Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is a major university located in Varanasi, India. It is regarded as the largest residential university in Asia.^[1] The fully-residential campus has more than 128 independent teaching departments. The total enrollment in the University stands at just over 15000. Several of its colleges, including engineering (IT-BHU) and medicine (IMS-BHU), are ranked amongst the best in India. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... , VārāasÄ« ( , Hindi: , IPA: ), also known as Benares, Banaras, or Benaras ( , Hindi: , , IPA: ), or Kashi or Kasi ( , Hindi: , ), is a famous Hindu holy city situated on the banks of the river Ganges (Ganga) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), [often referred to as U.P.], is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... , VārāasÄ« ( , Hindi: , IPA: ), also known as Benares, Banaras, or Benaras ( , Hindi: , , IPA: ), or Kashi or Kasi ( , Hindi: , ), is a famous Hindu holy city situated on the banks of the river Ganges (Ganga) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... // The Past The Institute of Technology, like all other Faculties and Departments of the Banaras Hindu University, owes its existence to the far-sighted vision and relentless efforts of its founder Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. ... Front of main building Institute Of Medical Sciences (IMS ) is one of the three institutes of Banaras Hindu University and at present is comprised of three faculties: 1. ...

The university teaches a vast range of subjects pertaining to all branches of the humanities, social science, technology, medicine, science, fine arts and performing arts.

Organisation

The university comprises 3 Institutes, 14 Faculties, 124 Departments, 4 Inter-disciplinary Centers, a constituent college for women and 3 constituent schools. It has 6 centres of Advanced Studies, 10 Departments under the Special Assistance Programme and a large number of specialized Research Centers.

The Core Streams of studies are Languages and Literature, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Medical Sciences, Agriculture, Visual Arts, Applied and Performing Arts, Management, Legal Studies, and Engineering. BHU is a premier university of research and learning in the Asia Pacific region and an internationally acclaimed centre of learning, having students even from Scandinavian countries and European nations like Czechoslovakia and Balkan nations. It is renowned not only in cutting edge technology and scientific studies like nano-technology where the contributions of the University have been recognised by U.S. agencies (e.g., the Meridian Institute working for the White House) as being highly advanced in that field, but also in the areas of Music, Applied Art and Philosophical studies. Prof Panjab Singh as VC heads this university.

Campus

The main BHU campus is 1,300 acres (5 km²) and includes faculty housing and 55 student hostels. A list of hostels is available at the BHU website.

Besides academic buildings and sports facilities, included within the campus are:

• A Shiva temple (Birla Mandir), popularly known as VT (an abbreviation for Vishwanath Temple)
• An air strip and flying club
• A library system including the central Sayajirao Gaekwad Library with over 14 lakh (1.4 million) volumes
• A famous museum of rare collections (Bharat Kala Bhavan)
• A 927-bed hospital associated with the medical college,ayurvedic college IMS-BHU
• A printing press

Another campus of the university at Barkachha, in Mirzapur district, covering an area of 2,700 acres (11 km²) is being built.

Four off-campus Degree Colleges of the city of Varanasi are affiliated with the University.

Apart from concrete buildings, the campus features open spaces, greenery and peacocks, the national bird of India, which are found roaming around almost every part of the university.

