Banaras Hindu University

Banaras Hindu University , formerly Central Hindu College, is a public central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It was established jointly in 1916 by the Maharaja of Darbhanga Rameshwar Singh, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Sir Sunder Lal and British Theosophist and Home Rule League founder Annie Besant. With over 30,000 students residing in campus, it is the largest residential university in Asia.

Banaras Hindu University's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Engineering, Earth Sciences, and Physics. Banaras Hindu University’s most academically influential people include Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao, Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, and Besant C. Raj.