Banaras Hindu University (BHU), formerly known as Central Hindu College, was founded by Annie Besant and Madan Mohan Malaviya in 1916. It is a public institution with a 1300-acre main campus situated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and the second 2700-acre campus at Barkachha in the district of Mirzapur. It consists of 140 departments, 3 institutes, 14 faculties, 4 interdisciplinary centres, 3 constituent schools and a constituent women's college. It also has six advanced studies centres and several