Agra University mourns loss of former student Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- | Friday | 17th August, 2018
AGRA: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a student of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University here for several years in the 1940s. A day after his demise on Thursday, Agra university remained closed to condole the death of its illustrious alumnus. In 1946, he got admission in Agra University’s DAV College.Talking to TOI, vice-chancellor Arvind Kumar Dixit said, “It is a great honor for Agra university to have former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as its alumnus. On Friday, university vice-chancellor Arvind Kumar Dixit went to New Delhi to pay homage to the former PM.Vajpayee completed his MA in political science with first division marks from DAV College, Kanpur (then affiliated to Agra University). Throughout his life, he remained connected with his teachers and close friends.
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