List of Panjab University people
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This is a list of people affiliated with the Panjab University. The list excludes people whose only connection with Panjab University is that they were awarded an honorary degree.
Faculty
[edit]| Name | Affiliation | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. N. Goswamy | Professor of Art History | art historian known for his study of Indian miniature paintings | [1] |
| Bidyendu Mohan Deb | Professor of theoretical chemistry between 1984 and 2004 | theoretical chemist, chemical physicist and a professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata | |
| Kare Narain Pathak | Vice-Chancellor (2000-2006) and Professor of Physics (1970-2001) | Condensed matter physicist, Former Vice-Chancellor & Professor Emeritus at Panjab University. UGC Emeritus Fellow | [2] |
| Kewal Krishan (forensic anthropologist) | Professor and former Chair of the Department of Anthropology | An academic known for contributions to forensic anthropology in India |
Alumni
[edit]Arts and literature
[edit]| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayushmann Khurrana | actor and singer | ||||
| Babbu Maan | Indian Punjabi singer and poet | ||||
| Gul Panag | actress and model | [3] | |||
| Irshad Kamil | noted Bollywood lyricist, poet and winner of Filmfare and IIFA Awards. | ||||
| Jaspal Bhatti | Satirist and TV personality | [4] | |||
| Kapil Sharma | Indian Comedian | [4] | |||
| Kanika Mann | Television and film actress | [4] | |||
| Mahie Gill | an actress who appears in Hindi films and Punjabi films. | ||||
| Mukesh Gautam | Punjabi cinema director | ||||
| Nuruddin Farah | 1970 | Somali novelist | |||
| Priyakanta Laishram | B.A (Sociology Honours) | actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor. | [5] | ||
| Satinder Sartaaj | Indian Punjabi singer and poet[4] | ||||
| Shilpa Anand | Masters in Computer Applications (MCA) | model, actress and software developer | [6] | ||
| Sunil Grover | Comedian | ||||
| Anupam Kher | Actor | ||||
| Harnaaz Sandhu | B.A. M.A. | PGGC Sector 42 Chandigarh | Model who won Miss Universe 2021 Title | [7] | |
| Rajesh Hamal | Actor |
Business
[edit]| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. C. Kohli | first CEO of TCS. Considered as Father of Indian Software Industry | [8] | |||
| Pratip Chaudhuri | 1974 | UBS | Chairman of the State Bank of India | ||
| Sandeep Bakhshi | Punjab Engineering[note 1] | MD & CEO, ICICI Bank | |||
| Steve Sanghi | 1975 | Punjab Engineering[note 1] | CEO of Microchip Technology | ||
| Sunil Bharti Mittal | Founder, chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises | [9] |
Humanities and social sciences
[edit]| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harjinder Singh Dilgeer | National Professor of Sikh History, an authority on Sikh history, philosophy and scriptures; writer of Sikh History in 10 Volumes, Translator of Guru Granth Sahib (in English), creator of Navan Te Vadda Mahan Kosh (4 volumes, 2748 pages), plus writer of 60 books; presently Director of G.N. Research Institute, Birmingham, England. | ||||
| Kavita Singh | 1996 | PhD | Professor and Infosys Prize winner | [10] | |
| Romila Thapar | prominent Historian | [4] |
Military
[edit]| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Vikram Batra | B.Sc. | DAV | Kargil war hero and Param Vir Chakra awardee | [11] |
Politics and law
[edit]Heads of state and government
[edit]| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baburam Bhattarai | 1977 | B. Arch. | Chandigarh College of Architecture | 36th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| Manmohan Singh | 1952; 1954 | BA (Economics); MA (Economics) | 13th Prime Minister of India | [12] |
Other politicians, civil servants, and lawyers
[edit]| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amit Rawal | LLB | Department of Laws | Judge of Kerala High Court | ||
| Bhupinder Singh Hooda | former Chief Minister of Haryana | [4] | |||
| Dalvir Singh Khangura | |||||
| Deepak Anand | www.deepakanandmpp.ca | M.B.A | Canada Politician | ||
| Jagdish Singh Khehar | 1977; 1979 | LLB; LLM | 44th Chief Justice of India | [13] | |
| Jai Ram Thakur | Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh | ||||
