The Executive Council of Barkatullah University, Bhopal, has proposed changing its name.

Maulana Barkatullah Bhopali (1854–1927)
- Born: 7 July 1854 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Scholar of Arabic, Persian, Urdu; also learnt German, French, and Japanese.
- Known as a journalist, Islamic scholar, revolutionary nationalist, and international anti-colonial activist.
Key Contribution in India's Freedom Struggle
- Associated with Indian revolutionaries at India House, London.
- Prominent member of the Ghadar Party.
- Published journals such as The Islamic Fraternity and El Islam to promote anti-colonial ideas in Japan.
- Co-founded the Pan-Aryan Association (1906) in US.
- First Prime Minister of Independent India: Along with some associates, including Raja Mahendra Pratap, set up India’s first ‘government in exile’ in Kabul in 1915.
- Values: Hindu-Muslim unity, International Solidarity, Scientific Temper, Freedom of thought etc.