Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Samiti (DBHPS)

Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Samiti promotes Hindi literacy in South India, fostering linguistic unity and cultural integration through education and awareness programs since 1918.

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Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Samiti (DBHPS)

Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Samiti (DBHPS) is an institution dedicated to promoting Hindi education in South India. (HQ – Chennai)
It was formally created in 1927, but June 17, 1918, is considered its founding day, when the first Hindi classes started in Madras (now Chennai).
Gandhi ji was its founding President and remained in the position till his last breath.
States Covered: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana.
- It also has affiliated centers in Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Recognition as an Institution of National Importance (1964)

Parliament passed the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha Act in 1964, giving it the status of an institution of national importance.
This prevented DBHPS from being dissolved or merged without the approval of the Indian government.

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