Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan , Gamdevi , Mumbai

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, founded by Kulapati Dr. K.M Munshi on 7th November 1938, has grown from small beginnings into an All India intellectual, cultural and educational movement. It covers all aspects of life from the cradle to the grave and beyond. Bhavan’s effort is to build a modern bridge spanning the past, present and the future. It stands for the reintegration of Indian culture in a world falling to pieces under the impact of an amoral technological avalanche. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, a totally apolitical organization, is looked upon by Munshiji as an ‘adventure in faith’. It is just not in India’s past, present and future but also in Indian people, who have a rich and unbroken cultural heritage. Our vision is to foster an environment where students achieve self-fulfillment in their lives and thereby become useful citizens of the society. The students are encouraged to grow morally, intellectually and socially through inculcation of basic values such as honesty, dedication, hard work and excellence. In fact healthy habits, concern for others and imbibing of cultural and aesthetic values form the basis of Bharatiya Shiksha. Our Mission and Vision statement is derived from the teachings of Munshiji viz.: the purpose of any educational institution is not only for providing training, information or skills for better jobs but more importantly to infuse a sense of devotion to higher values and introduction of seriousness of purpose in the broader sense of translating them to life with dedication. Munshiji believed in ‘Creative Education’ referred to as Bharatiya Vidya. It is just not enough to only develop the intellectual life of the students. It must be accompanied by moral and spiritual development. What is important is provision of value-based education. The value of education lies in cultivating all faculties of the student and making him fit for the eventualities and relations of life.