गोरखपुर विश्वविद्यालय और डॉ चन्द्र बदन तिवारी

 गोरखपुर विश्वविद्यालय और डॉ चन्द्र बदन तिवारी

Although the idea of residential University at Gorakhpur was first mooted by C. J. Chako, the then Principal of St. Andrews College, then under Agra University, who initiated post-graduate and undergraduate science teaching in his college, the idea got crystallized and took concrete shape by the untiring efforts of Dr S. N. M.Tripathi.ICS.who was actively thinking of establishing the University in Gorakhpur when he was collector at Gorakhpur.

The proposal was accepted in principle by the Chief Minister of U.P., Gobind Ballabh Pant, but it was only in 1956 that the University came into existence by an act passed by the U.P. Legislature.

Mahant Digvijay Nath also made valuable contribution in the formation of the University.

It actually started functioning since 1 September 1957, when the faculties of Arts, Commerce, Law and Education were started Geography department started its functioning on 16th July 1958, one year after the inception of University. Geography Department of the Maharana Pratap Degree College, Gorakhpur was merged in the university.

At the initial stage time there were only three faculties in Geography department. Dr. Mahatma Singh as the Head of the department and Dr. Chandra Badan Tiwari and Dr. (Miss) Surinder Pannu as lecturers.

Dr. Chandra Badan Tiwari, the senior most Lecturer ( one of the founders ) was appointed as Reader in Dec.1977. Phirtu Ram Chauhan joined the department in Januaryl978 to fill the vacancy of Dr. M. Singh who was retired earlier .Before joining the department he was serving at Sant Vinoba Degree College Deoria on same post Dr. Ujagir Singh retired on 30th June 1979 after serving the department as Professor and Head for about 12 years.

Dr. C.B.Tiwari ( Chandra Badan Tiwari) left the department as he became Principal of Buddha P.G. College Kushinagar, by the end of 1980 and thereafter he was elevated as Vice-Chancellor of Meerut University. The department shifted in new building of its own on 26th Jan. 1981. In Feb.1981 Dr. Jagdish Singh was appointed as Professor and V K.Srivastava as Reader.

Hostels
• Sant Kabir Hostel
• Gautam Buddha Hostel
• Vivekanand Hostel
• Nath Chandravat Hostel
• Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Hostel world
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Rajnath Singh, former chief minister of UP, president Bharatiya Janta Party and union home minister of India.
Chandrapal Singh Yadav, a Samajwadi Party MP from Jhansi.
Veer Bahadur Singh ,former chief minister of UP
Ravindra Singh , MLA
Jagdambika Pal , a Bharatiya Janta Party MP from Doomariyaganj.
Mata Prasad Pandey , Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
Parichay Das,eminent bhojpuri-hindi writer, Ex Secretary, Maithili-Bhojpuri Academy, Delhi Govt. and Ex Secretary, Hindi Academy, Delhi Govt.
Kalp Nath Rai Former Union Minister

गोरखपुर विश्वविद्यालय और डॉ चन्द्र बदन तिवारी

कहते है जब किसी कार्य वश डॉ सी बी तिवारी बुद्धा स्नातकोत्तर महाविद्यालय के प्राचार्य थे, लखनऊ गए थे , उस समय श्री वीर बहादुर सिंह उत्तर प्रदेश मुख्य मंत्री थे उनसे मिले उन्होंने बड़े आदर भाव से उनका स्वागत किया . वास्तव में एक गुरु और उसके छात्र का यह मिलन बड़ा ही मनमोहक था . गुरु के चेहरे पर गर्व एवं संतोष का चिन्ह था की उनका छात्र उन्ही के प्रदेश का मुख्य मंत्री है . और क्या चाहिए ??
सुबह वे लखनऊ से गोरखपुर सुबह पहुंचे तो उनके आश्चर्य का ठिकाना नहीं रहा लोग फूल माला हर लेकर उनका स्वागत करने के लिए भोर में ही गोरखपुर रेलवे स्टेशन पहुंचे हुए थे . उन्होंने लोगों से पूछा क्या बात है भाई ??

लोगों ने बताया ये लोग आज का अख़बार पढ़कर आये है —-आप मेरठ विश्वविद्यालय के वाईस चांसलर बन गए हैं. और उनके आश्चर्य का ठिकाना नहीं था , जब लोगों ने अख़बार दिखाया फिर उन्हें विश्वास हुआ .