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Author Mark Twain wrote in 1897 of Varanasi, [67] Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together. Benares became a princely state in 1911, [62] with Ramnagar as its capital, but with no jurisdiction over the city proper.
Varanasi is a city that the Hindus all over the world consider as a holy city and a place of pilgrimage. [1] The centrality of this city in the Hindu worldview has a direct bearing upon its presence in various forms of literature, either directly upon the city itself, or having the city in a kind of central role.
The Assi (Hindi: अस्सी) or Asi (Hindi: असी Asī or असि Asi [ˈʌsi]) is a small river in the city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a minor tributary of the river Ganges. [1] Assi River is mentioned in ancient scriptures such as the Padma Purana, Matsya Purana, Agni Purana and Kurma Purana. [2]
He was known as Kashi Naresh meaning king of Kashi (Ancient name of Beneres) and is still regarded by old residents of the city of Varanasi. Ramnagar Fort and its museum are the repository of the history of the kings of Benares and since the 18th century has been the home of Kashi Naresh . [ 2 ]
Vārāṇasī itself was twelve leagues in size, being much larger than the cities of Mithila and Indaprastha, which were both seven leagues in size, and the Guttila Jātaka called Vārāṇasī the "chief city" of all South Asia.
Aj (Hindi: आज, romanized: Āja, lit. 'Today') is a Hindi language daily broadsheet newspaper in India, currently published from 12 cities in the Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand states. The main edition is published in Varanasi. The newspaper was founded by a freedom fighter named Shiv Prasad Gupta.
Purvanchal (lit. ' Eastern region ') is a subregion of the larger Bhojpuri region. Gorakhpur and Varanasi are important cities in this region. The Lal Bahadur Shashtri International Airport in Varanasi is the largest international airport in this region.
The concept for Bharat Kala Bhavan came to fruition with establishment of Bharatiya Lalit Kala Parishad on 1 January 1920 in a wing in Godowlia, Varanasi.Between 1920 and 1962, the museum's collection was shifted to several locations within Varanasi before Jawaharlal Nehru laid foundation of the existing museum building in 1950 and the museum was, then shifted to its existing location in the ...