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Bid to rename Barkatullah University as ‘Vagdevi Bhojpal University’ sparks political row in Bhopal
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Bid to rename Barkatullah University as ‘Vagdevi Bhojpal University’ sparks political row in Bhopal

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2026, 8:34 PM

Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.

The institution, established in 1970 and originally called Bhopal University, was named after Mohamed Barkatullah Bhopali, a freedom fighter and scholar, in 1988 during the Congress government of former Chief Minister Arjun Singh

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