150th Birth Anniversary of Pandit Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya

NEW DELHI, INDIA-DECEMBER 27: (L-R) Chairman, Chancellor Banaras Hindu University Dr. Karan Singh, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with NAC Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi and Minister of Culture and HUPA Kumari Selja attend a function to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya at Vigyan Bhawan on December 27, 2011 in New Delhi, India. A National Implementation Committee was formed under the chairmanship of Dr. Karan Singh to oversee the implementation of the various events aimed at promoting the ideals of Madan Mohan Malviya. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya (1861-1946) was a prominent nationalist leader and served 4 times as the president of Indian National Congress. He also founded the Banaras Hindu University with Anne Besant. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)