List of Delhi University people
Introduction This is a '''list of notable people related to the University of Delhi'''. This page excludes those people whose only connection with Delhi University is that they were awarded an honorary degree.Nine heads of state and government, and two Nobel laureates have been associated with the university.
Nobel laureates Two Nobel laureates have been associated with Delhi University.NameAffiliationPrizeYearReferencesAung San Suu KyiB.A. in Political Science (1964)Nobel Peace Prize 1991Amartya SenProfessor of Economics (1963-1971)Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences1998
Activists NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesUrvashi ButaliaReader at College of Vocational Studiesfounder of Zubaan, a feminist publishing houseMedha Patkarfounder member of the Narmada Bachao AndolanAruna RoyIndraprasthafounder of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti SangathanBunker Roy1967St. Stephen's Collegesocial activist and educatorRahul VermaDelhi College of Arts and Commercesocial worker, columnist and founder of Uday Foundation
Arts, entertainment and television NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAarti BajajHansraj Collegefilm editorAbish MathewRam Lal Anand CollegeIndian comedian and YouTuberAbhinav Kashyapfilm director and screenwriterAbhishek Chaubey1998Hindu Collegefilm directorAditi AryaShaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studiesmodel and actressAditi Rao HydariLady Shri RamactressAlankrita SahaimodelAli Abbas ZafarKirori Mal Collegefilm directorAmba Sanyalstage actor and costume designerAmitabh BachchanSri Aurobindo college evening|actorAnjolie Ela MenonMiranda HouseartistAnkita ShoreyJesus and MarymodelAnu AggarwalactressAnurag KashyapHansraj CollegefilmmakerArjun Rampal1993Hindu CollegeactorAshvin KumarSt Stephen'sindependent filmmakerBaisali MohantyLady Shri RamOdissi dancerBenjamin GilaniactorChitrangada SinghactressDeepa MehtaLady Shri RamdirectorDevika Vaidmodel and beauty queen Dipannita SharmaIndraprasthaactressEkta ChowdhrymodelGauri KhanSri Aurobindo college eveningfilm producer and co-owner of Red Chillies EntertainmentGeeta ChandranBharatanatyam dancerGulshan GroverShri Ram College of CommerceactorHasleen KaurIIMCmodelHuma Qureshi2007BA in HistorySri Aurobindo College eveningfilm actress and modelIndrani DasguptamodelImtiaz Ali1993Hindu Collegefilm directorImran ZahidB.ComHindu Collegetheatre and film actorJaspinder Narulaplayback singerKabir Bedifilm actorKabir Khanfilm director and screenwriterKahlil JosephB.A. in English Ramjas CollegeAmerican actor and directorKaran OberoiB.Com.fitness modelKonkona Sen Sharma2001St Stephen'sactorKoyal Rana2014Deen Dayal UpadhyayamodelKrishnakumar KunnathsingerKulbhushan KharbandaKirori Mal Collegefilm actorLeela SamsonBharata Natyam dancerMadhumita RautIndraprasthaOdissi dancerMadhur Jaffrey1953BA in Englishactress and food criticMallika SherawatBA in PhilosophyMiranda HouseactressManeesh Sharmafilm directorManish Paultelevision host and stand-up comedianManish JhaB.A. in EnglishRamjas CollegedirectorManoj Bajpayee1989B.A. in HistoryRamjas CollegeBollywood actorManpreet BrarLady IrwinmodelManushi Chhillardid not graduateMiranda Houseactress and modelMarc Robinsonsupermodel, fashion director and fashion choreographerMini Mathurtelevision host and actressMinissha LambaMiranda housefilm actorMira NairdirectorMohit MarwahMrinalini SharmaJesus and MaryactressNandita DasMiranda House; Delhi School of Social WorkactressNandita Chandratheatre actorNaveen Kasturiafilm actor and assistant director Neetu ChandraIndraprasthamodel and actressNeha DhupiaJesus and