BHU Gets INR 1 Cr from Kalipatnapu Foundation to Offer Scholarships for UG, PG Courses; Check Details Here

New Delhi: Banaras Hindu University has signed a pact with Kalipatnapu Foundation to offer 40 scholarships for UG, PG Students enrolled in Chemistry Courses at the Institute of Science. 

According to the agreement between Kalipatnapu Foundation and BHU, the Foundation will donate Rs 1 crore to the university to institute the scholarships in the honour of late Kalipatnapu Kondiah, a former student and teacher of BHU.

Kondiah obtained his BSc and MSc at BHU, and then became a faculty member in Chemistry in the university (1922-1941) and rose to be head of the Chemistry Department. He left the university in 1941 to join the freedom Movement and remained in jail for 5 years. Upon release from jail, he set up a chemical factory in Andhra Pradesh to help the country become self-reliant.

The Kalipatnapu Foundation was established by Kondiah’s son, Indusekhar Rao Kalipatnapu, his daughter Indira Devi, grandson Chaitanya Kalipatnapu and other family members.

The agreement was signed by BHU Registrar Professor Arun Singh and Indushekhar Rao in the presence of vice-chancellor Sudhir Jain, and family members of Kalipanapu family. 

Chaitanya said the best way for a student to show gratitude to his university is through paying for the future generation of students. “Through this donation, our family wishes to acknowledge the impact BHU education made to the life of my grandfather and therefore to the generations,” he added.

VC Jain praised the foundation and the family for the generous contribution aimed at supporting students in their pursuit of knowledge. “Such donations enable BHU to serve its purpose more vigorously by providing good education to deserving students from financially deprived families,” he added.

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