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President Kovind inaugurated celebrations of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated centenary celebrations of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha: Details, Highlights
President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated centenary celebrations of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha on 22 September 2018 in New Delhi. DBHPS is an autonomous body functioning under the grant from the Union Government.
About Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS)
Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS) is the national organisation that aims to improve Hindi literacy among non-Hindi speaking people of South India.
Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS) is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Union Government had recognised it as one of the Institutes of National Importance in 1964. It is divided into four divisions one each for southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS) was established by Annie Besant with the support from Mahatma Gandhi in 1918 with a sole aim of prorogating Hindi in South India to unite the northern and southern states of the country in the greatest interest of integration of the nation. Gandhiji was founder president of DBHPS till his death.