MaryactressNimrat KaurB.Com.Shri Ram College of CommerceactressNivedita Tiwari2006B.A. in EnglishRamjas CollegeactressPalash Sen MBBSUniversity College of Medical Sciencesfounder of rock band EuphoriaPamella BordesLady Shri Rammodel and photographerParikshit SahniactorParvin DabasactorPathik VatsRamjas Collegedialogue-writerPavan MalhotraHansraj CollegeactorPrakash Jhadid not graduateB.Sc in PhysicsRamjas CollegedirectorPriyanka KothariDyal SinghactressPriyanshu ChatterjeeRam Lal Anandfilm actorRabbi ShergillSri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa CollegeSinger, MusicianRadhika Madan Jesus and MaryactressRahul RoyRamjas CollegeactorRajkumar GuptaRamjas CollegeBollywood director Rakeysh Omprakash MehradirectorRannvijay SinghHansraj CollegeVJ with MTV India; current host and director of ''MTV Roadies''Rati PandeyactressRekha BhardwajsingerRicha ChaddaSt. Stephen's CollegeactressRitu Kumarfashion designerRitu BeriLady Shri Ramfashion designerRohit Balfashion designerRoshan SethSt Stephen'sactorSaakshi TanwarTV actor, star of a Star Plus daily ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii''Sandali Sinhaactress and modelSanya MalhotraGargiactressSatish Kaushikactor and film directorSaurabh ShuklaSri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa CollegeActor, Director Shah Rukh Khan1988Hansraj CollegeBollywood actorShakti KapoorKirori Mal CollegeactorShanky Singh2010Maharaja AgrasenCWE wrestlerSharan Rani BackliwalIndraprasthasarod player; recipient of Padma Shri and Padma VibhushanShekhar Kapurfilm directorShekhar SumanB.A. in HistoryRamjas CollegeBollywood actor; TV personalityShikha SwaroopMiss IndiaShonali Nagranimodel and actressShriya SaranBALady Shri RamactressSiddharthactorSiddharth MalhotraB. Com.Shaheed Bhagat SinghactorSiddhartha BasuHindu Collegetelevision producer and quizmasterSonal ChauhanGargimodel and actressSriti JhaactressSushant Singh Rajputdid not graduateDelhi College of EngineeringactorSwara BhaskarMirandaactressTahir Raj BhasinHindu CollegeactorTisca ChopraHindu CollegeactressVikas BahlRamjas CollegedirectorVipin PatwaRamjas CollegeMusic composer; singerVishal BhardwajHindu Collegedirector*Rajesh Hamal, actor
Business NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAditya Jhaphilanthropist and global entrepreneurAjaypal Singh BangaB. A. (Economics)St. Stephen's CollegeCEO and President, MasterCardAnshu Jain1983B. A. (Economics)Shri Ram College of CommerceCo-CEO, Deutsche BankGeeta AiyerB. A., M. A.Founder and President, Boston Common Asset ManagementIvan MenezesSt. Stephen's CollegeCEO of DiageoNaina Lal Kidwai1977Lady Shri RamChief Executive Officer, HSBC IndiaPiyush GuptaB. A. (Economics)St. Stephen's CollegeCEO and Director of DBS GroupRahul Bajaj1958B. A. (Economics)St. Stephen's Collegebillionaire businessman and chairman of the Bajaj GroupSamir JainSt. Stephen's CollegeVice-chairman and publisher, The Times GroupSanjeev Bikhchandani1984B. A. (Economics)St. Stephen's Collegebillionaire businessman; co-founder and CEO, Naukri.comShikha SharmaLady Shri RamManaging Director and CEO of Axis BankSiddhartha Lal1994St. Stephen's CollegeCEO, Eicher MotorsVinita Bali1975Lady Shri RamFormer Managing Director of Britannia IndustriesTarun Poddar2014Keshav Mahavidyalaya CEO and Founder of Foxhog Ventures Corp.Vijay Shekhar SharmaDelhi College of Engineeringbillionaire businessman and founder of PaytmViresh OberoiHansraj CollegeFormer CEO of MjunctionVivek Chaand Sehgalbillionaire businessman and chairman of Motherson Sumi Systems
