Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University , was established as a State University vide U. P. State Government notification no. (10)/ (865)/15/ (75) (85)/64 dated 23 November 1973. It has a rare distinction of taking birth through a powerful and popular movement during the early 1970s. This movement symbolized the hopes and aspirations of the masses for the development of higher education institutions in the Garhwal region. The people of this remote mountain region struggled for opening a ... List of Applicable Programmes being offered by the respective Affiliated Colleges of HNBGU: Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) also known as Central University of Uttarakhand is a Central University , established in 1973, located in Srinagar in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand in Northern India. [1] The university is named after Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna , former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) was established as a State University vide U.P. State Government notification no. (10)/ (865)/15/ (75) (85)/64 dated 23 November 1973. It has the rare distinction of being established through a powerful and popular movement during the early 1970s.