Bal Bharati Public School

Bal Bharati Public School
Hanso Nayatu Naha Pragyam
Location
Bal Bharati Public School
India
Coordinates	28°36′36″N 77°13′48″E / 28.6100°N 77.2300°E / 28.6100; 77.2300
Information
School type	Public
Established	1944
Founder	Padma Vibhushan Lala Hansraj Gupta
Chairman	L.R. Channa
Faculty	Full time
Mascot	Torch
Affiliations	CBSE
Website	http://www.balbharatipp.org, http://www.bbpsgr.edu.in , http:// www.bbpsbv.org

Bal Bharati Public School (BBPS) is a group of institutions providing education at school level in India. Padma Vibhushan Lala Hansraj Gupta, an Indian philanthropist founded the parent body (the Child Education Society) which governs all the member schools across India. Bal Bharati Public School ranks among the premier institutes in Delhi and the country.Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura is the number one school in North Delhi.

History

Padma Vibhushan Lala Hansraj Gupta established the first Bal Bharati in 1944 near the Central Ridge in New Delhi. The school spreads over six acres is now housed in two wings - Pusa Road and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Marg. Other Bal Bharati Schools have since been set up across India.

Philosophy and logo

"Let noble thoughts come to us from all sides" – derived from "Aa No Bhadra Kratvi Yantu Vishwatah". The school motto "Hanso Nayatu Naha Pragyam" is depicted in the image of a child astride a soaring swan. The motto means, "Hey swan, give us education" generally because, swan is a symbol of enlightenment in Hindu beliefs.

Houses

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Marg branch: Abhimanyu, Ashoka, C.V. Raman, Jawahar, Mother Teresa, Shastri, Shivaji, and Subhash

The names are the great Indian personalities, from freedom fighters to social workers to scientists.

Pitampura branch: Gurunanak, Vivekanand, Dayanand, and Kabir

The names are spiritual gurus and poets.

Brij Vihar branch: Ashoka, shastri, shivaji, and subhash

The names are rulers and kings of India.

Noida branch: Raman, Ashoka, Tagore, and Shivaji.
Dwarka branch: Amity, Equality, Freedom, Peace, Unity, and Progress
Rohini branch: Amity, Equality, Empathy, Freedom Peace, Truth, Unity, and Wisdom.
Navi Mumbai(Kharghar) branch: Shivaji, Ashoka, Kanishka and Pratap.

The names of great Indian rulers

Branches

Core schools (existing)

Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura, Delhi
Bal Bharati Public School, Ganga Ram Hospital Marg, New Delhi
Bal Bharati Public School, Brij Vihar, Ghaziabad
Bal Bharati Public School, Dwarka, New Delhi
Bal Bharati Public School, Neelbad, Bhopal
Bal Bharati Public School, Ludhiana
Bal Bharati Public School, Manesar
Bal Bharati Public School, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
Bal Bharati Public School, Noida
Bal Bharati Nursery School, Pitampura, Delhi
Bal Bharati Public School, Rohini, Delhi
Bal Bharati Nursery School, Rohini, Delhi
Bal Bharati Public School, Gwalior
Bal Bharati Public School, Jaipur
Bal Bharati Public School, Ludhiana-II
Bal Bharati Public School, Solan

Project in collaboration

Bal Bharati Public School, Bhopal – Indian Railways
Bal Bharati Public School, Jhanor – NTPC
Bal Bharati Public School, Ratnagiri – NTPC
Bal Bharati Public School, Simhadri – NTPC
Bal Bharati Public School, Sipat – NTPC
Bal Bharati Public School, Anuppur - Moser Baer
Bal Bharati Public School, Tanda – NTPC

Institutes

Bal Bharati Nursery Teachers Training Institute, New Delhi
Bal Bharati Teachers Training Centre, Delhi
Bal Bharati Activity Centre, Solan

Notable alumni

Badshah, from Pitampura - Indian rapper
Dibakar Banerjee, from GRH Marg - Bollywood film director^[1]
Diwakar Vaish, from GRH Marg - Indian Roboticist
Savar Tandon, from GRH Marg - Journalist/Central Intelligence Agency
Rajat Barmecha, from Brij Vihar - Bollywood actor^[2]
Durjoy Datta, from Pitampura - author^[3]
Vibhor Sharma, from Brij Vihar - MTV Roadies 8 - Contestant and Battleground 3 Winner^[4]^[5]
Sanam Puri, from Noida - Singer, Lead Vocalist and Composer at Sanam (band)^[6]^[7]

Information

Bal Bharati Public School is acclaimed as one of the leading institutions of East Delhi and is managed by the Child Education Society. In 2011, two Class XII students at the school discovered the main belt asteroid 2011 QM14. A Class XII student and a Class XI student discovered a Trojan asteroid (2011 MV9).^[8] Dr Rima Sehgal, Counselor of Bal Bharati Public School Brij Vihar received the Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching Program for Counseling in 2013.

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