Educationists NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesParanjoy Guha ThakurtaSt. Stephen's College; Delhi School of EconomicsDirector, School of ConvergenceSanjay KumarB.A. in Political ScienceRamjas CollegeFormer Director, Centre for the Study of Developing SocietiesVivek BhandariSt. Stephen's Collegedirector, Institute of Rural Management, Anand
Humanities and social sciences NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesArundhati VirmaniIndraprashthahistorianGita Gopinath1992; 1994B. A.; M. A. (Economics)Lady Shri Ram; Delhi School of EconomicsEconomic Counsellor of the International Monetary FundGauri ViswanathanB.A. ; M.A.literary scholar; Class of 1933 Professor in the Humanities at Columbia UniversityIshtiaq Hussain QureshiSt. Stephen's CollegehistorianJasleen DhamijaMiranda Houseart historianKapila Vatsyayanart scholar; chairperson of IGNCA; recipient of the Padma VibhushanKaushik BasuSt. Stephen's Collegeformer Chief Economist of the World Bank and Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of IndiaOmkar Goswami1978Delhi School of EconomicsChairman and founder, CERG AdvisorPartha Dasgupta1962Hansraj CollegeProfessor Emeritus of Economics at the University of CambridgeRamnarayan Rawathistorian of South AsiaSanjay Jain1986B. A. (Economics)St. Stephen's CollegeLecturer of Economics at the University of OxfordUpinder SinghSt. Stephen's CollegehistorianUsha SanyalhistorianUtsa PatnaikIndraprashthaProfessor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityVeena DasIndraprashthaKrieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University
Law === Supreme Court judges ===+NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesArjan Kumar SikriFaculty of LawJudge of the Supreme Court of India, former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High CourtHima KohliBA (History); LLBSt. Stephen's College; Faculty of LawJudge of the Supreme Court of India, former Chief Justice of Hyderabad High CourtIndu Malhotra1982B. A. (PoliticalScience);M. A. (Political Science);LLBLady Shri Ram; Faculty of LawJudge of the Supreme Court of IndiaMadan Lokur1974; 1977BA; LLBSt. Stephen's College; Faculty of LawJudge of Supreme Court of India; Former Chief Justice of Hyderabad High CourtMadan Mohan PunchhiFaculty of Law28th Chief Justice of IndiaQadeeruddin AhmedJudge of the Supreme Court of PakistanRanjan GogoiBA (History); LLBSt. Stephen's College; Faculty of Law46th Chief Justice of IndiaRohinton Fali NarimanB. Com. ; LLBShri Ram College of Commerce; Faculty of LawJudge of the Supreme Court of IndiaSanjay Kishan Kaul1982LLBFaculty of LawJudge of the Supreme Court of India, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and HaryanaVikramajit SenSt. Stephen's College; Faculty of LawJudge of the Supreme Court of India, former Chief Justice of the High Court of KarnatakaYogesh Kumar SabharwalRamjas College; Faculty of Law36th Chief Justice of IndiaYogeshwar DayalJudge of Supreme Court of India; Former Chief Justice of Hyderabad High Court=== Others ===+NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAbhilasha KumariIndraprashthaChief Justice on the Manipur High CourtAjit Prakash ShahRamjas CollegeFormer Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court; Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of IndiaAshutosh Mohunta1973; 1976BA (Hons) in History; LLBKirori Mal College; Faculty of LawBishwajit BhattacharyyaFaculty of LawGopal SubramaniumFaculty of LawGita MittalLady Shri RamChief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High CourtPinky AnandLady Shri Ram; Faculty of LawSidharth Luthra1987; 1990Hindu College; Faculty of LawFormer Additional Solicitor General of IndiaT. VaipheiFaculty of LawChief Justice of Tripura High Court
