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I rephrased a lot of this to make it (to my eyes) flow more smoothly; please change it back if you don't like it. (I thought I was logged in but maybe not.) A couple of things:
- Does it make sense to have two pages, Benares and Varanasi? - the second currently consists of the fact that Varanasi has a locomotive factory.
- 'interfered with' (the ghats) sounds odd to me, but I don't know what exactly they (the ministry) did so I've left it alone. Is my definition of ghats okay by the way?
--Shaydon 14:15 29 May 2003 (UTC)
Kaysov: (a very minor point) - I think some of our edits here are examples of the differences between British and Indian English. In Britain we'd usually say 'cause damage to', but in India perhaps 'cause a damage to' is more common? I'm certainly not demanding this page should be in British rather than Indian English, I just found it interesting having some vague interest in languages. Anyway if my thes sound wrong to you (the ministry, the Ganga) you should probably delete them again - it's better to be consistent. --Shaydon
The article says that Benaras was a seat of learning by 700 BC, and this was after the establishment of Takshashila as a Buddhist centre. I thought that Buddhism was founded after c. 500 BC with the birth of Siddhartha Gautama. Before that, how could there be a Buddhist university?
Gokul
regarding the structure of page
- Anupam Srivastava I dont think there is any need to add schools or the list will keep increasing
I would really like to remove the 'Listing schools'. Schools are not relevant outside varanasi and have no importance as encylopedia content. Listing colleges can still be said ok.
For example:
...of the many English medium schools in Varanasi... What is the significance of being English medium?
Kendriya Vidyalaya I think every major city has a Kendriya Vidyalaya.
- I agree. Feel free to go ahead and remove them. --Khoikhoi 04:21, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
Wonder of the world?
How is Benaras a wonder of the world? Alren 17:08, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Please add sections on the following
- Silk art of Kashi - sarees
- Bismillah Khan and other famous singers of Hindustani style
- visit of Shankaracharya, maneesha panchakam
- Raja Harishchandra
- Ghats of Kashi - manikarnika, dashashwamedha etc
- Indian National Congress conference - Gandhiji's speech
- Further reading
- Goddess Annapoorna, diety of food
- Gautama Buddha and his encounters with the pandits of Kashi and his sermons there
- Importance of Kashi to Jains
Added stuff
I felt not enough emphasis was put on Benaras as a cultural centre of northern India so I added a few lines. I also added Saaree and Carpet cottage insutries in the industry section. I think we also need to add more photos. I think the opening paragraph still needs a lot of work to express the true essence of Benaras as a whole. It is the most important part of the whole page.
Comments and suggestions ?
Saurabh Kabra
Kashipur
I am looking for some information for writing another article. Is the zamindari land of Kashipur that is detailed in this page the same place as Varanasi ? Thanks Tintin 20:43, 11 December 2005 (UTC)