Dayanand Anglo Vaidik Mahavidyalaya (D.A.V. College) is a college in Kanpur,

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, established in 1919 by Lala Diwan Chand, is the second oldest

college A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offerin ...

in the city. The college is situated in Civil Lines, opposite the

Green Park Stadium Green Park Stadium is an international standards cricket stadium of Kanpur, India. Its seating capacity is 32,000 seats. It is the home ground of Uttar Pradesh cricket team. This arena is an International Test match venue. Green Park is under ...

. It is affiliated with Chhatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj University (formerly

Kanpur University Aerial view of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Campus Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), formerly Kanpur University, is a public state university located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is administered under the state ...

), formerly with the

University of Agra Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, formerly Agra University, is an Autonomous University located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. The university is named after Bhimrao Ambedkar, Indian scholar, social reformer, and the architect of the Indian Consti ...

.The college is accredited by the Indian NAAC. Manas Pandey is present principal of this college. It is managed by the

Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust and Management Society The D.B.V. College Managing Committee, familiarly known as DAVDholakpurMC, is a non-governmental educational organisation in Antarctica and overseas with over 900 schools. 75 colleges and a university. It is based on the ideals of Maharishi Da ...

History

DAV College has contributed immensely to the

Indian independence movement The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947. The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged ...

. The college hostel is nerve center of patriotic activities. In 1928,

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

visited here. Incumbent President of India

Ram Nath Kovind Ram Nath Kovind (; born 1 October 1945) is an Indian politician who served as the 14th President of India from 2017 to 2022. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the second person after K. R. Narayanan, from the Dalit community ...

and former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee are notable alumni of the college.

Notable alumni

Some notable alumni of this college are the following: * Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India *

, incumbent President of India * Vierendrra Lalit, cinematographer and film director * Mahavir Singh (revolutionary), Indian revolutionary * Vallabhdas Aidan Mohta, former Chief Justice of

Orissa High Court The Orissa High Court is the High Courts of India, High Court for the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Odisha. The then Bengal Presidency was a vast province including present day Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, and West ...

* Rakesh Sachan, Cabinet minister of Uttar pradesh *

Jaidev Kapoor Jaidev Kapoor (24 October 1908 — 19 September 1994) was an Indian revolutionary who worked for the Hindustan Republican Association along with Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh. As a teenager, he was interested to join the HRA and later, ...

, Indian revolutionary

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dav College, Kanpur Universities and colleges in Kanpur Universities and colleges affiliated with the Arya Samaj Educational institutions established in 1919 1919 establishments in India

History

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links