Mr. Ashok Kumar Mittal, Founder Chancellor, Lovely Professional University, of India which is amongst the one of the largest single-campus university in India with more than 30,000 on-campus students from across all the states of India and 50 countries. University has numerous collaborations with renowned universities and corporate houses, funding agencies. He has achieved laurels not only for LPU and himself but also for the State of Punjab. His philanthropy is visible in the scholarships being granted of hundreds of crores of rupees every year and giving employment benefiting the economy of Punjab in manifold facets. LPU is the first private University which had the privilege of hosting 106th Indian Science Congress where for the first time Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited a private university for its inauguration. University had the privilege of welcoming various Presidents, Prime Ministers, Noble Laureates and renowned celebrities from across the globe. Mr. Mittal’s vision is to bring back to Punjab the glory of Takshila.