Literature NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAli Sardar JafriZakir hussain Delhi collegeUrdu author and poet.Amitav GhoshSt. Stephen's College; Delhi School of EconomicsEnglish language authorAnita DesaiMiranda HousewriterKhushwant SinghSt. Stephen's CollegeAuthor best known for his novel Train to Pakistan; Padma Vibhushan recipientKunzang ChodenB. A. (Psychology)writerMukul KesavanSt. Stephen's CollegeHistorian, novelist and political and social essayistMohan RanaHindi poetNabila JamshedwriterNamita Gokhaleco-founder of Jaipur Literature FestivalNarendra KohliRamjas CollegeHindi author Shiv KherawriterUpamanyu ChatterjeeSt. Stephen's Collegewriter
Military NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesPadmavathy BandopadhyayKirori Mal CollegeAir Marshal in the Indian Air ForceSonam WangchukSri VenkateswaraColonel in the Indian Army; Kargil War veteran; Maha Vir Chakra recipientSourendra Nath KohliB. A.St. Stephen's CollegeFormer Chief of the Naval Staff in the Indian NavySurinder MehraFormer Chief of Air Staff in the Indian Air ForceSyed Ata Hasnain1972B. A. (History)St. Stephen's Collegeretired Lieutenant General in the Indian Army
Media NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesNiharika AcharyaVOA Aaj Tak reporter, anchorPallavi AiyarB. A. (Psychology)St. Stephen's Collegeauthor and China correspondent of ''The Hindu College''Rajat SharmaShri Ram College of CommerceEditor in chief of India Tv, founder of Independence News Services & host of Aap ki Adalat.Swaminathan AiyarSt. Stephen's Collegeeconomist and former editor of ''The Economic Times''Niret J. Alvatelevision producer and CEO, MiditechAmbika Anand Jesus and MaryEditor-in-Chief, fashion at NDTV Good TimesShereen BhanDelhi Bureau Chief and Executive Editor, CNBC-TV18Satinder BindraIndia Bureau Chief, CNNRomola Butaliawriter, author, website editorShoma Chaudhury ex-Managing Editor, TehelkaPrabhu Chawlaeditor of ''India Today''; host of ''Seedhi Baat'' on Aaj TakSwapan Dasgupta1975B. A.St. Stephen's Collegepolitical analyst and journalistVinod DuaHansraj CollegejournalistBahar Duttcolumnist for CNN-IBNBarkha Dutttelevision anchor and journalistSagarika Ghosenews editor and columnist, CNN-IBNArnab GoswamiHindu CollegeEditor-in-chief, ''Times Now'', ''Republic tv''Ramachandra Guhawriter and columnistPrem Shankar Jhacolumnist; former editor, ''The Hindu Collegestan Times''Manoj Joshijournalist, Deputy Editor, ''Mail Today''Rini Simon Khannanews anchorMammen Matheweditor and managing director, Malayala ManoramaRajiv Mehrotrawriter; television producer-director; documentary filmmakerChandan Mitraeditor of ''The Pioneer''Aroon PurieEditor-in-chief, ''India Today''Nidhi RazdanLady Shri RamNDTV anchorRadhika Royco-founder of NDTVNalini Singhjournalist, Doordarshan, known for her programme ''Aankhon Dekhi''Chitra Subramaniam, journalist who broke the Bofors scandal storySalma Sultannews anchor of DoordarshanDibangRajdhaniAnchor of ABP News, previously worked in Aaj Tak and NDTV  Rahul KanwalWorks at India Today, Aaj Tak and Business Today (India)Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist) B.AConsultant Editor Aaj Tak, formerly worked at Zee News, WION and hosted DNARavish KumarFormer senior executive editor at NDTV, Ramon Magsaysay Award and Red Ink Award winner
