Notable Alumni, Faculty and Staff
Alumni and faculty of BHU have gained prominence in India and across the world.
Among BHU's administrators was Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who went on to become the President of India. Other famous administrators have incuded, Sir Sunder Lal, K. L. Shrimali, Moti Lal Dhar and many others. BHU's eminent faculty have included Birbal Sahni, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar and Pandit Omkarnath Thakur.
The university's alumni have included Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Bhupen Hazarika, Ashok Agarwal, Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri, Ahmad Hasan Dani, Kota Harinarayana, Manick Sorcar and many others. Its famous international students have included Robert M. Pirsig and Koenraad Elst.
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