Banaras Hindu University

Banaras Hindu University is an internationally reputed temple of learning, situated in the holy city of Varanasi. This Creative and innovative university was founded by the great nationalist leader, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, in 1916 with cooperation of great personalities like Dr Annie Besant, who viewed it as the University of India. Banaras Hindu University was created under the Parliamentary legislation- B.H.U. Act 1915. It played a stellar role in the independence movement and has developed into the greatest center of learning in India. It has produced many great freedom fighters and builders of modern India and has developed into the greatest center of learning in India. It has produced many great freedom fighters and builders of modern India and has immensely contributed to the progress of the nation through a large number of renowned scholars, artists, scientists and technologists who have graved its portals. The area of the main campus of this premiere Central University is 1300 acres, having well maintained roads, extensive greenery, a temple, an air strip and buildings which are an architectural delight. The Air Field of the campus was started for military training for flying during the secind world war. Another campus of the University at Barkachha, in Mirzapur district, covering an area of 2700 acres is coming up. The university comprises 3 institutes, 14 Faculties 140 Departments, 4 Inter displinary  Centers a constituent college for women's and 3 Constituents Schools, spanning a vast range of subjects pertaining to all branches of humanities, social science technology, medicine, science, fine arts and performing arts. It has 6 centers of Advanced Studies, 10 Departments under Special Assistance Programme and a large number of specialized Research Centers. Four Degree Colleges of the city are affilated to the University. Bharat Kala Bhavan, the reputed museum of the university, is a teasure trove of rare collections. The 927 bed hospital of the University is equipped with all the modern a menities. The University provides a wide range of facilites for sport and hobbies, has large playgrounds, a big auditorium, a flying club and many auxiliary services and units like Printing Pres, Publication Cell, Fruit Preservation Center, Subsidized Canteens, Employments and Information Bureau, Security etc. The University family consist about 15000 students belonging to all streams of life, castes and religious and races, about 1700 teachers, and nearly 8000 non-teaching staff A large number of students from foreign countries like the U.S.A, the countries of Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa etc. come to intellect and culture. Banaras Hindu University is small Virtually the universe in microcosm.

Objectives of the University

1. To promote the study of the Hindu Shastras and of Sanskrit literature generally as a means of preserving and popularizing for the benefit of the Hindus in particular and of the world at large in general, the best thought and culture of the Hindus and all that was good and great in the ancient civilization of India;

2. to promote learning and resarch generally in Arts and Sciences in all branches;

3. to advance and diffuse such scientific, technical and professional knowledge, the combined with the necessary practical training as is best calculated to help in promoting indigenous industries and in developing the material resources of the country; and 

4. to promote the building up of character in youth by religion and ethics as an integral part of education.

Institutes

Institutes of Agricultural Sciences

Institutes of Medical Sciences

Institutes of Technology

Faculties

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Commerce

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Management Studies

Faculty of Performing Arts

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Social Science

Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vijan Sankaya

Faculty of Visual Arts

Mahila Maha Vidyalaya

Affilated Colleges

Arya Mahila Degree College

D.A.V Degree College

Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya Kamachha

Vasant College for Women

Schools

Central Hindu Boys

Central Hindu Girls

Ranvir Sanskrit Vidyalaya

Central Hindu School Board 

Student Amenities

Hostels

There are 60 hostels(including 17 Girls Hostel) with an accommodation capacity of 9128 students (7003 boys and 2125 girls) in the campus.

Central Library

The Central Library is one of the largest libraries of the country. It was established in the Telang Hall of the Central Hindu College in the Kamachha campus of the University in 1916, with a small but precious collection donated by Professor P.K.Talang. Nurtured in its infancy Bu the renowned historian Sir Jadunath Sarkar, it had eminent scholars of the library science like Dr.S.R.Ranganathan, the father of Library movement in India, as its Libraries.

The Central Library changed its location to present building, in 1941, situated in the main campus. The constuction of the present majestic building was designed on the suggestion of Mahamana Malaviyaji.

Hospital

Established in 1926 with 96 beds, Sir Sunderlal Hospital of B.H.U. has grown into a 927 bed hospital (750 for modern medicine, 127 for Ayurvedic, Private 42 beds and others) with all modern medical, surgical and investigative amenitiee. It is the only Tertiary Care Hospital in the North-Eastern U.P. which caters to more than 10 crore population. It is primarily a teaching and training hospital attached to the institute of medical science, B.H.U. The Hospital consists of the following section- OPD, Emergency Inoatient, ICU/CCU, OT services, Referral Services, Blood Bank, highly equipped CSSD & Laundary, Center for Clinical Investigation, Radiology, Microbiology, Immunology and Mortuary. The Hospital has all the Clinical disciplines which include Radiotherapy & Radiation Medicine, Pediatrics- Surgery, Opthalamology, E&T, General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, General Medicine, Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology, Cardiology, Gastrology, Dermatology and Dental Surgery.

How to reach BHU

1) By Air:- The approachable airport to the city is Babatpur which is approximately 35Km away from BHU. One can easily get a direct flight to Varanasi from cities like Delhi, Agra, Khajurao, Kolkata, Mumbai, Luvknow, and Bhubaneshwar airport. The taxi charges from Airport to BHU Campus are about INR 600/-

2) By Railways- Since Varanasi lies in the heartland of the North Indian Plains, it is connected to major cities of India via rail. 

In the Next blog. I will write about Holi festival of kashi.