Giridhar Malaviya (born 1936) is the chancellor of

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916 ...

and a retired judge of Allahabad High Court.

Personal life and education

Malaviya is the grandson of

Madan Mohan Malaviya Madan Mohan Malaviya ( (25 December 1861 — 12 November 1946) was an Indian scholar, educational reformer and politician notable for his role in the Indian independence movement. He was president of the Indian National Congress four times and ...

(founder of

) and only son of

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(6th vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University). He was born on 14 October 1936 in

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. Malaviya is a graduate of Political Science & Law from the Banaras Hindu University. Giridhar Malaviya's son Manoj Malaviya is a senior

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officer, and the current

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Career

Giridhar Malaviya was appointed a judge of Allahabad High Court on 14 March 1988. After retirement, in November 2018, he was elected unanimously as the chancellor of Banaras Hindu University by the University Court. Malaviya was one of the proposers of

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for his candidacy from Varanasi constituency in

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. Malaviya has been actively engaged in Ganga cleaning mission. He was the chairperson of the committee constituted to prepare a draft of Ganga Act. He is the also the chairperson of Ganga Mahasabha.

References

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