Mark Twain once quoted,“Benaras is older t.
Benaras Hindu University.
It is also known by the name of Benaras and Kashi.
The Benaras household of Hindustani classical music has been born and developed only in Varanasi.
Last year, Aamir had expressed his wish to purchase his Mother's ancestral home in Kashi, Benaras.
VARANASI- Also known as Benaras or Banaras and Kashi,
is a historical & religious city of India.
After attaining Independence in 1947, the princely States of Tehri-Garhwal, Rampur and Benaras were merged with Uttar Pradesh in 1949.
Nehru even wanted to remove word Hindu out of Benaras Hindu University,
but not the word Muslim from Aligarh Muslim University.
Born in East Bengal, he was educated in Benaras, where his family settled subsequent to the Partition
of the Indian subcontinent in 1947.
Benarsi sarees from Varanasi(Benaras) are considered among the finest sarees
in India known for their gold and silver brocade, fine silk and exquisite embroidery.
The group established the first art gallery of Benaras in a rundown teashop,
Paradise Cafe, frequented by some of this vibrant city's most colourful characters.
Shot in Benaras and Lucknow, Mulk is the story of a Muslim
family trying to reclaim its lost honour after a family member gets involved in terrorism.
She continued her studies as a private student and passed the matriculation examination in 1934,
after which she joined Benaras Hindu University to complete her intermediate course.
Benaras is older than history,
older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together,” said the great Mark Twain.
To play a young man from a low socio-economic class yearning for a better life,
Kaushal spent time in Benaras, where the film is set,
and observed the mannerisms of local men.
His trips
to India, especially to caves of Ajanta- Ellora, followed by those to Benaras, Gujarat and Rajasthan,
made him realize his role and study Indian culture more closely, the result was'Bindu', which signified his rebirth as a painter.