Politics and Government ===Heads of state and government===NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAung San Suu Kyi19641st State Counsellor of MyanmarBingu wa Mutharika19611963B.Com.M.A. (Economics)Shri Ram College of CommerceDelhi School of Economics3rd President of MalawiG.P. Koirala30th Prime Minister of NepalKhandu Wangchukformer Prime Minister of Bhutan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq1943B.A. (History)St. Stephen's College6th President of PakistanNarendra Modi1978B.A. (Political Science)School of Open Learning14th Prime Minister of IndiaSalim Ahmed Salim1968St. Stephen's College4th Prime Minister of TanzaniaSangay NgedupSt. Stephen's Collegeformer Prime Minister of Bhutan=== Other Politicians, Royalty, Civil servants and Diplomats ===NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAjai MalhotraB. A. (Economics); M. A. (Economics)Hindu College; Delhi School of EconomicsAmbassador of India to RussiaAjay MakenMinister of Housing and Urban Poverty AlleviationAlka LambaDyal Singh; St. Stephen's CollegeMember of Legislative AssemblyAmbika SoniIndraprasthaformer Minister of Information and BroadcastingAmrita MeghwalMember of Legislative AssemblyArun Jaitley1973; 1977B. Com. ; LLBShri Ram College of Commerce; Faculty of LawFormer Minister of Defence and Minister of FinanceArun ShourieSt. Stephen's CollegeFormer Minister for Communications & Information Technology and Member of ParliamentArvinder Singh LovelySri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa CollegeFormer ''Minister for Urban Development & Revenue, Education, Transport, Tourism, Languages, Gurudwara Election, Local Bodies & Gurudwara Administration'' Bhaskar Jyoti MahantaB.A. in Political ScienceRamjas CollegeDirector General of Police of AssamBrahm PrakashRamjas CollegeFirst Chief Minister of DelhiBrinda KaratMiranda HouseMember of ParliamentChirag PaswanMember of ParliamentDevyani Ranamember of the Nepalese royal familyEmmanuel Blayo Wakhweya1960Ugandan Minister of FinanceGopalkrishna GandhiSt. Stephen's CollegeFormer Governor of Bihar and Governor of West BengalGurmukh Nihal SinghRamjas CollegeFourth Principal of Ramjas College; Second Chief Minister of DelhiHardeep Singh PuriHindu Collegeformer Permanent Representative of India to the United NationsDr. Harsh VardhanZakir Husain Delhi CollegeMinister of Health and Family Welfare since 2014, Chairman of the WHO Executive BoardHolkhomang HaokipRamjas CollegeMember of ParliamentIra SinghalNSITIAS: Topper, Civil Services Exam 2014Jai Parkash AggarwalMember of ParliamentJarbom Gamlinformer Chief Minister of Arunachal PradeshJaveed AhmadSt. Stephen's CollegeDirector General of Police of Uttar Pradesh PoliceKapil SibalLLBFaculty of LawUnion Minister for Human Resource Development, Government of IndiaKarni SinghSt. Stephen's CollegeLast titular Maharaja of BikanerKiran Bedi1988LLBFaculty of Lawfirst woman to become an Indian Police Service officerKiren RijjuBA; LLBHansraj College; Faculty of LawMember of ParliamentLala HardayalSt. Stephen's CollegeLaxmi Narayan YadavMember of ParliamentMadanlal KhuranaKirori Mal Collegeformer Chief Minister of DelhiMahesh SharmaUniversity College of Medical SciencesManjinder Singh SirsaSri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa CollegePresident of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management CommitteeMani Shankar AiyarB. A. (Economics)St. Stephen's CollegeMember of ParliamentManeka GandhiLady Shri RamMinister of Women and Child DevelopmentMayawati1975B. A.; LLBKalindi; Faculty of Lawformer Chief Minister of Uttar PradeshMeenakshi LekhiB.Sc. (Botany); LLBHindu College; Faculty of LawMember of ParliamentMeira KumarIndraprashta; Miranda Houseformer Minister of Water Resources, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and Indian Presidential Candidate in 2017.Montek Singh AhluwaliaB. A.St. Stephen's CollegeDeputy Chairman of the Planning CommissionMurtaza Ali KhanSt. Stephen's CollegeLast titular Nawab of RampurNajeeb JungB. A. (History); M.A. (History)St. Stephen's College20th Lieutenant