Vision Statement

The Department of English, Banaras Hindu University, established in 1916, is one of the largest Departments of the Faculty of Arts. Right from its inception, the Department has sought to follow the holistic model of education, conceived and enriched by its illustrious founder, Mahamana's Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviyaji. Being a true embodiment of Mahamana vision, the Department seeks to offer refreshing new perspectives to young minds and aims to facilitate the accomplishment of their creative talents especially in the fields of Literature, Language and Culture.

The Department aspires to carry forward, with great commitment and enthusiasm, the great legacy of Banaras Hindu University of providing affordable and quality education, while mounting its academic horizons to bring it on par with global leaders in the field of literary and language studies.