Recently, there are some news items which suggest that senior political leaders of yesteryears studied at our university at some point of their life. Excerpts from the news are provided below:
- Jagjivan Ram Remembered
Friday April 6 2007 00:00 IST
CUDDALORE: Floral tributes were paid to former deputy Prime Minister and Congress leader Jagjivan Ram on the occasion of his birth centenary celebrations, in the coastal town on Thursday.
Jagjivan Ram was born at Chandwa in Bihar on April 5, 1908. After completing his studies in the Banaras Hindu University and the University of Calcutta, he joined the movement against the colonial rule in the country.
- Ode to Ram Manohar Lohia
ue, 2007-03-20 02:56
By *R.K. Bhatnagar - Syndicate Features
The great socialist and freedom fighter Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia was born 96 years ago on March 23, 1910 at Akbarpur town of Faziabad district in the present day Uttar Pradesh. The family acquired the surname of Lohia as they were engaged in the business of Loha (Hardware). His father, Hira Lal, was a nationalist, teacher and businessman all rolled in one. Ram imbibed the nationalist outlook from him. Hira Lal took him to Mahatma Gandhi at a very young age.
Ram met Jawaharlal Nehru in 1921. Over the years they developed a close friendship. Yet, he never hesitated to disagree with Nehru on his political beliefs and openly expressed disagreement many a times. Ram joined the Banaras Hindu University to complete his Intermediate after standing first in Matric examination. In 1929, he completed his B.A. from Calcutta University. He opted for the Berlin University for further studies in Germany. He could have gone to any of the prestigious universities in Britain. He did not.
- PROFILE: Koirala's six decades of political career
KATHMANDU, April 1 - This is the sixth time that Girija Prasad Koirala, the leading figure of Nepal's democratic movement, has become the Prime Minister of Nepal.
Prime Minister Koirala, who was attracted to politics in an early age due to political environment in the Koirala family, acquired primary education in Adarsha High School in Biratnagar following the return of his father from exile in 1986 B.S.
He acquired higher education from Tri-Chandra College and Hindu University in Banaras of India.
Koirala also took part in the independence movement of India and the subsequent people's revolution in Nepal.