bihar
Science and Technology
- Samprada Singh founder of Alkem Laboratories
- Anand Kumar, Indian mathematician and educationalist
- Ravindra Kumar Sinha, environmentalist
- Tathagat Avatar Tulsi, physicist
- Devendra Prasad Gupta, Indian botanist and academic
- Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha, condensed matter physicist
- H. C. Verma, Indian experimental physicist
- Tathagat Avatar Tulsi, scientist and child prodigy.
Arts
| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharda Sinha | folk singer |
Literature
- Kalim Ajiz, Urdu poet
- Satinath Bhaduri, novelist
- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar,[13] Hindi poet
Others
- Shaibal Gupta, economist and social scientist
- Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh International
- Gopal Prasad Sinha, neurologist, politician
- Indradeep Sinha, economist, writer and veteran communist leader
- Jayaprakash Narayan, freedom fighter
- Ram Karan Sharma, scholar of Sanskrit
- Ram Raj Pant, founder of Nepal Law College and pioneering linguist of Nepali language
- Rustum Roy, influential material scientist, professor and author
- Ravish Kumar, news anchor, editor at NDTV
- Ranjit Sinha, Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation
- Vashishtha Narayan Singh, mathematician
- Vikas Jha, author and journalist
- Md Zabir Ansari, Indian Karate player
- Abdul Bari[citation needed]
Art
- Chandan Roy, Actor (known for his role in Panchayat)
Politics
- J. P. Nadda, Politician
References
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- ^ Jaiswal, Suvira (23 September 2011). "Secular historian". Frontline. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ Tiwari, Arjun (2014). Bhojpuri Sahitya Ke Itihas. Varansi: Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan.
- ^ Tiwary, K. M. (Autumn 1978). "Tuneful Weeping: A Mode of Communication". Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. 3 (3): 24–27. doi:10.2307/3346324. JSTOR 3346324.
- ^ Srivastava, Amitabh (24 December 2010). "The new Bihari". India Today. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
says Hetukar Jha, former hod of Sociology, Patna University
- ^ Chaudhary, Pranava K.; Jha, Abhay Mohan (3 December 2006). "Historian Papiya Ghosh murder shocks Patna". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ Sinha, Radha Krishna (2005). An Epitome of English Literature; A Commemorative Volume in Honour of Dr. R.K. Sinha (A Festschrift). Srishti Publishers & Distributors. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-88575-58-9.
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- ^ "Union home secretary Rajiv Gauba appointed Cabinet secretary". The Times of India. Ist. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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- ^ "Lt Gen S K Sinha (1926-2016): The Lieutenant General who could not be Army chief". The Indian Express. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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- ^ "Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Bihar: About the Chief Minister". gov.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
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