Overview

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan was founded by Kulapati Dr. K. M. Munshi in the year 1938. The founding members of the Bhavan included Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Shri C Rajagopalachari, Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel, several distinguished scholars, statesmen and leaders of the modern Indian Renaissance. From small beginnings, the Bhavan has grown into an internationally reputed intellectual, cultural and educational movement. It has 112 centers, of which 7 are overseas and there are 280 constituent institutions.. Bhavan tries to promote education, literature, culture, science, human values and inter- faith harmony for all around human development.