Hindi Vishva Bharati

Hindi Vishva Bharati was established on June 26, 1957, with the objective of promoting the development of Hindi language and literature, as well as dialogue and creativity in the fields of Indian culture, science, and social welfare. Registration took place on January 16, 1959, under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. Scholars like Pt. Vidyadhar Shastri, Dr. Dashrath Sharma, and Gaurishankar Acharya established this institution under the auspices of the Bikaner Sahitya Sammelan of Rajasthan. Their vision provided Hindi Vishva Bharati with a platform that brought together scholars and researchers from different parts of the country.

Founder - Hindi Vishva Bharati

Pt. Vidyadhar Shastri (1901-1983)

He was born in 1901 to Vidya Vachaspati Devi Prasad Shastri, who was appointed as the royal scholar by Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner State. His younger brothers were historian Dashrath Sharma and Judge Bhanu Prakash Sharma. In 1928, he was appointed a Sanskrit lecturer at Dungar College, Bikaner. In 1936, he became the head of the Sanskrit department. After retiring from Dungar College in 1956, he became the head of the Sanskrit department at Hiralal Barhasaini College, Aligarh. 

In 1957, to promote Sanskrit, Hindi, Rajasthani literature, and the history of Rajasthan, he founded the Hindi Vishwa Bharati organization along with Dr. Dashrath Sharma and Pandit Gauri Shankar Acharya. He remained the president of this organization throughout his life.