A move is afoot to rechristen the University of Allahabad, known as the “Oxford of the East”, as University of Prayagraj in keeping with the district’s new name. The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, which changed the district’s name from Allahabad to Prayagraj in October, one of several changes from Islamic to Hindu names, has now targeted the university. The ministry has forwarded the proposal to the university but it has not responded yet, two varsity officials told The Telegraph. The varsity awarded DPhil degrees — like Oxford University — and not a PhD, a nomenclature used by Cambridge University. A university student also disapproved of the proposal, saying the name University of Allahabad carried a certain weight and respect in the academic world which a University of Prayagraj might not.

Source: The Telegraph February 05, 2019 22:18 UTC