University Song, GB Pant University of Agriculture, Pantnagar, India

G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUA&T), also known as Pantnagar University, is the first agricultural university of India. It was inaugurated by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru on 17 November 1960 as the "Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University" (UPAU). Later the name was changed to "Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology" in 1972 in memory of the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, statesman and Bharat Ratna recipient Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant. The University was declared as the best among all the other State Universities in India, in 1997. The University lies in the campus-town of Pantnagar in the district of Udham Singh Nagar in the state of Uttarakhand. The university is regarded as the harbinger of Green Revolution in India.



The University song was written in 1960-61 by Dr. Baij Nath Singh with original music composed by Dr. Pushpa Desai w/o Dr. R.N. Desai. It is recreated in September 2020 in this new form by various alumni across generations, colleges and countries. All the contributors have shared their audio and videos remotely which were woven together in this beautiful version.