The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's purpose is to preserve for posterity the tradition of Indian art and culture. The Bhavan was founded in India in 1938 and there are more than a 100 branches of the Bhavan in India. The UK Bhavan was the first independent overseas branch and it is also the largest institute for Indian art and culture outside India.
The Bhavan provides courses in music, dance, languages, drama, art and archaeology and yoga. Some nine hundred students attend our courses during the year. Courses are taught at different leverls – open, diploma (5 years) and master. Individual training is available in order to advance students to the highest levels. We are associated academically with the University of Cambridge and Trinity College of Music, London, in collaboration with whom we will shortly be offering the Batchelor of Music degree in Indian Classical Music.
