Acharya Narendra Deva (pronunciationⓘ; also Dev; 30 October 1889 – 19 February 1956) was one of the leading theorists of the Congress Socialist Party in India.

Helped by Nirmal Chandra Chaturvedi, Executive Councillor and a prominent educationist of the state, he started a number of projects for the expansion of the university.

Narendra Dev advocated the abolition of poverty and exploitation not just through the Marxist materialist dialectic but especially on moral and humanistic grounds.

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi said: "Acharya Narendra Dev was one of the greatest sons of India and the nation owes a great debt to him.

[citation needed] In an emotional obituary in Rajya Sabha, Jawaharlal Nehru said: He was also the first Principal of Lucknow Montessori Inter College and a professor at Kashi Vidyapeeth.