Prayer Bhavan's Faith
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PRAYER May Brahman protect us May he guide us May he give us strength and right understanding May love and harmony be with us all Om..... Shanti.... Shanti.... Shanti.... BHAVAN’S FAITH Let me once set forth the Bhavan‟s faith for the benefit of new students and members, for it is necessary that they understand it clearly and imbibe its spirit. The Bhavan stands for the reintegration of Indian Culture. In a world falling to piece under the impact of an amoral technologies avalanche, it tries to hold fast the fundamental values for which our culture stands Rita, Satya, Yagna, and Tapas. Faith in god who informs Cosmic Order; Truth which is accord between mind, word and deed; Dedication which offers all movements of life as an offering to God; Sublimation which purifies the body and mind and transmutes instincts, passion and emotions into things of beauty. This, regardless of forms and doctrines, is Dharma, the three- fold aspects of which are SATYAM, SHIVAM, and SUNDARAM- Truth, Love and Beauty. For these values our forefathers lived and died. So did Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Dayanda, Gandhiji and Sri Aurobindo, among the moderns. These values are embedded in our national outlook. We command the respect of the world because of them. We can look forward to the future to the future with confidence only because they have the vitality which gives the power to vindicate their validity even in this fear-and –avarice-ridden age of our. We, the Bhavan‟s family, whether it is the smaller one or the large one, must make every effort in restoring an awareness of these values in personal and collective life. -Kulapati K.M.MUNSHI. 1 A movement of Education & Culture Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Was founded by Dr. K.M.Munshi on 7th Nov 1938 with blessings of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Rajendra Prasad,C. Rajagopala Chari,Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. Dr K. M. Munshi was a member of the Constituent Assembly, which gave India its constitution. He was an erudite scholar of history and culture and a great writer. His historical novels and social plays were trend setters in Guajarati literature. Dr Munshi was an eminent lawyer, statesman and an educationist par excellence. With his profound knowledge of India‟s heritage and culture, creativity and earnestness to absorb the best of the modern ideas he virtually became a renaissance man for new generation. To consolidate his vision and to concretize his ideas he founded Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, more as a movement, than an institution. He called it as „an adventure in faith‟. His movement was well received by the people of the country. Today Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has 120 centres and 80 schools in India and 8 centres and 6 schools abroad including one centre in Newyork and London each. With its 367, Constituent institutions the span of education in Bhavan spreads from schools to university education, from study of classical music, dance and Sanskrit to management, marketing, advertising foreign languages, Mass communication, films and TV studies Dr K M Munshi had deep interest in school education. He loved children immensely and saw the future of India in their eyes. He developed a deep commitment to education and therefore clearly enunciated the basic aims & objectives of Bhavan‟s education, a few of which are given here under. 2 Bharatiya Shiksha 1. Bharatiya shiksha must be formative more than informative and cannot have for its end mere acquisition of knowledge. Its legitimate sphere is not only to develop natural talents but also to shape them as to enable them to absorb and express the permanent values of Bharatiya Vidya. 2. Bharatiya shiksha must take into account not only the full growth of a student‟s personality but the totality of his relations and lead him to the highest self-fulfillment of which heis capable. 3. Bharatiya shiksha must involve at some stage or other an intensive study of Sanskrit of Sanskritic languages and their literature, without excluding, if so desired, the study of other languages and their literature, ancient and modern. 4. The re-intergration of Bharatiya Vidya, which is the primary object of Bharatiya shiksha, can only be attained through a study of forces, movements, motives, ideas, forms and art creative life energy through which it has expressed itself in different ages as asingle continuous process. 5. Bharatiya shiksha must stimulate the student‟s power of expression, both written and oral, at every stage in accordance with the highest ideals attained by the great literary masters, in the intellectual and moral spheres. What others say about Bhavan “The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has been doing excellence work all these years in getting out generation back to its roots, in the noise and intensity of modern life the youth are wandering bewildered. It is essential for them to get back to the roots and that is why I appreciate very much work which the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is doing” Dr Sarvepalli RadhaKrishnan Former President of India. 