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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


School and Colleges

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)
I have removed the entries. If some institute is important enough to be mentioned (like BHU), it should be mentioned IN THE article. There is no need of seperate list, as such lists just keep increasing.
This is another request to NOT ADD schools!!! Every city has schools, we dont need to list them here as this is not Yellow Pages.
Secondly, external links should go to External links. Even there Schools should not be listed.

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

Ramashray

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)

Schools and Colleges

Regarding the Schools and Colleges subsection: Changed the subsection to 'Colleges and Universities' consistant with other cities in UP. Also - a list of ALL schools is beyond the scope of this page. Please refrain from describing the college or universities as a description like 'one of the best' etc is only a POV and not necessarily fact. --AKV

One of the best is used in wikipedia for all the good univs. See the page of any university.Cygnus_hansa 01:50, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

earlier names of varanasi

was Varanasi also called Menares ever? especially in the world of art.

Look at the top right corner of this image. --Khoikhoi 16:36, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Colleges

User Anupam had removed the COlleges and univs section, I dont know why. Its an integral part of any wikiarticle on any city, and so I have readded it. Please do not remove.Cygnus_hansa 01:51, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

Industry

Removed a reference to "Dee Technologies" from the Industry section. We should avoid specific references to all but the city's one or two largest companies, so that the section doesn't become an extended advertisement. Bryan Silverthorn 22:47, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

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