List Of Osmania University People
This is a list of notable people related to the Osmania University.
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2013) |
Excluded from this list are those people whose only connection with Osmania is that they were awarded an honorary degree.
Arts
| Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ananda Shankar Jayant | classical dancer and a recipient of Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award | ||||
| Bholekar Srihari | |||||
| Diana Hayden | former Miss World and actress | ||||
| P. L. Aravind Chandra Babu | 1989-1997 | B.Sc, M.Sc, Phd, Computers | Department of Geology OU / Caltech USA / World, Indian Telugu Film Actor, (Cinema) Hero | geologist, Politician, Computer Scientist, Specialist, NCC "C", World Traveller, California USA | |
| J. D. Chakravarthy | 1986 | CBIT | actor | ||
| Kader Khan | actor and screenwriter | ||||
| Kandikonda | |||||
| Manasa Varanasi | 2018 | BE (CSE) | Vasavi | Miss India | |
| Nandamuri Balakrishna | Indian film actor, works in Telugu cinema | ||||
| Neeraj Ghaywan | 2002 | BE (EE) | CBIT | film director | |
| Nikhil Siddharth | MJCET | actor | |||
| Santosh Kumar | Pakistani film actor | ||||
| Sekhar Kammula | 1991 | CBIT | film director | ||
| Shyam Benegal | director and screenwriter, recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 1991 |
Business
| Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan Bilimoria | 1981 | B.Com. | founder of Cobra Beer; Member of the House of Lords; seventh Chancellor of the University of Birmingham | ||
| G. V. K. Reddy | GVK Group Chairman | ||||
| Sanjiv Sidhu | Chairman and CEO, i2 Technologies | ||||
| Shantanu Narayen | President and CEO, Adobe |
Humanities, social science, and literature
| Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhadriraju Krishnamurti | Dravidianist and linguist, founded the Department of Linguistics at the university | ||||
| Bhoopal Reddy | Telugu writer | ||||
| Mahe Jabeen | social activist and writer; winner of Rajiv Gandhi Manavaseva award | ||||
| Makhdoom Mohiuddin | Urdu poet; Communist activist; recipient of the 1969 Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu | ||||
| Masud Husain Khan | linguist; 5th Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia | ||||
| Muhammad Hamidullah | scholar on Islamic law (earned his BA, LLB and MA at Osmania, and taught international law at the university between 1936 and 1946) | ||||
| Pilli Alfred James | Public Administrator |
Law
| Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Subhashan Reddy | Chief Justice of madras and Kerala High Court. | ||||
| B. Sudarshan Reddy | 1971 | ||||
| Gopal Rao Ekbote | |||||
| Ghulam Mohammed | |||||
| M. S. Ramachandra Rao | 1989 | ||||
| N. Kumarayya | retired Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and ex-judge, World Bank Administrative Tribunal | ||||
| Sardar Ali Khan | |||||
| Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri | LLB | Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |||
| Subodh Markandeya | 1956; 1963 | Indian Senior Advocate | |||
| T. Amarnath Goud | |||||
| T. Meena Kumari | |||||
| Venkat Shrinivas Deshpande | Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. |
Politicians and civil servants
Science and Technology
| Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Nawaz Jung | engineer | ||||
| B. E. Vijayam | geologist | ||||
| P. L. Aravind Chandra Babu | 1989-1997 | B.Sc, M.Sc, Phd, Computers | Department of Geology OU / Caltech USA / World, Indian Telugu Film Actor, (Cinema) Hero | geologist, Politician, Computer Scientist, Specialist, NCC "C", World Traveller, California USA | |
| D. Srinivasa Reddy | chemist | ||||
| Garikapati Narahari Sastry | BSc; MSc | chemist | |||
| Manju Bansal | molecular biologist | ||||
| Muhammad Raziuddin Siddiqui | Pakistani theoretical physicist | ||||
| Hassan Nasiem Siddiquie | marine geologist, Padma Shri recipient and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | ||||
| J. N. Reddy | 1968 | Distinguished and Regents' Professor, Texas A&M University | |||
| Patcha Ramachandra Rao | metallurgist | ||||
| Rafi Ahmed | 1968 | virologist and immunologist | |||
| Rakesh Sharma | cosmonaut, first Indian to travel in space | ||||
| Undurti Narasimha Das | 1981 | MD | Osmania Medical | immunologist, endocrinologist |
- Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao, plant breeder, popularly known as the Father of Hybrid Sorghum, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
- Vadapalli Chandrasekhar, organometallic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- G. Naresh Patwari, chemist and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Sports
| Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshad Ayub | City College | Cricketer | |||
| Ashwini Ponnappa | B.Com. | St. Mary's | Badminton player | ||
| Asif Iqbal | Cricketer | ||||
| Gagan Narang | BCA | Shooter | |||
| Kenia Jayantilal | Cricketer | ||||
| Khlid Qayyum | 1980 | B.Com. | Nizam | Cricketer | |
| Harsha Bhogle | B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering | Cricket commentator | |||
| Mohammed Azharuddin | B.Com. | Nizam | Cricketer | ||
| Mumtaz Hussain | Cricketer | ||||
| Murtuza Baig | Cricketer | ||||
| Nikhat Zareen | A. V. College | Boxer | |||
| Pullela Gopichand | A. V. College | Badminton player | |||
| Samaresh Jung | Shooter | ||||
| Sania Mirza | St. Mary's | Tennis player | |||
| Sultan Saleem | Cricketer | ||||
| Syed Abdul Rahim | Football coach |
Others
- Mahzarin Banaji, psychologist and Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics at Harvard University
- Kancha Ilaiah, Dalit scholar
- K. Venkata Ramiah, founder Vice Chancellor of Kakatiya University; member of Union Public Service Commission
- G. Ram Reddy, father of Open Learning in India
- George Reddy, student leader
- Ramachandru Tejavath, Retired bureaucrat and Former Principal Secretary Industries Government of Odisha, and Special Representative of Government of Telangana
- Yaga Venugopal Reddy, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (PhD)
- Bhukhya Chandarakala Niru, Indian Administrative Service officer
Notable faculty
| Name | Affiliation | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chittoor Mohammed Habeebullah | |||
| D. C. Reddy | Vice Chancellor 1999-2002 | ||
| Manazir Ahsan Gilani | Former Dean of Theology | Islamic scholar and author | |
| Masud Husain Khan | Head of the Department of Urdu between 1962 and 1968 | Urdu linguist | |
| Pingle Jaganmohan Reddy | former Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court | ||
| Sardar Ali Khan | Dean of the Faculty of Law between 1984 and 1991 | acting Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court | |
| Suri Bhagavantam | Head of the Physics Department between 1949 and 1952; Vice Chancellor between 1952 and 1957 | scientist and science administrator | |
| Zubaida Yazdani | Served at various positions in the Women's College and University College of Arts | historian |
References
Notes
Citations
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