Tag Results: University
History Daily
Dr Harisingh Gour and his Dream University
It’s a very long journey from being the son of a carpenter to helping draft the Indian Constitution. But Dr Harisingh Gour was no ordinary man. A jurist, social reformer, politician and poet, he even gifted his hometown a university. Here’s his fascinating story
Amazing India
Nalanda: University to the World
For over 700 years, students flocked to one of the world’s first attempts at organised learning. Then Nalanda was attacked, razed, and largely forgotten. Nearly a millennium later, it’s back, not far from the ruins of a truly exceptional past
LHI HerStory
Cornelia’s Fight
Cornelia Sorabji was the first Indian woman to get a degree from the Bombay University & Oxford. She fought the system to become a lawyer facing unimaginable hurdles. Here is her story, of grit and courage against all odds!
History Daily
Jamia Millia Islamia: An Ode to Unity
Jamia Millia Islamia was born of India’s nationalist movement. It has been a university that has stood for tolerance & unity through every communal crisis faced by the country. A student shares the trauma he faced as he witnessed the violence in the campus and asks isn’t it an affront to all that we stand for?