Delhi University: Celebrating 100 Glorious Years

IMTIAZ ALI | DHANANJAYA Y. CHANDRACHUD, BIBEK DEBROY | NAMITA GOKHALE,
MEENAKSHI GOPINATH | ARNAB GOSWAMI, RAIAN KARANJAWALA |AKSHMI PURI,
KIREN RIJIJU | SANJEEV SANYAL, VIJAY SHEKHAR SHARMA | DINESH SINGH, SHASHI
THAROOR


‘Without doubt, those who have been invited to contribute are eminently qualified in several respects:
they have made a name for themselves in their chosen profession; by andarge, they have made a
positive contribution not only to their profession but also to thearger public cause; and, whilst one
may or may not agree with the political views they espouse or the trajectory that they may have
embarked upon, they do stand out.’


Many of India’s most consequential nation-builders and opinion-makers have emerged from the
hallowed grounds of India’s most sought-after educational institution—the University of Delhi or
DU, as it is popularly known. Institutions have waxed and waned over the years, but DU has always succeeded in reinventing itself to meet the demands of every decade. It is, therefore, not surprising
that its alumni include highly respected governmenteaders, artists, entrepreneurs andittérateurs,
who have been central to India’s remarkable journey.


Delhi University: Celebrating 100 Glorious Years is an eclectic collection of personal narratives and reflections of some of the University’s most distinguished alumni and faculty—Amitabh Bachchan,
Kiren Rijiju, Dinesh Singh, Meenakshi Gopinath, Shashi Tharoor, Bibek Debroy, Imtiaz Ali, Raian
Karanjawala, Sanjeev Sanyal, Arnab Goswami, Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud,akshmi Puri, Namita
Gokhale and Vijay Shekhar Sharma. Together, with editor Hardeep S. Puri, they celebrate the
inimitable essence of DU—from its rich history, ethos and vibrant studentife to its remarkable
contribution to society and culture, both in India and across the globe.