Banaras Hindu University Kulgeet

Madhur Manohar Ateev Sundar
English: So Sweet Serene, Infinitely Beautiful
	Tagline "capital of knowledge" borrowed from the Kulgeet
	University anthem of Banaras Hindu University
Lyrics	Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
Music	Pt. Omkarnath Thakur
Audio sample
	Excerpt of the Kulgeet being sung file; help;

The Banaras Hindu University Kulgeet (BHU Kulgeet) , i.e., Madhur Manohar Ateev Sundar (transl. sweet serene, infinitely beautiful) is a poem written by Indian chemist Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar while serving as professor at BHU. It has been composed by another professor at BHU, Pt. Omkar Nath Thakur.

The poem has been popularized and adopted in original as the official university anthem of Banaras Hindu University and is called Kulgeet. It is customary in the university for this anthem to be sung in chorus before any official event or festival of the university is started.

The last stanza of the poem is dedicated to Malviya ji, founder of the university. The university tagline in Hindi Sarv-vidya ki Rajdhani, is borrowed directly from the last line of the poem, while the English tagline capital of knowledge is a translation of the same.

The Kulgeet has often earned accolades throughout history. The Kulgeet has been presented in art, and media as well.

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