Faculty Of Arts B.H.U Varanasi

About Us

The Faculty of Arts is the oldest and largest faculty and occupies a unique position in the history of Banaras Hindu University. Earlier it was known as the Central Hindu College. It was founded in 1898 by Dr. (Mrs.) Annie Besant and became the nucleus from which the Banaras Hindu University grew after its establishment in 1916 by Mahamana Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya. It is also popularly recognized as the "Mother Faculty" out of which many other faculties and departments of the university grew out. Realizing the significance and important role of humanities in modern education as well as in the nation building efforts, Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya envisaged it as a centre to preserve and disseminate the best thought and culture of India. As such through its various departments, the Faculty represents the cultural diversity and pluralism which form the salient features of the Indian cultural heritage and tradition. Since its inception, it has pursued with great devotion teaching and research in the field of humanities earning a distinction for itself and for Banaras Hindu University. Its excellent tradition has continued uninterruptedly.