Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, an Indian, who founded Banaras Hindu University was born in 1861.
Madan Mohan Malaviya, born 25 December 1861, was an Indian scholar, educational reformer, and politician best known for his participation in the Indian independence struggle as the three-time president of the Indian National Congress and the founder of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha. He was respectfully addressed as Pandit and Mahamana.
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