Banaras Hindu University (BHU), formerly Benares Hindu University, is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916. The university incorporated the Central Hindu College, which had been founded by theosophist and future Indian Home Rule leader Annie Besant in 1898. By 1911 Besant was marginalised on the governing board of the College by Madan Mohan Malviya who preferred a more traditional Hinduism with its hereditary caste system to Besant's more theosophical one. Five years later Malaviya established the university with the support of the maharaja of Darbhanga Rameshwar Singh, the maharaja of Benares Prabhu Narayan Singh, and the lawyer Sunder Lal.
Kashiyatra, also known as KY, is the annual socio-cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi. It is a four-day long mega event held in January every year, and is one of the most prominent college festivals in India. Kashiyatra is one of the largest socio-culture festivals in Asia where 360+ colleges/universities take part.
Meenu Gaur is a London-based British-Indian director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 2013 Pakistani film Zinda Bhaag which she co-wrote and co-directed with Farjab Nabi. The film was an entry to the foreign film category at the Oscars. She is presently working on a feature film titled 'Barzakh:Between Heaven and Hell' supported by the Locarno International Film Festival's Open Doors Hub Programme. She has also been part of Berlinale Talents and the NIPKOW film residency in Berlin, supported by Berlinale and Medienboard. Recently, SOAS, University of London installed her portrait on the school walls as part of the Alumni Series that celebrates notable alumni.
Hasnain Baqai,, is an Islamic scholar. He is the patron and parts of various social, academic and other developmental activities of Sufi Sunni Muslims in India.
Kanchan Awasthi is an Indian model and actress. She has appeared in the Indian television show Amma and Hindi movies including, Manto Remix, Bhootwali Love StoryGunwali Dulhaniya, and Fraud Saiyaan.
The Dehradun Literature Festival is an annual literary festival held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which began in 2017. The festival hosts authors, poets, artists, filmmakers, and scholars who participate in discussions, workshops, and book launches, focusing on literature and cultural dialogue.
Nirahua Hindustani 3 is a 2018 Indian Bhojpuri-language action romance comedy film directed by Manjul Thakur and produced by Pravesh Lal Yadav under banner of "Nirahua Entertainment Pvt Ltd". Dinesh Lal Yadav in leading role along with Amrapali Dubey and Shubhi Sharma. Sanjay Pandey, Kiran Yadav, Samarth Chaturvedi, Ashish Shendre, Pallavi Koli, Oshin Kamboj, Samarth Chaturvedi, Ritu Pandey, Shweta Verma and Sanjay Mahanand feature in supporting roles.
Aarun Nagar is an Indian film director, writer, editor, producer and actor known for his works in Hindi-language films.
Gurjar Aandolan is a 2014 Indian action film based on the 2008 Gurjar agitation in Rajasthan written and directed by Aarun Nagar and produced by Kirti Motion Pictures under his banner. It stars Aarun Nagar, Surendra Pal, Mushtaq Khan, Ehsan Khan, Leena Kapoor, Ali Khan, Rajendra Singh, Gurjar Bali and Ravi Verma. It was theatrically released on 17 October 2014.
Sanjeev Tyagi, also credited as Sanjeev Tyaagi, is an Indian television and film actor, known for his role as police inspector in Crime Patrol at Sony TV. He appeared in most of the Crime Patrol's episodes. He appeared in Akshay Kumar's Baby and played the role of D. Mishra in Hanak, a movie based on Vikas Dubey's life. He is vocal about women and child safety.
Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam is a Pakistani crime fiction drama original web series streaming on ZEE5. It is created and directed by British-Indian director Meenu Gaur and written by Farjad Nabi and Meenu Gaur. The series is produced by Hasan Raza Abidi and Shailja Kejriwal. This six-episode web series was released on 10 December 2021. It stars Rubya Chaudhry, Sanam Saeed, Sarwat Gilani, Eman Suleman and Faiza Gillani in the lead roles.
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.
Sri Ranveer Sanskrit Vidyalaya, informally Ranveer Sanskrit Vidyalaya or RSV is more than a century old Sanskrit school under the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh India.
Giridhar Malaviya was an Indian judge of Allahabad High Court and the chancellor of Banaras Hindu University.
Mukhbir – The Story of a Spy is an Indian spy-thriller original series directed by Shivam Nair and Jayprad Desai and produced by Vaibhav Modi under the banner of Victor Tango Entertainment. The series is the adaptation of the retired Joint Director of the Intelligence Bureau Maloy Krishna Dhar's novel, Mission to Pakistan: An Intelligence Agent in Pakistan and stars Zain Khan Durrani, Prakash Raj, Adil Hussain, Barkha Bisht, Harsh Chhaya, Satyadeep Mishra, Bijou Thaangjam and Zoya Afroz in the pivotal roles. The plot follows a secret agent who led India in evading several aggressive advances from the enemy country by providing intelligence and helping India in 1965 war give a befitting reply to Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar and Operation Grand Slam manoeuvres. The series released on ZEE5 on 11 November 2022.
Amit Lodha is a 1998 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Bihar Cadre, currently serving as Inspector General of SCRB [State Crime Record Bureau] Bihar. He has received several awards for his work. He is known for his book Bihar Diaries: The True Story of How Bihar's Most Dangerous Criminal Was Caught. The web series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter on Netflix is based on that book.
Accident or Conspiracy: Godhra is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced under the banner of OM Trinetra Films and Artverse Studios directed by M.K Shivaaksh. The film is based on the events surrounding the 2002 Godhra train fire in Gujarat, India, which later led to the 2002 Gujarat riots. The film received poor reviews.
Dhartiputra Nandini is a Hindi-language television drama series from India that first aired on 21 August 2023 to 18 October 2024 on Nazara TV. The series is produced by Dipika Chikhlia under DCT Movies and features Shagun Singh and Aman Jaiswal in lead roles.
Life Hill Gayi is an Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama television series written by Suprith Kundar, Jasmeet Singh Bhatia and directed by Prem Mistry. Produced by Arushi Nishank under Himshrri Films, it stars Divyenndu, Kusha Kapila and Mukti Mohan. The series premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 9 August 2024.
Aadi Shankaracharya is an Indian socio-historical web series that marks the first depiction of the life and legacy of Aadi Shankaracharya, one of India's spiritual and cultural icons..
