The convocation of the last batch of the PGDM students of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bhubaneswar is scheduled to be held on September 7 at the auditorium of the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) at 5 pm.
President Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to address the convocation as the chief guest and Governor Dr SC Jamir as the guest of honour. On this occasion, the governing body of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has decided to bestow the Bhavan’s Award to eminent personalities who have contributed in the fields of art, culture and social service in Odisha.
This year, the Bhavan is celebrating its 125th birth anniversary of its founder Dr KM Munshi and the 75th foundation day of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. The celebrations have begun from December 2012 and will continue up to November 2013. The Bhubaneswar centre of the Bhavan was established in 1974 and its building was inaugurated by the then President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy.
The Bhavan’s Centre for Communication and Management was inaugurated by former President R Venkataraman in January 2003, and subsequently on January 15, 2011 former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam visited the campus and addressed students, besides inaugurating a fully-furnished auditorium dedicated in memory of late Dr KM Munshi.