BHARATHEEYA VICHARA KENDRAM (BVK)

BHARATHEEYA VICHARA KENDRAM (BVK)

Bharatiya Vichara Kendra was established in 1982, by Mr P Parameshwaran as a centre of research and studies aimed at national re-construction. It is headquartered at  Thiruvananthapuram. The Bharatheeya vichara Kendra has been registered under the travancore-cochin literary, scientific and charitable societies Act, on 13 November 1991(Reg.No 905/91.Tvm).

It was inaugurated by the nationalist, ideologue and the founder of  Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Sri Dattopantji Bapurao Thengdi ,on the  vijayadhashmi Day of 1982,at Thiruvannthapuram, Mananeeya  P. Parameswaran ,writer, thinker, ideologues and one of the first batch of RSS pracharaks, its founder-director.

It was founded in 1982 and has at present, thirty functioning units in academically important centre of Kerala. It is dedicated to the cause of formulating and disseminating thoughts and ideas having a positive bearing on nation-building activities.The organisation was formed in 1982 in  Trivandrum with P. as the Director. It is affiliated with and supported by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak SanghThe Organisation has celebrated its silver jubilee on July 7 2007.

Activities

The Vichara Kendram regularly organizes seminars and symposiums on various topics. Lectures by distinguished scholars and leaders are periodically organized on topics of regional and national importance. The important events organized by the Kendram include lecture series on the diverse streams of our freedom movement, seminar on ‘Aryan Invasions  - A Myth’ An intensive course for students on Indian history, centenary celebration of Swami Vivekanandas Chicago address, two day state level seminar on the socio-economic and cultural history of Kerala named ‘Changing face of Kerala  ’; National seminars on uniform civil code ,  An exhibition and seminar in observance of the 20th anniversary of imposition of national emergency, the Kerala Sanskrit Sammelam; Nila Vichara Sathram-a seminar on the ecological and cultural history of Bharathapuzha; State level workshop in connection with the golden jubilee celebrations of  Indian Independence, history congress on Kerala and freedom struggle and state level seminar on historiography and methodology. A national seminar on “Research for National Resurgence” was held on August 2003 as a fitting finale to the two decades of work of Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram in promoting a nascent scientific and socio-political culture relevant to our country. Vice Chancellors, Academicians and other resource personal from all over India attended the seminar. The seminar was cosponsored by national assessment and accreditation council   (NAAC),  University Grants Commission and various universities of Kerala.Propagation of the Bhagavad-Gita .Vichara Kendram has taken the initiative to propagate Sanskrit,  yoga and Gita.. Gita has been introduced as a panacea affecting the society especially to the youths. The Gita year celebrations were inaugurated in 1998,at the university senate hall, Thiruvananthapuram. More than 400 Bhagavad-Gita Gita Shibirs were organized in all over the state in which lakhs of youth attended.

Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani will attend a function at Kerala University Senate Hall  Thiruvananthapuram on November 13,2012  as part of the 30th Anniversary of Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram (BVK) .The senior BJP leader would attend the concluding ceremony of the three-day celebration of the Vichara Kendram..A book on various activities held by the Vichara Kendram for the past 30 years would also be released by Mr Advani during the occasion.Historian M G S Narayanan would also be felicitated for his contribution to the historical studies.

Bharatiya Vichara Kendra was established in 1982, by Mr P Parameshwaran as its Director as a centre of research and studies aimed at national re-construction.
Headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, BVK was inaugurated by Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) founder Dattopantji Thengdi on the Vijayadhashmi Day of 1982.BVK is dedicated to the cause of formulating and disseminating thoughts and ideas having a positive bearing on nation-building activities.The Vichara Kendram regularly organises seminars and symposiums on various topics. Lectures by distinguished scholars and leaders are periodically organised on topics of regional and national importance.

Prof. John Kurakar