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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 Wilson Quarterly said that the book was a history of India targeted to Western readers who would need outsider descriptions of Indian culture. [3] A reviewer for The Washington Post said that the author's aim in the book is to impress on the reader people in Banaras still respect stories from ancient times and associate them with places ...
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.
Varanasi at the crossroads: a panoramic view of early modern Varanasi and the story of its transition. Ramakrishna Mission, Institute of Culture. ISBN 978-81-87332-18-3. Michell, George; Singh, Rana P. B.; Arni, Clare (2005). Banaras, the city revealed. Marg Publications on behalf of the National Centre for the Performing Arts.
As a part of "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" to uphold the Spirit of "Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat", and to expand the relevancy of National Education Policy 2020, a proposal was made before the Ministry of Education, Government of India aiming to rediscover the age-old links of knowledge and civilization between the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the Holy City Varanasi (also known as Kashi).
The Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Library, also known as the Central Library, is the main library of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in India.Established in 1917, it is listed in the Survey of Manuscripts in India.
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