| Kiran Bedi, | 1970 | first woman IPS Officer | [4] | ||
| Krishan Kant Paul, | former IPS who is current governor of Uttrakhand and former governor of Meghalaya;executive director of UN Women | ||||
| Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri | M.A. | India's Ambassador to Hungary (with accreditation to Bosnia and Herzegovina), 1999–2002; UN Director of UN-OHRLLS, 2009–2011; Assistant Secretary-General for Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships at UN Women, 2011 until her retirement. | [14][15][16] | ||
| Mehr Chand Mahajan | Third Chief Justice of India and former Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | ||||
| Rajiv Pratap Rudy | former Union minister | [17] | |||
| Selja Kumari | MP/Union Minister | [4] | |||
| Sherub Gyeltshen | BA | Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan and Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs | |||
| Subodh Kumar Jaiswal | M.B.A | CBI Director | |||
| Sukhbir Singh Badal | Member of Parliament | [4] | |||
| Sukhpal Singh Khaira | Member of the Legislative Assembly, Punjab, India | ||||
| Sunil Arora | IAS officer and Election Commissioner of India | [18] | |||
| Sushma Swaraj | Minister of Foreign Affairs | [4] | |||
| Swatanter Kumar | former Judge, Supreme Court of India | [4] | |||
| William Gitau | B.Com. | 1st Governor of the Kiambu County | |||
| Parminder Singh Brar | LLB, MBA | politician, sports administrator and lawyer |
Science and technology
[edit]| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay Kumar Sood | 1971; 1972 | BSc; MSc | |||
| Atul Gurtu | high energy physicist | ||||
| G. V. R. Prasad | paleontologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | ||||
| K. K. Aggarwal | engineer, professor and eminent IT expert | [19] | |||
| Kalpana Chawla | BE | Punjab Engineering[note 1] | NASA Astronaut. Died on 1 February 2003 in Space Shuttle Columbia accident[20] | ||
| Manohar Lal Munjal | acoustical engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | ||||
| Narinder Kumar Mehra | 1969 | B.Sc. | immunologist | ||
| Radhe Mohan | scientist, former Chairman of Medical Physics at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | [21] | |||
| Rajinder Kumar | 1954 | B.Sc. | chemical engineer, former professor at the Indian Institute of Science; Padma Bhushan recipient | ||
| Ranbir Chander Sobti | 1969; 1970; 1974 | B.Sc.; M.Sc.; Ph.D. | Cell biologist and Padma Shri awardee | ||
| Sampat Kumar Tandon | geologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | ||||
| Sardul Singh Guraya | 1954; 1956; 1959 | B.Sc.; M.Sc.; Ph.D. | developmental biologist and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient | ||
| Sunil Saigal | 1978 | Punjab Engineering[note 1] | professor and a former dean of the Newark College of Engineering at NJIT | ||
| Satinder Vir Kessar | 1953 | organic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | |||
| Veena Tandon | 1967; 1968; 1972 | B.Sc.; M.Sc.; Ph.D. | parasitologist and Padma Shri recipient | ||
| Yash Pal | 1949 | M.Sc. | scientist and educator | [22] |
Sports
[edit]| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anjum Moudgil | DAV | shooter | [23][24] | ||
| Malaika Goel | DAV | shooter | |||
| Neeraj Chopra | DAV | track and field athlete; olympic games 2021 gold medalist winner in javelin throw, medalist in the Asian and Commonwealth games | [25] | ||
| Nripjit Singh Bedi | 1958 | volleyball player | |||
| Ravi Bhardwaj | MBA | basketball player | [26] | ||
| Yashaswini Singh Deswal | DAV | shooter |
Others
[edit]| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandana Shiva | 1972 | BSc | environmental activist | ||
| Shekhar Gupta | Renowned Journalist, Founder and Editor-in-chief ThePrint | ||||
| Tarun Tejpal | founder-editor Tehelka | [27] |
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d The Punjab Engineering College was affiliated to the Panjab University between 1953 and 2003.
Citations
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- ^ "Radhe Mohan - MD Anderson Cancer Center". faculty.mdanderson.org. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Space Applications Centre". sac.gov.in. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
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