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.