Central Hindu Boys School

Central Hindu Boys School aka C.H.S is a boys secondary school (day school with hostel facility) in Kamachha, Bhelupur, Varanasi. It was established in 1898 by Annie Besant. Since, it is the nucleus of Banaras Hindu University, it is one of the prestigious schools in India.[1][2][3][4]

Annie Besant in 1897

Statue of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya in compound of Shri Vishwanath Mandir

Central Hindu Boys School
Address
Kamachha Bhelupur Varanasi , India , Uttar Pradesh , 221010 India
Coordinates	25.303968°N 82.996251°E
Information
School type	Government Secondary school
Mottoes	Knowledge imparts immortality
Religious affiliation(s)	Culture
Founded	7 July 1898
Founder	Annie Besant, Arthur Richardson
Status	Open
Sister school	Central Hindu Girls School
School board	CBSE
School district	Varanasi
School number	UP08624
School code	UP08624
Principal	Neeru Wahal
Officer in charge	D. N. Sharma pgt sanskrit
Teaching staff	~60
Grades	Percentage System
Gender	Boys
Enrolment	2,020
• Kindergarten	35 chs rgsc
• Grade 1	35 chs rgsc
• Grade 2	35 chs rgsc
• Grade 3	35 chs rgsc
• Grade 4	35 chs rgsc mzp
• Grade 5	35
• Grade 6	200 (in 4 sections)
• Grade 7	200 (in 4 sections)
• Grade 8	200 (in 4 sections)
• Grade 9	300 (in 6 sections)
• Grade 10	400 (in 7 sections)
• Grade 11	410 (in 8 sections)
• Grade 12	410 (in 7 sections)
Classes	VI to XII
Average class size	52
Education system	Secondary school
Language	English & Hindi
Hours in school day	8
Classrooms	50+
Campus size	70 acres
Campus type	Urban
Houses	Shivaji, Tagore, Ashok & Raman
Nickname	CHS
Publication	Sanatana Dharma
Yearbook	Srijan
Affiliation	CBSE
Website	www.bhu.ac.in/chs/index.html

History

Asia's first Educational conference was held in the ground of the Central Hindu Boys School. Central Hindu Boys School was established in 1898 by Dr. Annie Besant. Ruler of the Indian Princely State of Benares State (Royal House of Benares) Prabhu Narayan Singh was instrumental in setting up the school and donated requisite land for the school.

It started as high school (from grade VI to X). Annie Besant originally intended to convert this school into a degree college and sought approval from Prayag Vishwavidyalaya (Allahabad University). The school also housed classes for Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University and ran classes as loner for the Banaras Hindu University.

In 1914, on request of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Besant handed over the college (then known as Central Hindu College) to Banaras Hindu University for establishing the university.[5]

Association with BHU

The school housed the first faculty (Faculty of Arts) of Banaras Hindu University till 1916. Banaras Hindu University was started on the campus of this school (with class rooms on loan) and functioned there till it relocated to its current location in 1916. In 1914 Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya requested Dr. Besant to hand over the school (then called Central Hindu College) to Banaras Hindu University. On 27 November 1915, the school was handed over to the university. The school became a constituent college of the Banaras Hindu University in October 1917 after the Government issued a notification. The Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Library, BHU was first housed in the Telang Library of the College in 1917.[6] Noted theosophist, George Arundale joined the school as a history teacher in 1917 and later became the head of the school.

Till 1976, Banaras Hindu University had been conducting High School (grade X) of the school. Senior High School (11th standard) was called Pre University Course (PUC) and later the same students could join Banaras Hindu University directly for their undergraduate courses. In 1976, the school adopted the 10+2 education system and got affiliated with CBSE. The school is a part of the Banaras Hindu University and is governed by its administration.[1][7]

Campus

Central Hindu Boys School's campus spreads over 70 acres and houses the school, hostel, laboratories (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer, Psychology & Agriculture), gym and library. The school library has more than 30,000 publications. The school has over 50 classrooms and houses several halls.

