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Asia's first Educational conference was held in the ground of the Central Hindu Boys School. Central Hindu Boys School was established in 1898 by Dr. Annie Besant.Ruler of the Indian Princely State of Benares State (Royal House of Benares) Prabhu Narayan Singh was instrumental in setting up the school and donated requisite land for the school.
In 1917, George Arundale, a Theosophist, joined the school as a history teacher and eventually became its head. CHBS is one of the oldest schools in Varanasi and has the longest playground in the Purvanchal region, where many colleges in Varanasi hold football tournaments. It also has the Sarga Hall, which is one of the longest halls, and a ...
The Varanasi School of Music that has evolved is very similar to the Lucknow style of music and has also imbued local folk traditions of chaiti and kajri. This form of music spread quickly. Shankara Deva, a devotional music singer saint in his own right, was instrumental in composing Bhakthi songs. [6]
Central Hindu Girls School was established in 1904 by Dr. Annie Besant.Initially the school was called Kanya Vidyalaya.In 1915, along with Central Hindu Boys School, the Girls school was also handed over to the Banaras Hindu University by Dr. Annie Besant.
Pann, which is the classical music form of Southern India, has a long history in Tamil Nadu. Later the name was mistakenly changed as Carnatic music. Even today Pannisai is sung in temple festivals. Tamil Nadu has produced a number of famous performers, as well as a closely related classical dance form Bharatha Natyam.
Varanasi (known earlier as Benares) is a city situated on the banks of the River Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is approximately 800 kilometers(497 miles) southeast of national capital Delhi. Varanasi is home to an Institute of Eminence, Banaras Hindu University as well as an Institute of National Importance, IIT(BHU) Varanasi.
Minmini (born P. J. Rosily; 12 August 1970) is a South Indian film playback singer.She is best remembered for the song "Chinna Chinna Aasai" [1] from Roja, the debut work of film composer A. R. Rahman, [2] which was dubbed in Hindi as "Choti Si Asha".
Mayuram Viswanatha Sastri (1893–1958) was a Carnatic music composer. His most remembered composition is the patriotic song "Jayathi Jayathi Bharata Mata".Translated "Victory Victory to Mother India", the song has become a standard among classical singers of South India.