28-6-2017: Banaras Hindu University A commemorative postage stamp

The Banaras Hindu University, founded by Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Ji in 1916 is the first truly residential Indian University established on the pattern of the unversities at Nalandad and Taxila. The Banaras Hindu University(BHU), is not only one of the most prestigious Central Universities in the country, but is also the largest residential University in Asia. The India Institute of technology (BHU) is located in the campus of the Banaras Hindu University. Earlier it was also a part of the BHU corpus.