| Year |
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| 1938 |
- Kulapati Munshiji lays the foundation of the Bhavan (November 7, 1938).
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| 1939 |
- The first activities of the Bhavan started in the premises of the Fellow school on June,1.
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| 1939 |
- Mungalal Goenka Sanshodhan Mandir and Mumbadevi Sanskrit Pathashala are started (September 1, 1939).
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| 1940 |
- Kulapati Munshiji lays the foundation stone of the Bhavan's first building at Andheri, Bombay (September 14, 1940).
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| 1941 |
- Dr. S. Radhakrishnan opens the Bhavan's first building at Andheri.
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| 1943 |
- The Endowment of the Singhi Jain series and Library.
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| 1944 |
- The Bharatiya Itihasa Vibhag is organised.
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| 1945 |
- The Gita Vidyalaya and the Bhavan's examinations in Sanskrit and Gita are inaugurated.
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| 1946 |
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel opens the Bhavan's Megji Mathuradas College of Arts and Narrondass Manordass
Institute of Science, Andheri, Bombay (July).
- The Sanskrit Pathashala is reorganised and developed into the Mumbadevi Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya.
- The Bhavan confers Hon. Membership on Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad inaugurates the Free India Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition organised in support of the Bhavan.
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| 1947 |
- Munshiji lays the foundation - stone of the Bhavan's Central Home on February 23 at Harvey Road.
- The starting of the Munshi Saraswati Mandir incorporating the Library, Museum, Sangit Shikshapith and Kala Kendra.
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| 1948 |
- Shri B. G. Kher opens the Lady Students' Hostel at Andheri, Bombay.
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| 1949 |
- Shri C. Rajagopalachari, Governor-General of India, opens the Bhavan's Central Home at Chowpatty, Bombay. (August 8, 1949)
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| 1950 |
- Shri Jawaharlal Nehru visits the Bhavan.
- The Bhavan's Delhi Kendra is started.
- The Bhavan acquires the major interest in the Associated Advertisers and Printers Ltd., Bombay, as a first step towards starting an Institute of Printing.
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| 1951 |
- The Bhavan organises the All-India Sanskrit Conference at Prabhas Patan, Gujarat State which founded the
Sanskrit Vishva Parishad, on the occasion of the installation of the Jyotirlinga at Somnath Temple.
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| 1952 |
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad lays the foundation-stone of the Bhavan's Delhi Kendra.
- Kulapati Munshiji lays the foundation stone of the new buildings for the Bhavan's college at Andheri, Bombay.
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| 1953 |
- Shri G. S. Bajpai, Governor of Bombay, opens the new building of the Bhavan's college at Andheri, Bombay.
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| 1954 |
- The starting of Bhavan's Journal, a fortnightly in English, devoted to life, literature and culture.
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| 1955 |
- Shri Dinkarrao N. Desai inaugurates the Nartan Shikshapith.
- Munshiji lays the foundation-stone of the new building of the Bhavan's Arts College at Chowpatty, Bombay.
- The Bhavan's Kanpur Centre is started.
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| 1956 |
- The Bhavan organises Easy Sanskrit Examinations.
- The starting of Bharati, a fortnightly in Hindi.
- Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, Governor of Bombay, lays the foundation-stone of temple of Lord Chandrasekhara in Bhavan's Campus, Andheri, Bombay.
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| 1957 |
- Kulapati Munshiji lays the foundation-stone of the Bhavan's Kanpur Centre.
- Shri Sriprakasa, Governor of Bombay, inaugurates the Bi-Decennial Celebrations of the Bhavan. (February 10)
- Shri Girdharilal Mehta opens the new building of the Bhavan's Arts College at Chowpatty, Bombay.
- Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime-Minister of India, opens the Bhavan's Delhi centre. (May 16)
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of India, presides over the Bhavan's Eleventh Convocation.
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