Banaras Hindu University (Hindi: काशी हिन्दू विश्वविद्यालय ([kaʃi hind̪u viʃvəvid̪yaləy])) (known as Benares Hindu University earlier)(commonly referred to as BHU) is a public central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Established in 1916 by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya,[1] BHU is one of the largest residential universities in Asia, with over 20,000 students.