Governor of DelhiNaresh GujralMember of ParliamentNaveen Jindal1990Hansraj CollegeMember of ParliamentNaveen PatnaikB. A.Kirori Mal Collegecurrent Chief Minister of OdishaNavin Chawla1966B. A. (History)St. Stephen's CollegeChief Election Commissioner of India; author of Mother Teresa's biographyP. N. DharHindu Collegeprincipal secretary to Indira Gandhi's Prime Minister's officePankaj SaranB. A. (Economics); M. A. (Economics)Hindu College; Delhi School of EconomicsDeputy National Security Advisor of India; Former Ambassador of India to RussiaPooja KapurAmbassador of India to Bulgaria and Macedonia.Pradeep Kumar SinhaSt. Stephen's College; Delhi School of Economics31st Cabinet Secretary of IndiaPratap Keshari Deb1992B.A.Ramjas CollegeFormer Member of the Rajya SabhaPreeti SaranLady Shri RamFormer Ambassador of India to VietnamRahul Gandhidid notgraduateSt. Stephen's CollegeIndian National Congress Member of Parliament (from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency)Rangarajan Kumaramangalam1977Kirori Mal Collegeformer Minister of PowerRanbir Singh Hooda1937Ramjas CollegeEminent Politician from Rohtak; Member of multiple Lok SabhasRaninder SinghSt. Stephen's CollegeRanjib BiswalSt. Stephen's CollegeMember of ParliamentS. Y. QuraishiSt. Stephen's College17th Chief Election Commissioner of IndiaSachin PilotB. A.St. Stephen's CollegeDeputy Chief Minister of RajasthanSalman KhurshidSt. Stephen's Collegeformer Minister of External AffairsSarup SinghRamjas Collegeformer Governor of Gujarat and Governor of KeralaSatish UpadhyayB. A. (Political Science)Shaktikanta DasB. A. (History); M. A. (History)St. Stephen's College25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of IndiaShashi TharoorB. A. (History)St. Stephen's CollegeMinister of State for External Affairs; former U.N. Under Secretary GeneralSheila DikshitM. A. (History)Miranda Houseformer Chief Minister of DelhiShivshankar MenonM. A. (History)St. Stephen's College4th National Security Advisor of India; 27th Foreign Secretary of IndiaSmriti IraniSchool of Open LearningFormer Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Human Resource DevelopmentSomnath BhartiB.Sc MathematicsRamjas CollegeFormer Law Minister of DelhiSubramanian SwamyHindu CollegeSucheta KripalaniIndraprasthaformer Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India's first woman Chief MinisterSujatha SinghLady Shri Ram;  Delhi School of Economics30th Foreign Secretary of IndiaSyeda Saiyidain Hameed1963BAMiranda Houseformer member of the Planning Commission of IndiaThupstan Chhewang1967B. A.; LLBRamjas College; Faculty of LawMember of ParliamentTulsi AgarwalBharatiya Janata Party politicianVirbhadra SinghB. A.St. Stephen's Collegeformer Chief Minister of Himachal PradeshVijay GoelM. Com.Shri Ram College of CommerceMember of ParliamentVijay JollyB. Com. ; M.Com.Shri Ram College of CommerceMLAVijay Keshav GokhaleM. A. (History)32nd Foreign Secretary of IndiaVikram MisriBA (History)Hindu Collegedeputy National Security Advisor of IndiaVinod RaiDelhi School of Economics11th Comptroller and Auditor General of IndiaVivekanand SinhaB.A. in HistoryRamjas CollegeAdditional Director General of Police of ChhattisgarhWajahat Habibullah1965; 1967B. A. (History); M. A. (History)St. Stephen's College1st Chief Information Commissioner of IndiaSyed Zafar Islam Ph.D. Investment Banker and Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, former Director at Deutsche Bank and Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata PartyNote that Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, graduated from St. Stephen's College, when the college was under the University of the Punjab.
