Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

What They Say

Bharat Ratna Dr. C.V. Raman
- Nobel Laureate
Bharat Ratna Shri C. Rajagopalachari
- First Indian Governor General of India and Bhavan's Founder Member
Bharat Ratna Shri Jawaharlal Nehru
- Former Prime Minister of India and Bhavan's Founder Member
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- Former President of India
Dr. Balamuralikrishna
- Padma Vibhushan, World Renowned Carnatic Musician
Dr. C.P.Ramaswamy Iyer
Late Eminent Scholar and Statesman
Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
- Former President of India and Bhavan's Hon. Member
Dr. Manmohan Singh
- Former Prime Minster of India
Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
- Former President of India and Bhavan's Hon. Member
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- Former President of India and Bhavan's Founder Member
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
- Former President of India and Bhavan's Founder Member
Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma
- Former President of India
Dr. Udupi Rajagopalacharya Anantamurthy
- A Contemporary Writer in Kannada Language and Gnanapeeth Awardee
Dr. V. V. Giri
- Former President of India and Bhavan's Hon. Member
Dr. Vaijayantimala Bali
- Renowned Dancer of Bharata Natyam and Film Actress
Dr. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan
- Nobel Laureate. Winner of 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Dr. Zakir Hussain
- Former President of India and Bhavan's Hon. Member
Eamon De Valera
- Former President, Ireland
H.E. Valerian Cardinal Gracias
- Former Archbishop of Mumbai
H.H Swami Ranganathananda Maharaj
- Former President Sri Ramakrishna Mission and Mutt
H.H. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidya Theertha Maha Swamigal
- Former Sankaracharya of Sringeri
H.H. Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi
- Mahaswami of Kanchi Kamakoti Peethom
H.H.Sri Sri Ravisankar
- Founder of the Art of Living Foundation
His Holiness The Dalai Lama
- The 14^th Dalai Lama of Tibet
K.R. Narayanan
- Former President of India
Loknayak Shri Jayaprakash Narayan
- Bhavan's Hon. Member
Lord Fenner Brockway
- Former Member of British Parliament and Bhavan's Honorary Member
Lord James Callaghan
- Former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Bhavan's Hon. Member
Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma
- Last British Viceroy and First Governor General of Independent India
Mr. Bill Gates
- Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corporation, U.S.A.
Mr. Harold Mac Millan
- Former Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Patron and Bhavan's Hon. Member
Mrs. Margaret Thatcher
- Former Prime Minister of United Kingdom
Pt. Birju Maharaj
World Renowned Kathak Dancer
Reverend Mother Theresa
- Beatified Saint and Bhavan's Hon. Member
Sant Shri Morari Bapu
- Renowned Exponent of Ram Katha
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Former Dy. Prime Minister of India and Bhavan's Founder Member
Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee
Former Prime Minister of India
Shri Giani Zail Singh
- Former President of India and Bhavan's Hon. Member
Shri J R D Tata
- Former Chairman of Tata Group of Companies
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Former Prime Minister of India
Shri Manna Dey
Renowned Musician and Play Back Singer
Shri Morarji Desai
- Former Prime Minister of India and Bhavan's Hon. Member
Shri N.R.Narayan Murthy
- Founder Chairman of Infosys
Shri Narendra Modi
- Prime Minister of India
Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao
- Former Prime Minister of India and Former Vice Chairman of Bhavan's Hyderabad Kendra
Shri Pranab Mukherjee
- Former President of India
Shri R. Venkataraman
- Former President of India and Former President of Bhavan
Shri Rajiv Gandhi
- Former Prime Minister of India
Shri Ram Nath Kovind
- President of India
Shri Somnath Chatterjee
- Former Speaker, Lok Sabha
Shri. Gulzar
- Renowned Poet and Writer
Shri. Kuldip Nayyar
Eminent Journalist
Shri.Rajmohan Gandhi
- Former Member of Parliament and Politics Scientist
Smt. Droupadi Murmu
President of India
Smt. Indira Gandhi
- Former Prime Minister of India
Smt. Kishori Amonkar
- World Renowned Hindustani Classical Singer
Swami Chinmayananda
- President, Sandeepany Sadhanalaya and Bhavan's Hon. Member
Swami Satya Sai Baba
- Renowned Hindu Saint

Extract of the Speech by The Honorable Governor of Tamil Nadu - Shri R.N.Ravi on the inaugural function of Bhavans Cultural Festival 2022 on 25th November 2022

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam- Former President of India

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- Former President of India