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  Years of Growth
  The Bhavan has come to be recognized as a symbol of the intellectual, literary, educational, ethical, cultural and spiritual life of India
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  Founded on 7th November 1938, from small beginnings, the Bhavans has grown into an intellectual, cultural and educational movement.
Here is a brief chronology of events in Bhavans growth.
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  The blessings of the Godly and Good always inspire Bhavans to reach new goals.
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Selected Opinions about the Bhavan's Activities
"The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is a composite institution spreading out into diverse fields of Indian cultural life. The Bhavan is not an institution but a movement seeking to reintegrate Indian Culture, by the application of the modern critical apparatus to its ancient heritage combining the anxiety to preserve the heritage that is useful with the courage to replace it with more effective expressions of the Indian spirit in consonance with its present circumstance."
- Dr. Zakir Hussain Former President of India and Bhavan's Hon. Member
"Generations to come will be grateful to the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan for the yeoman services it has rendered forthe preservation and propagation of Indian Culture during the last 30 years. Its contribution is fostering ethical and spiritual values as the basis of national integration is indeed magnificent. It is a great and unique All-India institution laying great emphasis on the unity of the country. Every patriotic Indian should encourage and support it."
- Dr. V.V. Giri, Former President of India and Bhavan's Hon. Member
"Ever since its inception, nearly forty years ago, the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has been rendering excellent service for the propagation and enrichment of our cultural heritage. The Bhavan stands for synthesis of science and spirituality and is propagating the true ideals of material and spiritual progress. I wish the Bhavan all success and congratulate all those associated with it for carrying on this noble work with zeal and dedication."
- Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Former President of India and Bhavan's Hon. Member
"Munshiji had conceived this institution for enabling us to recapture and foster our fundamental values reintegrating them with new elements suited to modern conditions. The record of Bhavan's achievement spreading over the last 42 years speaks volumes about fulfilment of this objective. It has grown into a movement with diverse activities and its roots have struck deep into the soil, like a banyan tree, spreading its influence ever wider and wider ......
The Bhavan's main objective of cultural reintegration of the Indian people in perfect synchronization with the continuously evolving patterns of knowledge and understanding should not only be preserved but also propagated throughout the world."
- Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Former President of India and Bhavan's Hon. Member
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  What Bhavan Believes
  The Bhavan firmly believes that revitalizing ancient values and reintegrating them to suit the changing needs of modern times alone will give people the strength to ......
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  Bhavan's Faith
  It is necessary that one should understand it clearly and imbibe them
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  Bhavan's Anthem
  Jaya Jaya Vidya Bhavan Bharati
Jaya Jaya Vidya Bhavan Hamara
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  Sarva Dharma Prayer
  Bhavan believes in Sarva Dharma Samabhava - Equal Respect To All Religion.
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  An Adventure in Faith
  In 1938, about a decade before the dawn of Indian Independence, Kulapati Dr. K.M. Munshi, a far-sighted visionary and practical idealist, along with three of his close associates, founded the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan to preserve and propagate Sanskrit, the mother of languages..
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