Football field, cricket field, basketball court and tennis courts are amongst the sporting facilities available. Annual inter school football competition, which is held at the school grounds, is one of the major sport event of the school.[8]

Academic programs

The school offers education from grade VI to XII in English and Hindi mediums. From grades VI to X, all students follow same curriculum with exception of 'optional' subjects and medium of education; in grades XI and XII, students can opt between Science, Commerce and arts as main courses.[9]

Publications

• Sanatana Dharma: An advanced text book of Hindu religion and Ethics. Central Hindu College, Benaras. 1904.

Noted alumni

• AJAY KUMAR YADAV: IAS 2018 batch posted at Himachal Pradesh.
• Dr. Subodh Kumar Singh: a plastic surgeon whose work was documented in Smile Pinki, an award-winning documentary
• Jayant Narlikar: Indian astrophysicist.
• K. N. Govindacharya: Social and political activist
• Kamalapati Tripathi: Writer, journalist, editor, freedom-fighter, Politician, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Union Minister for Railways.
• Kaushalendra Singh: Mayor of Varanasi
• Omprakash Singh: Politician
• Sri Prakasa: Politician, freedom-fighter, Governor & administrator. India's first High Commissioner to Pakistan.

Former principal

#	Name	Post	Year of joining
1	Dr. Arthur Richardson	Principal	1898
2	Benbari	Principal	1899
3	J. S. Arundale	Principal	1904
4	Ikbalnarayangurtu	Principal	1910
5	I. J. S Taraporewala	Principal	1913
6	Ratilal Desai	Acting Principal	1918
7	Pandit Guru Sevak Upadhayay	Principal	1919
8	Pandit N. K. Sukhiya	Principal	1921
9	Pandit R. N. Mishra	Principal	1923
10	Pandit Ganga Datt Pandey	Principal	1938
11	Pandit Narsingh Lal	Acting Principal	1940
12	Pandit K. P. Chakravarti	Acting Principal	1940
13	Dr. P. N. Rajdan	Principal	1940
14	P. N. Banerjee	Acting Principal	1941
15	K. L. Kichlu	Principal	1943
16	Ato Ulf	Principal	1952
17	A. K. Sanyal	Principal	1953
18	K. K. Barat	Principal	1956
19	G. N. Pandey	Principal	1966
20	S. N. Nagareja	Principal	1968
21	D. D. Chatturjee	Acting Principal	1969
22	Dr. O. P. Mathur	Special Officer	1970
23	Dr. M. N. Valli	Principal	1973
24	Dr. J. P. Bajpai	Principal	1975
25	S. B. Mishra	Principal	1976
26	M. Prasad	Acting Principal	1976
27	Dr. P. L. Gupta	Acting Principal	1977
28	Dr. J. P. Bajpai	Principal	1977
29	Dr. R. Upadhyay	Special Officer	1978
30	Dr. V. K. Jaiswal	Principal	1978
31	Dr. P. Singh	Special Officer	1980
32	Dr. K. N. Pandey	Special Officer	1980
33	Dr. R. S. Srivastava	Principal	1983
34	Dr. J. S. Singh	Acting Principal	1995
35	Dr. H. C. S. Rathour	Special Officer	2000
36	A. B. Srivastava	Acting Principal	2001
37	Dr. M. S. Mishra	Acting Principal	2002
38	Dr. N. K. Shahi	Principal	2003
39	Dr. Om Prakash Rai	Principal	2014
40	G. Narsinhulu	Principal	2015
41	Dr. Neeru Wahal	Principal	Nov 2016 - date

See also

• Banaras Hindu University
• List of educational institutions in Varanasi

References

1. "About". Official website. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
2. "School Info". Varanasi.org. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
3. "Location". Latlong.net. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
4. "School details". CBSE website. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
5. History of Central Hindu College Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Correspondence and Select Documents, by Rajendra Prasad, Valmiki Choudhary. Allied Publishers, 1984. ISBN 81-7023-002-0. Page 479.
6. "Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Library". coral.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
7. "History". Official website. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
8. ry.html "Facilities" Check |url= value (help). Official website. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
9. "Courses". Official website. Retrieved 19 July 2015.