Amarnath Jha

[4] He was Head of the Department of English at the University of Allahabad for a long time, being appointed to the post at the young age of thirty-two.

[4] He worked as Vice Chairman of the committee for the project leading to the establishment of the National Defence Academy.

[6] At the end of his academic career, he was made the Chairman of the Bihar Public Service Commission (1 April 1953 – 1 September 1955).

[10] Dr. Amarnath Jha was born in a Maithil Shrotriya Brahmin family of Mithila ( Sarisab-Pahi ) in Bihar.

[4] Dr. Amarnath Jha was a great scholar, a consummate speaker and an administrator par excellence.