Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi

Founder

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Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi is the founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (1938)^[1], an Indian non-profit working on education and arts & culture from Mumbai.

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Founded in 1938 by Kulapati K. M. Munshi with Mahatma Gandhi's blessings, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is one of India's largest educational and cultural trusts. From its Mumbai headquarters it runs schools, colleges, Indology research institutes, Sanskrit and performing-arts academies, hospitals and tribal welfare institutions, and publishes the Bhavan's Journal, carrying its motto of value-based education across India and abroad.

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan reports the following, on its own site:

Programmes carried out through 367 constituent institutions and 119 Kendras (branches) in India

Organisations: 1
Based in: Mumbai
Founded: 1938
Press: 3

References

[1] “ulapati Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi founded the Bhavan on Monday, November 7, 1938.” — Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Source

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