History

The Founding of BHU

The Idea of a Hindu University was made by 'Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya'at a meeting held in 1904 at Varanasi.Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya gave up his lucrative practice at the Bar and launched his mission in January, 1911. Almost at the same time, there was another proposal of Dr Annie Besant for establishing a University at Varanasi under the name of "The University of India". In 1907, she submitted a memorandum for the grant of Royal Charter for the establishment of the University. In April 1911" Mrs. Annie Besant and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya met and decided to unite their forces and work for a common Hindu University at Varanasi. Besides the proposal of Pandit Malaviya and Mrs. Annie Besant, there was another scheme for the establishment of a Sarada Viswa Vidyalaya at Varanasi which was sponsored by a number of prominent Hindus interested in study of Hindu Religion under the auspices of the Maharaja of Darbhanga, Sri Rameshwar Singh Bahadur.However, Maharaja of Darbhanga agreed to extend his support to the Hindu University scheme after having been assured of the support of the Government of India. A society under the name, "The Hindu University Society", was soon formed and registered in December, 1911 with Maharaja Sir Rameshwar Singh Bahadur of Darbhanga as its President and Sir Sundar Lal, a Judge of the Allahabad High Court as its Secretary, its office was opened at Allahabad on the 1st January, 1912. The then Government of India had required that a sum of rupees fifty lakhs must be collected before the scheme could be put into effect. By the beginning of the year 1915, this target was achieved. Another pre-condition set by the Government of India was that the Central Hindu College should become Part of the University. Dr. Annie Besant, Dr. Bhagwan Das and their fellow Trustees of the Central Hindu College agreed to hand over the institution to be made the nucleus of the proposed University. The charge of the Central Hindu College was handed over to the Hindu University Society on the 27th November, 1915. The Banaras Hindu University Bill was introduced in the Imperial Legislative Council In March, 1915 by Sir Hartcourt Butler. The Bill was referred to a Select Committee and it came up along with the report of the Select Committee for final reading before the Imperial Legislative Council. The Imperial Legislative Council passed the bill on 1st October, 1915 and the same day it received the assent of the Governor-General and Viceroy of India and became law.On 4th February, 1916 Lord Hardinge, the then Governor General and Viceroy laid the foundation stone of the University. A series of lectures in the name of University Extension Lectures were delivered on the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th February 1916 by distinguished specialists like Dr. Sir J.C. Bose, Dr. PC. Ray, Dr. Harold Mann, Prof. Sam Higginbottom, Mrs. Annie Besant, Prof. C. V. Raman and others. Mahatma Gandhi who had just returned to India from South Africa and had come to Banaras to attend the Foundation stone laying ceremony addressed his first public lecture in India on the 6th February. The closing functions were held on the 8th February 1916, the Vasant Panchami Day.By a Notification published In the Gazette of India on the 25th March, 1916 the Banaras Hindu University Act of 1915 was brought into force from the 1st April, 1916. Dr. Sir Sunder Lal was appointed the first Vice-Chancellor. The University started functioning from 1st October, 1917 with the Central Hindu College as its first constituent College. In July, 1918 the College of Oriental learning and Theology was opened and in August 1918, the Teachers' Training College. The first University examinations were held in 1918 and the first Convocation on the 19th January, 1919. The Chancellor of the University, Maharaja Sir Krishnaraja Wadiyar of Mysore who had come to preside over and address the Convocation, also performed the opening ceremony of the Engineering College Workshop buildings. An Artisan course was started on 11 February, 1919. Thus the Engineering College was the first to start functioning in the University campus, within a Couple of years it started attracting students from all parts of India, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya was a national leader and a freedom fighter of India. ... Annie Besant Plaque on house in Colby Road, London SE19 where Annie Besant lived in 1874. ...

A "Hindu" University

Though the name of the university includes the word "Hindu," the university has always been accepting of the various religions of its members, including students and faculty. A message on its website says: This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ...

"India is not a country of the Hindus only. It is a country of the Muslims, the Christians and the Parsees too. The country can gain strength and develop itself only when the people of the different communities in India live in mutual goodwill and harmony. It is my earnest hope and prayer that this centre of life and light which is coming into existence, will produce students who will not only be intellectually equal to the best of their fellow students in other parts of the world, but will also live a noble life, love their country and be loyal to the Supreme ruler".^[2]

Notable faculty and graduates

• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, first Director General of CSIR
• A. D. Bohra, engineer
• T. R. Anantharaman, engineer & scientist
• Ahmad Hasan Dani, archaeologist and historian.
• Bhupen Hazarika, singer and composer
• Lalmani Misra musician
• Robert M. Pirsig, American philosopher
• Birbal Sahni, paleobotanist
• Prakash Vir Shastri, Member of Parliament and advocate of the Arya Samaj movement
• Acharya Ram Chandra Shukla, Hindi writer and historian.
• Ram Chandra Shukla, painter.
• C. N. R. Rao, eminent scientist
• Jayant Vishnu Narlikar,eminent astrophyicts
• Virinder K. Moudgil, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 48309, USA
• Satish K. Tripathi, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. University at Buffalo (SUNY- Buffalo) USA.
• M N Dastur, eminent metallurgist and founder of globally renowned metallurgical

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External links

• Banaras Hindu University Website
• BHU at Wikimapia
• Banaras Hindu University travel guide from Wikitravel

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Notes

1. ^ BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY (PDF). Indian Academy of Sciences (2005-07-26). Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
2. ^ Official home page of BHU. Retrieved on 2006-08-28.

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Books

1. ^  Leah Renold, A Hindu Education: Early Years Of The Banaras Hindu University (Oxford University Press).