Assam Governor to inaugurate new building of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

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GUWAHATI: Governor of Assam Prof Jagadish Mukhi will inaugurateg the new building of Guwahati Bhavan Kendra of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) here on January 29. He will also inaugurate the 'Bhavan Kala Kendra' for Indian Dance, Music and Culture in presence of Jagadish Lakhani, Joint Executive Secretary and Registrar of the national headquarters of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.

In the evening there will be a cultural presentation of Indian Classical and traditional music and dance at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital auditorium. Jagdish Lakhani will attend the cultural event as Chief Guest, while prominent music director Romen Choudhury will inaugurate the cultural presentation.

This was announced by Himankhu Sekhar Das, chairman of BVB, Guwahati Kendra in the presence of Dr BP Todi, Vice Chairman, Ramen Chakraborty, Secretary and Ramen Das, member of BVB, Guwahati Kendra.

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, a public trust, was founded by Kulapati Dr KM Munshi with the blessings of Mahatma Gandhi in 1938 with the objective of preservation and promotion of Indian culture and heritage. It is one of the most legendary non-government institutions in the world which was adored by Dr Rajendra Prasad, Dr S Radhakrishnan, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Jagat Guru Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, Mother Teresa, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dr Zakir Hussain, former Prime Minister of UK Harold Macmillan, Noble Laureate Dr CV Raman and many other luminaries. The organization started its journey with the project of Book University, an initiative to make available all ancient and modern Indian scriptural, spiritual, cultural, philosophical and intellectual texts at a very negligible price so that every Indian, rich or poor, can procure them and study to become aware of ancient Indian cultural heritage. Since then Bhavan has relentlessly and tirelessly expanded its activities with an eye on the holistic rejuvenation of Bharat.

In 2000, Dr Manmohan Singh, then a Member of Parliament and Bhubaneswar Kalita, MP initiated the effort of starting some activities of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Guwahati. This resulted in establishment of Gandhi institute of computer education & information technology, a computer education wing of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 2001 to impart basic computer education free of cost to the economically backward youths. All the activities of the Guwahati Kendra after inauguration of the building will be regularly held there.

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