About Sangha

B.V.V.Sangha

Sangha's History

Basaveshwar Veerashaiva Vidyavardhaka Sangha (B.V.V.Sangha), Bagalkot is situated in the northern part of Karnataka which was founded by his Holiness Shri Gurubasava Mahaswamiji of Bilur in the year 1906, with the opening of a Sanskrit Patashala.

The clarity of vision, untiring efforts coupled with a commitment to the society at large of founder and the subsequent leaders of BVV Sangha has gone a long way in shaping the destiny of millions of people of the north part of Karnataka over a century. Dr. Veeranna C. Charantimath, a dynamic person with a vision is the Chairman of B.V.V. Sangha. He has given new dimensions to B.V.V. Sangha with great care for the quality of education.

Sangha is now a leading educational organization running more than 166 institutions. It has the experience of successful experimentation in all aspects of education. Sangha has been serving the poor, the underprivileged and needy people of this backward area for more than a century upholding social, human and ethical values with an emphasis on “WORK IS WORSHIP”, the basic philosophy of Lord Basaveshwar. Here is the successful story of this organization, which stands distinct in the southern part of India, for its high order selfless service and putting up its best efforts for providing quality and modern education to all sections of the society. The prominent colleges are in various domains such as Arts, Science, Commerce, Law, Engineering, Technology, Dental, Medicine, Management, Education, HR Training, Sports and Vocational trades. Most of the institutions are recognized and accredited by organizations of national and international repute.

Around 50,000 students are learning under the supervision and support of nearly 5,000 well-qualified and dedicated staff members. There are 29 boys and girls hostels accommodating thousands of students with the state of art facilities. The Sangha ventured on to opening institutions imparting education and services of different kinds. Job oriented diploma, paramedical courses, and community colleges were started. After this period, the Sangha forged ahead, each year opening new institutions and adding different courses in the existing institutions. The types of institution and the kinds of courses are vivid, need based and spread over both urban as well as rural areas. The kinds of courses and institutes started during this period range from vocational courses like vehicle driving, tailoring to professional courses like medical college, from research centers to management studies.

Besides building many educational institutions, the Sangha has been serving the society in many other forms. Every year, cultural Melas are regularly organized, on auspicious days, which promote social integration and cultural exchange. The state-level conferences like Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, Sharana Sahitya Sammelana, mini Olympics have been ardently organized for the welfare of the society.

Founder

B.V.V.Sangha was established on 18th October 1906 with the divine blessings of Shri.Biluru Gurubasava Mahaswamiji with their foresighted perception. It was started as a Sankrit Pathashala to give Samskara to our children through value based education.