Varanasi, also called Kashi or Banaras, is actually the
Land of Eternity between the rivers Varuna and Assi and
has been acclaimed to be one of the noblest places in not
only India, but the whole of the world.
Situated on the banks of the holy Ganga, where the pious
river takes a crescent sweep towards the North, Varanasi
rightly entails the spring of the outstanding human values,
the climax in aesthetics, and the aristocracy of the rich
Indian ethos.
This City of Light has been the permanent home of Lord
Vishwanath, who is believed to keep the holy city alive
on his Trident even when the whole world may be doomed in
the grip of so called 'pralaya'. That is why; this celestial
place, decorated with temples and shrines of so many deities
located in the vicinity of colourful ghats on the banks
of Ganga, facilitates the gurus to gather their disciples,
encourages yogis to practice their yogas and ascetics, and
equally invites the hermits of various religions and sects
for sermonizing their teachings. Varanasi has further been
a confluence of the golden streams of thought of Hinduism,
Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism and Vedic philosophy since
the times immemorial. Lord Buddha, the 'Awakened One', preferred
Kashi for delivering his maiden sermons on the 'Eight- Fold
Noble Path' and 'Dharmachakra' at Sarnath. Kabir too got
his enlightenment on the steep stairs of the Ghats of Kashi
and Tulsi created his monumental and epoch making contributions
like Ramacharit Manas & Vinaya Patrika on the holy banks
of Ganga. It is on account of the unique sanctity of this
place that Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya chose Banaras for
establishing the well-known 'Banaras Hindu University' the
singular seat of 'All Learning of the World'. Such is the
magnanimity of Varanasi, where the School of Management
Sciences has been set up with the objective of training
our young generation in a true cosmopolitan environment
that could cater to the plural and versatile needs. Varanasi
is certainly an attractive and thriving city to live and
to study. With its sacred character and glorious heritage
this holy city offers everything from the excitement of
a big city to the eternal peace and tranquility.
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