BRAHMA KUMARIS WORLD SPIRITUAL UNIVERSITY IS A GREAT ORGANISATION

India is a land of saints and savants and has produced some of the world's greatest spiritual leaders. The message of brotherhood and compassion that these spiritual leaders have propagated over the years formed into movements and institutions and many of these have striven for social reforms through emancipation of women. Dada Lekh Raj, better known as Prajapita Brahma Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya with its headquarters at Mount Abu in Rajasthan state . He was born in Sind in 1876, and when he grew up and he became a dealer in Diamonds ,and acquired geart wealth.

Picture of headquarters complex of the organisation at Mount Abu in Rajasthan state

Around the age of sixty, he suddenly underwent an inner tranformation ,renounced opulence and devoted himself to the pursuit of self-awareness and healping to raise mankind to a nobler status. His goal was renewal of the world through virtue, human compassion and universal brotherhood.

Prajapita Brahma was a man of vision and a social reformer. he had great compassion for humanity and concern for the weak. Emancipation of women being uppermost in his mind ,he founded the institution of Brahma Kumaris in 1937. He emphasized the need for freeing the human mind from all kinds of bias and prejudices. The Raja Yoga meditation taughtby him is a powerful means to get rid of mental tension.

Prajapita Brahma expired on 18 th january, 1969 .His legacy ,the Brahma Kumaris Wold Spiritual University,has grown into a very large organisationtoday,managed mostly by women.It has a network of 3000 educational centres in India and 330 overseas centers in 62 countries and is open to all .It has received the appreciation of the United Nations for its good work and is respected worldwide for the moral and spiritual educationit imparts.It has received numerous other awards for service to huminity in propagating peace and value education.

The President of India , Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma is releasing the postal stamps in honour of Prajapita Brahma at President House ,New Delhi

The president of India is addressing after releasing the postage stamps of Prajapita Brahma at President House.

Dadi Prakashmani Chief of Brahma Kumaris is presenting a gift to the President on this occassion.