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Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Samiti (DBHPS)

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.

Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Samiti (DBHPS)

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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