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Rupa Publications India THREE RIVERS AND A TREE The Story of Allahabad University by Neelum Saran Gour
The University of Allahabad is the fourth oldest university in India, an institution that has produced innumerable political figures, jurists, bureaucrats, writers and men of letters Its history resounds with famous names, and its inspiring and entertaining campus lore has been passed down for decades The story of the university has been enriched by the many constituent stories of the personalities therein, European and Indian It counts, amongst its luminaries, Motilal Nehru, Madan Mohan Malaviya, Dr Meghnad Saha, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Dharamvir Bharti and many more Not to forget vice chancellors like Sir Sunder Lal, Ganganatha Jha and Amarnatha Jha, who were legends in themselves