3 Bhavan – An Institution Some of the Eminent personalities of India & abroad that have been associated with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan as Honorary members. 1. His holiness the Dalai Lama 2. Prince Charles 3. Swami Chinmayananda 4. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru 5. Dr. Rajendra Prasad 6. Dr .S. Radhakrishnan 7. Sri G .D Birla 8. Sri J.R.D Tata 9. Sri Harold Macmillan 10. Rev. Mother Teresa 11. Lord Callaghan 12. Smt M.S Subbalakshmi 13. Dr R.C Majumdar 14. Sri C. Rajagopalachari 15. Swami Akhandananda 16. Dr K Shivaramkaranth NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS In appreciation of its multifarious activities in the field of culture, education, national integration and communal harmony, the Bhavan has received the following Awards/Recognition. “Rajiv Gandhi Award for National Integration-1992” For Bhavan‟s outstanding contribution to National Integration particularly through its sarva Dharma MaitriPratisthan. “Communal Harmony Award -1999” By the Government of India for Bhavan‟s outstanding contribution to the cause of communal harmony and national Integration. “International Gandhi Peace prize -2002” By the Government of India for Bhavan‟s significant contribution towards spread of education, integration of the best of ancient and modern values and promotion of peace and harmony among all faiths and communities. 4 “Education Institution of National Eminence” For its contribution in the field of education, culture, religion. Literature, community service and heritage preservation and propagation. (Under sectiuon80 (G) 2(iii) of the Income Tax Act, under this section, donation to the Bhavan will have 100% tax rebate). BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN IN COASTAL DISTRICTS of Andhra Pradesh With Bhavan‟s international Residential public school at Bhimavaram founded by Shri K Dharma Rao The then chairman, in 1983 Bhavan started a new chapter in coastal Andhra. Today Sri CH Sri Rranganadh Raju the doyen of education, as chairman, shoulders the historical legacy and has successfully brought up the Bhimavaram and Tadepalligudem Schools to brand status in holistic education. After taking Palkolu School in the fold of Bhavan he has transformed it into a vibrant and most popular school in the town. With his enthusiastic involvement and support Bhavan‟s school at Guntur is equally doing well. Propelled by his futuristic vision, love for children and his deep commitment to quality and all round education, Sri Ch Sri Ranganadh Raju has established Bhavan‟s Residential public school at Namavaram Rajahmundry, extending Bhavan‟s schools movement to east Godavari District. BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN SCHOOL - RAJAHMUNDRY Vision Bhavan‟s school at Rajahmundry is envisioned as national institution with global outlook. It aims at providing holistic education with unique synthesis of the fundamental values of India‟s heritage and culture with that of the best in modern education and perspectives. 5 Mission Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan believes in providing all round Child-Centric education that goes beyond the normal confines of academic regimen to seamlessly integrate social and moral values in the learning experiences at our school. Our education will empower children to charter new territories and shape their future while upholding high personal, ethical and social values such as Truth, sincerity, integrity, love for the country and universal brotherhood. Process All Scholastic and Co – Scholastic processes that will “Empower the child and energize the future”. Academics-Curriculum The school follows NCERT (National council of Education Research and Training) curriculum for all classes from I to XII. It is one of the best recognized curriculums in the world. Faculty draws on the teaching manuals prepared by NCERT and other international education Boards. Teachers in their lesson plans weave not only cognitive aspects but various facets of multiple intelligence, along with and emotional, social, and thinking life skills. TOOLS & TECHNIQUES The school Follows concept based teaching. Adopts self-learning process using project methods and all such tools & techniques that encourage enquiry based or constructivist approach to learning. Uses smart class rooms and teaching aids extensively for better comprehension of the concept and curriculum. 6 Believes firmly in formative education rather than informative overload. Uses CCE (Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation) with its component of formative evaluation in letter and spirit. Prepares children for subject wise Olympiads, NTSE and other exams to harness their competitive spirit and to widen their scope of learning. The school has an ENRICHMENTprogramme for brighter children and remedialprogramme for weaker children. Conducts foundation courses for classes VIII, IX & X and also specialised concurrently coaching in ISEET and NEET examinations for classes XI and XII. Affiliation The school will be affiliated to the Central Board of secondary Education, New Delhi. The medium of instructions is English and the school offers Hindi, Telugu and Sanskrit as second or Third Languages .Third Language is offered from Stds V to VIII.