Science and engineering NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAjai K. Singh1977M.Sc; Ph.D. (chemistry)Professor of chemistry; fellow Royal Society of Chemistry; member of American Chemical SocietyAjoy GhatakM.Sc. (Physics)Physicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeAmolak Chand Jain1948; 1950B.Sc. (Chemistry)Chemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeAmit Dutt1994; 1995B.Sc. (Botany); Diploma in biochemical technologyGeneticist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeAmitabh JoshiBSc (Botany); M.Sc. (1988)Evolutionary Biologist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeAmitava Raychaudhuri1973M.Sc. (Physics) Particle physicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeAnil Grover1977; 1979B.Sc. ; M.Sc.Plant molecular biologist, N-Bios laureateAnil Kumar TyagiBiochemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeApurva SarinCell biologist, N-Bios laureateArchana BhattacharyyaB.Sc (Physics); M.Sc. (Physics)Physicist; Director of the Indian Institute of GeomagnetismAsoke Nath Mitra1947; 1949B.Sc (Mathematics)Ramjas CollegePhysicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeB. K. Misra1980M.S. (General Surgery)Neurosurgeon; Recipient of the Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest medical honour in India.Charusita ChakravartyB.Sc. (Chemistry)St. Stephen's CollegeProfessor of chemistry at IIT Delhi; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeDeepak KumarSt. Stephen's CollegePhysicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeEknath Prabhakar GhateSt. Stephen's CollegeMathematician; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeGaiti Hasan1976B.Sc. (Zoology)Miranda HouseMolecular BiologistHirdaya Behari Mathur1948Chemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeJogesh Pati1957M.Sc.Physicist at the University of Maryland, College Park, recipient of the Dirac Medal.Kasturi Lal Chopra1952; 1954Meena UpadhyayaMedical GeneticistN. A. RamaiahPhysical chemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizePran Nath1958Physicist at Northeastern UniversityRaj Rewal1954Department of ArchitecturearchitectRajinder KumarDelhi College of EngineeringChemical engineer and a former professor at the Indian Institute of ScienceRavi Grover1970Delhi College of EngineeringNuclear scientist and mechanical engineer; Padma Shri recipientS. C. JainPhysicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeSampat Kumar Tandon1972 PhDGeologist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeSangeeta Malhotra1988 B.Sc.Hansraj CollegeAstrophysicist; Fellow of the American Astronomical SocietySatish Chandra MaheshwariSt. Stephen's CollegeMolecular Biologist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeSatish Kumar GuptaB.Sc.Immunologist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeSuresh Chandra RaiGeographerShasanka Mohan Roy1960; 1962B.Sc. ; M.Sc.Quantum physicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeSrinivasan Varadarajan1952PhDChemist and Padma Bhushan awardeeSubhash Chandra Lakhotia1971cytogeneticist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeSushil Kumar1960Hansraj CollegeGeneticist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar PrizeUsha Kehar LuthraLady Hardinge Medical CollegePathologist and cytologistV. BalakrishnanSt. Stephen's CollegeProfessor of Physics at IIT MadrasVaidyeswaran Rajaraman1952B.Sc. (Physics)St. Stephen's CollegeEngineer, academic and writer, known for his pioneering efforts in the field of Computer Science education in IndiaVinod DhamB.E. (Electrical Engineering)Delhi College of EngineeringInventor of the Pentium chipV. K. DadhwalB.Sc. (Botany)Hansraj CollegeDirector of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Sports NameClassYearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAjay JadejaHindu CollegeCricketerAkash ChopraRajdhaniCricketerAnjum ChopraCricketerAnkita BhambriTennis playerApurvi ChandelaJesus and MaryShooterArun LalSt. Stephen's CollegeCricketerAshok GandotraSt. Stephen's CollegeCricketerAshish