First Foundation Day Celebration of BHU
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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The kings and emperors of the country attended the foundation ceremony of Kashi Hindu University (BHU). Prof. Vinod Jaiswal told that according to the English calendar, the 109th foundation day of BHU is being celebrated. This ceremony holds a special place in British Indian history. After the Delhi Durbar celebrations of 1903 and 1911, a large number of kings and princely states of the country had gathered in this ceremony. The then Viceroy Lord Hardinge addressed the foundation stone laying programme.
- Pratap Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
- Sumer Singh Bahadur, Maharaja Jodhpur
- Ganga Singh Bahadur, Maharaja Bikaner
- Umaid Singh Bahadur, Maharaja Kota
- Madan Singh Bahadur, Maharaja Kishangarh
- Lokendra Govind Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Datia
- Maharaja Sir, Prabhunarayan Singh Bahadur, Maharaja Banaras
- Lord Carmichael, Governor of Bengal
- Maharajadhiraj Sir, Rameshwar Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Darbhanga
- Maharaja Alwar Jai Singh Bahadur
- United Provinces of Agra James Scourge Meston
- Lieutenant Governor of Punjab Michael O’Dwyer
- Lieutenant Governor of Bihar and Orissa Edward Gate
