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[[File:CHBS BHU main Entrance.jpg|thumb|274x274px|'''Central Hindu Boys School (Banaras Hindu University)''']]
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'''Central Hindu Boys School''' aka '''C.H.S''' is a [[Single-sex education|boys]] [[Secondary school#India|secondary school]] (day school with [[hostel]] facility) in Kamachha, [[Bhelupur, Varanasi|Bhelupur]], [[Varanasi]]. It was established in 1898 by [[Annie Besant]]. It is associated with [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name="About">{{cite news|title=About|publisher=Official website|accessdate=19 Jul 2015|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/chs/index.html}}</ref><ref name="School Info">{{cite news|title=School Info|publisher=Varanasi.org|accessdate=19 Jul 2015|url=http://www.varanasi.org.in/central-hindu-school}}</ref><ref name="Location">{{cite news|title=Location|publisher=Latlong.net|accessdate=19 Jul 2015|url=http://www.latlong.net/}}</ref><ref name="School details">{{cite news|title=School details|publisher=[[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] website|accessdate=19 Jul 2015|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/central-hindu-boys-sr-sec-school/2130037}}</ref>

[[File:Annie Besant, LoC.jpg|thumb|right|165px|[[Annie Besant]] in 1897]]
[[File:Madan Mohan Malaviya 01.JPG|thumb|right|165px|Statue of [[Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya]] in compound of [[Shri Vishwanath Mandir]]]]

==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. (title)|Dr.]] [[Annie Besant]]. Ruler of the [[India]]n [[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#India|high school]] (from grade [[Sixth grade|VI]] to [[Tenth grade|X]]). [[Annie Besant]] originally intended to convert this school into a [[Undergraduate education#Indian system|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.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=uBSEJznCfJkC&pg=RA1-PA479&dq=%22Central+Hindu+College%22#PRA1-PA479,M1 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.</ref>

===Association with [[Banaras Hindu University|BHU]]===
The school housed the first [[Faculty (division)|faculty]] ([[Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University|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. (title)|Dr.]] [[Annie Besant|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.<ref name="Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Library">{{cite news|title=Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Library|publisher=coral.uchicago.edu|accessdate=19 Jul 2015|url=https://coral.uchicago.edu:8443/display/lasa/Banaras+Hindu+University,+Central+Library+%28Varanasi,+India%29|archive-date=9 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309115243/https://coral.uchicago.edu:8443/display/lasa/Banaras+Hindu+University%2C+Central+Library+%28Varanasi%2C+India%29|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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#India|High School]] (grade [[Tenth 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 [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]]. The school is a part of the [[Banaras Hindu University]] and is governed by its administration.<ref name="About"/><ref name="History">{{cite news|title=History|publisher=Official website|accessdate=19 Jul 2015|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/chs/history.html}}</ref>

==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 pitch|Football field]], [[cricket field]], [[basketball court]] and [[tennis court]]s 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.<ref name="Facilities">{{cite news|title=Facilities|publisher=Official website|accessdate=19 Jul 2015|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/chs/librajhi ry.html}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Academic programs ==

The school offers education from grade [[Sixth grade|VI]] to [[Twelfth grade|XII]] in [[English language|English]] and [[Hindi]] mediums. From grades [[Sixth grade|VI]] to [[Tenth grade|X]], all students follow same [[curriculum]] with exception of 'optional' subjects and medium of education; in grades [[Eleventh grade|XI]] and [[Twelfth grade|XII]], students can opt between [[Science]], [[Commerce]] and [[Liberal arts education|arts]] as main [[Course (education)|courses]].<ref name="Courses">{{cite news|title=Courses|publisher=Official website|accessdate=19 Jul 2015|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/chs/academic.html}}</ref>

==Publications==
* {{cite book| title =Sanatana Dharma: An advanced text book of Hindu religion and Ethics|publisher=Central Hindu College, Benaras|year=1904| url = https://archive.org/stream/sanatanadharmaad00benaiala#page/n3/mode/2up }}

==Noted alumni==
*[[Jayant Narlikar]]: Indian [[astrophysicist]].
*[[K. N. Govindacharya]]: [[Social]] and [[political]] [[activism|activist]]
*[[Kamalapati Tripathi]]: Writer, journalist, editor, [[List of Indian independence activists|freedom-fighter]], Politician, [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh ]] and [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Union Minister for Railways]].
*[[Kaushalendra Singh]]: Mayor of Varanasi
*[[Omprakash Singh]]: Politician
*[[Sri Prakasa]]: Politician, [[List of Indian independence activists|freedom-fighter]], [[Governor]] & administrator. India's first [[High Commissioner]] to [[Pakistan]].

==Former principal==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! # !! 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]]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = '''Central Hindu Boys School'''
|North = [[Central Hindu Girls School]]
|Northeast = [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple]]
|East = [[Ganges]]
|Southeast = [[Assi Ghat]]
|South = [[Banaras Hindu University]]
|Southwest = [[Banaras Locomotive Works]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya]]
}}

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=40em}}
{{Banaras Hindu University}}
{{Varanasi}}

[[Category:Boys' schools in India]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Schools in Varanasi]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1898]]
[[Category:1898 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Madan Mohan Malaviya]]

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