IMTIAZ ALI | DHANANJAYA Y. CHANDRACHUD, BIBEK DEBROY | NAMITA GOKHALE,MEENAKSHI GOPINATH | ARNAB GOSWAMI, RAIAN KARANJAWALA |AKSHMI PURI,KIREN RIJIJU | SANJEEV SANYAL, VIJAY SHEKHAR SHARMA | DINESH SINGH, SHASHITHAROOR‘Without doubt, those who have been invited to contribute are eminently qualified in several respects:they have made a name for themselves in their chosen profession; by andarge, they have made apositive contribution not only to their profession but also to thearger public cause; and, whilst onemay or may not agree with the political views they espouse or the trajectory that they may haveembarked upon, they do stand out.’Many of India’s most consequential nation-builders and opinion-makers have emerged from thehallowed grounds of India’s most sought-after educational institution—the University of Delhi orDU, as it is popularly known. Institutions have waxed and waned over the years, but DU has always succeeded in reinventing itself to meet the demands of every decade. It is, therefore, not surprisingthat its alumni include highly respected governmenteaders, artists, entrepreneurs andittérateurs,who have been central to India’s remarkable journey.Delhi University: Celebrating 100 Glorious Years is an eclectic collection of personal narratives and reflections of some of the University’s most distinguished alumni and faculty—Amitabh Bachchan,Kiren Rijiju, Dinesh Singh, Meenakshi Gopinath, Shashi Tharoor, Bibek Debroy, Imtiaz Ali, RaianKaranjawala, Sanjeev Sanyal, Arnab Goswami, Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud,akshmi Puri, NamitaGokhale and Vijay Shekhar Sharma. Together, with editor Hardeep S. Puri, they celebrate theinimitable essence of DU—from its rich history, ethos and vibrant studentife to its remarkablecontribution to society and culture, both in India and across the globe.