Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is a collegiate,central,and research university located in Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh,India,and founded in 1916. The university incorporated the Central Hindu College,founded by Indian Home Rule-leaguer and Theosophist,Annie Besant in 1898. After Besant and her associates were marginalised,the university was established by Madan Mohan Malaviya with the support of the maharaja of Darbhanga Rameshwar Singh,the maharaja of Benares Prabhu Narayan Singh,and the lawyer Sunder Lal. With over 30,000 students,and 18,000 residing on campus,BHU is the largest residential university in Asia. The university is one of the eight public institutions declared as an Institute of Eminence by the Government of India. It is also one of the 12 institutions from India in BRICS Universities League,a consortium of leading research universities from BRICS countries.
Faculty of Arts,Banaras Hindu University is a faculty in the Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi,India which offers courses in Humanities along with various professional and vocational courses except social sciences. It was founded in 1898 and is the oldest and largest faculty in the University. Faculty of Arts was formerly known as the Central Hindu College (1898–1916). In 1916,the Banaras Hindu University grew around the nucleus of the Faculty of Arts.
The vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (VC-BHU) is the chief administrator,and a full-time salaried officer of the Banaras Hindu University. The vice-chancellor derives their powers from sections 7(B) and 7(C) of the Banaras Hindu University Act and from the statutes of the said act.
Institute of Science,Banaras Hindu University (ISc-BHU) is a constituent institute of Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi,India which offers courses in Zoology,Botany,Biochemistry,Computer science,Geography,Mathematics,Physics,Geology,Geophysics,Chemistry,Statistics.
Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal is a political party in India. It was founded on 16 August 2016. The Nishad Party was formed for empowerment of Nishad,Kewats,Bind,Beldar,Mallah,Sahani,Kashyap,Gond communities whose traditional occupations centred on rivers,such as boatmen or fishermen. Its founder is Sanjay Nishad,a former member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. According to Nishad,a separate party representing these communities was essential as they had played an integral role in the victories of BSP and Samajwadi Party.
Saket Kushwaha is an Indian educationist and Agricultural economist. He served as Vice Chancellor (VC) of Rajiv Gandhi University,Arunachal Pradesh and former Vice Chancellor of Lalit Narayan Mithila University,Bihar. He is a Professor of Agricultural Economics at the Banaras Hindu University,on lien.
Yedla C. Simhadri was an Indian academic and administrator. He has been the vice-chancellor of many Indian universities including Banaras Hindu University,Patna University,Andhra University,and Acharya Nagarjuna University.
Ashok Choudhary is an Indian politician from Bihar. He was a two time MLA from Barbigha Assembly constituency in Bihar. He was a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council since 2014. He also served as the Cabinet Minister for the Building Construction Department in the government led by Nitish Kumar. He also served as cabinet minister in the Department of Education. He was appointed as Working President of Janta Dal United,Bihar.
Kaushal Kishore Mishra was an Indian academic who was professor of political science at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He was formerly the Dean (27th) of the Faculty of Social Sciences,Banaras Hindu University,preceding Arvind Kumar Joshi. Previously,he has been the head of the department of Political Science at Faculty of Social Sciences,Banaras Hindu University from 2014 to 2017. He has been the chair of the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Chair. He edited the Indian Journal of Political Science from 2016 to 2018.
The Banaras Hindu University Kulgeet (BHU Kulgeet),i.e.,Madhur Manohar Ateev Sundar (transl. sweet serene,infinitely beautiful) is a poem written by Indian chemist Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar while serving as professor at BHU. It has been composed by another professor at BHU,Pt. Omkar Nath Thakur.
Anil Kumar Tripathi is an Indian politician and a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Menhdawal constituency in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh.
Sanjay Nishad is an Indian politician serving as a cabinet minister in the Second Yogi Adityanath ministry. He has been a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council since 2021. As a member of the Nishad caste,he founded the NISHAD Party in 2016.
Kamlakar Tripathi is an Indian physician and Former Professor in the Department of Medicine,BHU Institute of Medical Sciences. He has been the Head of Nephrology Department. He has served as the Chairman of the Department of General Medicine,BHU from 1998 to 2001 and the President of the Indian Hypertension Society from 2008 to 2009. He also held the responsibility of Dean in-charge of the BHU Institute.
Sanjay Lathar is an Indian politician. He was Leader of the Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council since March 2022 to May 2022,after death of Ahmed Hasan. He is associated with Samajwadi Party. He was Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council since 2016 to 2022.
Alok Kumar Rai is a professor of marketing at the Banaras Hindu University,India. Currently,he is the 41st vice-chancellor of the University of Lucknow. He is one of the youngest Vice-chancellors of the University of Lucknow.
Giridhar Malaviya is the chancellor of Banaras Hindu University and a retired judge of Allahabad High Court.
Vinay Kumar Tripathi is an Indian officer and locomotive engineer who served as Chairperson of the Railway Board and served as General Manager of North Eastern Railway zone.
Sanjay Srivastava is a professor of political science at the Banaras Hindu University. Since April 2023,he is serving as the vice-chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Central University.
Anil Kumar Tripathi is an Indian academician,and senior professor of biotechnology at the Banaras Hindu University.He has been director of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research,Mohali since April 2024. Previously,he has been the director of the Institute of Science,Banaras Hindu University.
