The grandson of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Justice Girdhar Malviya, has recently been appointed as Chancellor (Chancellor) of which famous university/institute?

The grandson of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Justice Girdhar Malviya, has recently been appointed as Chancellor (Chancellor) of which famous university/institute? Correct Answer Banaras Hindu University

The correct answer is Banaras Hindu University.

• The grandson of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Justice Girdhar Malviya, has recently been appointed as Chancellor (Chancellor) of Banaras Hindu University.
• Banaras Hindu University, formerly Central Hindu College, is a collegiate central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
• It was established jointly in 1916 by the Maharaja of Darbhanga Maharaja of Banaras Prabhu Narayan Singh, Rameshwar Singh, Madan Mohan Malaviya, Sunder Lal, and British Theosophist and Home Rule League founder Annie Besant.
• At the 21st Conference of the Indian National Congress in Banaras in December 1905, Malaviya publicly announced his intent to establish a university in Kashi.
• Krishna Raja Wadiyar was the first Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University and the University of Mysore.

Key Points

• Banaras Hindu University maintains six institutes are:
  • Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi.
  • Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University.
  • Institute of Agricultural Sciences.
  • Institute of Medical Sciences.
  • Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development.
  • Institute of Management Studies.

Additional Information

• Justice Giridhar Malaviya is the son of Pt. Govind Malaviya. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress.
• He was also Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University between 1948–51.