Swami Pranavananda

Bharat Sevashram Sangha

Founded in 1917 by Acharya Swami Pranavananda, Bharat Sevashram Sangha is a charitable monastic organisation running disaster relief, hospitals and dispensaries, free schools for rural students and tribal welfare programmes. It reports around 346 branches served by over 500 monks and brahmacharis.

Bharat Sevashram Sangha reports the following, on its own site:

• 5,000+ students in free residential education
• 346 branches, hospitals and sub-centres
• 500+ dedicated monks and brahmacharis
• 107 years of service (founded 1917)