NehraRajdhaniCricketerDeep DasguptaHindu CollegeCricketerGautam GambhirHindu CollegeCricketerGaurav BidhuriKirori Mal CollegeBoxerHari GidwaniHindu CollegeCricketerJaspal RanaSt. Stephen's CollegeShooterKirti AzadCricketerManika Batradid not graduateJesus and MaryTable tennis playerManinder SinghSri Guru Tegh Bahadur KhalsaCricketerMansher SinghSt. Stephen's CollegeShooterManvinder BislaHindu CollegeCricketerMohinder AmarnathSri Guru Tegh Bahadur KhalsaCricketerMurali KartikHindu CollegeCricketerPrashanti SinghBasketball playerPrakash BhandariHindu CollegeCricketerPraveen KumarRamjas CollegeInternational cricketerRandhir SinghSt. Stephen's CollegeShooterRaghbir Singh BholaDelhi College of EngineeringHockey playerRishabh PantSri VenkateswaraCricketerSaba Karim1988B.Com. (Hons)Hindu CollegeCricketerSanaa BhambriTennis playerSandeep SejwalSt. Stephen's CollegeSwimmerShyam Lal MeenaSri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa ArcherSumit AntilB.Com Ramjas CollegeJavelin Thrower; Paralympic Gold MedalistSunil ValsonHindu CollegeCricketerTania SachdevSri VenkateswaraChess playerUnmukt ChandSt. Stephen's CollegeCricketerVijay MehraSt. Stephen's CollegeCricketerVinay LambaHindu CollegeCricketer
Notable faculty +NameAffiliationCollegeNotabilityReferencesAnil Kumari Malhotraprincipal of Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College and HospitalPadma Shri recipient (2016)Andre BeteilleProfessor Emeritus of sociologyDelhi School of EconomicsAmartya SenProfessor of Economics between 1963 and 1971 at the Delhi School of EconomicsRecipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998Ashok MitraChief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and Member of ParliamentAutar Singh PaintalPrincipalUniversity College of Medical Sciencesmedical scientist who made pioneering discoveries in the area of neurosciences and respiratory sciences.Bhisham Sahniformer lecturer in English at Zakir Husain Delhi Collegeauthor and playwrightDebi Prasad Sarkarformer professor of biochemistry, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipientIndu MalhotraLecturer of Political ScienceMiranda HouseJudge of the Supreme Court of IndiaIshtiaq Hussain QureshiLecturer in History from 1928 to 1944St. Stephen's CollegePakistani historianJagdish N. Bhagwatiprofessor of international trade at the Delhi School of Economics from 1962 to 1968Kamal Kumar Sethiformer professor of cardiology, Padma Shri recipientManmohan SinghProfessor of International Trade, 1969-1971Delhi School of Economics13th Prime Minister of IndiaM. N. SrinivassociologistPadma DesaiAssociate professor of economics from 1959 to 1968Delhi School of EconomicsProfessor of Comparative economic systems, Columbia University Percival Spearlecturer in history from 1924 to 1948St. Stephen's CollegehistorianPradip KrishenLecturer in History at Ramjas CollegeRamjas CollegeEminent film-makerPranab BardhanProfessor (1973 to 1977)Delhi School of EconomicsProfessor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, BerkeleyRa'ana Liaquat Ali KhanProfessor of EconomicsIndraprasthawife of the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali KhanRaj Krishnaprofessor at the Delhi School of EconomicsRama Kant ShuklaFormer Reader at Rajdhani CollegeRajdhani CollegePadma Shri Awardee, Hindi and Sanskrit scholarRam Babu GuptaCricket Umpire Rajdhani CollegeFirst Indian Umpire to umpire a Cricket World Cup final in 1987Saleem KidwaiFormer Professor of History at Ramjas CollegeRamjas CollegeEminent gay rights activistSampat Kumar Tandonformer pro-vice chancellor, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureateSantosh Kumar SenHead of post graduate studiesMaulana Azad Medical CollegeIndian surgeon and Padma Bhushan recipientSurendra Sheodas Barlingaylogician and Marathi writerSushil Kumar Saxenaarts, Indian author, music critic & exponentTista Bagchiprofessor of linguisticsTapan RaychaudhuriIndian historianT. A. Venkitasubramanianformer professor of biochemistry, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
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