List of Banaras Hindu University people

The list of Banaras University people includes notable graduates, professors and administrators affiliated with Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. For a list of Vice-Chancellors, see List of Vice-Chancellors of Banaras Hindu University.

Nobel laureates

Heads of state and government

Notable alumni

Arts, humanities and social sciences

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Amarnath Sehgal Indian sculptor, painter and poet, Padma Bhushan (2008) [4]
Bhupen Hazarika 1944; 1946 BA; MA singer, poet, filmmaker; Recipient of the Bharat Ratna [5]
Byomakesh Mohanty MA painter [6]
Harivansh Rai Bachchan Hindi poet [7]
Osnat Elkabir Israeli singer, dancer and theatre director
Patrick Moutal B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. 1976; 1978; 1979; 1983 French musician and Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres awardee
Sandeep Das BA (English Literature) tabla player; Recipient of the Grammy Award

Humanities and Social Sciences

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Ahmad Hasan Dani M.A. 1944 Pakistani archaeologist and historian
Awadh Kishore Narain M.A. 1947 archaeologist, historian, academic
Bellikoth Raghunath Shenoy MA 1929 classical liberal economist
Colin Turnbull MA British-American anthropologist
Ram Raj Pant LLB; MA 1941; 1943 founder of Nepal Law College; pioneering linguist of Nepali language

Literature

Politicians

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Amod Prasad Upadhyay Minister of Education and Sports, Nepal
Anil Srivastava
Ashok Mitra M.A. politician, finance Minister of West Bengal
Bhola Paswan Shastri, Former Chief Minister Of Bihar
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik 1949 M.A. politician, former Chief Minister of Odisha
Jagjivan Ram 4th Deputy Prime Minister of India
Mahendra Nath Pandey M. A., Ph. D. Hindi politician, MP, Minister in union cabinet
Manoj Sinha Member of parliament
Mohamed Ayub 1985 M. Surgery MLA in Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Manoj Tiwari
Sarat Chandra Sinha politician, Chief Minister of Assam
Shankar Dayal Singh BA Member of Lok Sabha

Science and technology

Sports

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Divya Singh BA Captain of Indian Women's Basketball team

Notable faculty

Arts, humanities and social sciences

Science and technology

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