Kindness is the language the blind can see.
Shree Bhartiya Pragnachakshu Gurukul has spent over six decades turning compassion into classrooms, craft, music and independence for visually impaired and Divyang individuals across Saurashtra.
Every dot tells a story
From a Braille slate in 1960 to a full IT centre today, our students read, work and perform on their own terms.
A vision beyond sight, founded on one man's kindness
Shree Bhartiya Pragnachakshu Gurukul was conceptualised and founded by Shri Devjibhai Jethabhai Khokhari on 1st June, 1960. It remains the only school in Porbandar District offering a full range of education, upliftment and empowerment programmes for the blind and Divyang.
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Today, support from institutions, industrialists, and the general public sustains an institution built on trust and on results.
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Activities of the institute
Nine interconnected programmes carry a student from their first Braille lesson to a self-reliant livelihood.
Braille Education
Primary schooling through Std. 1–8, delivered entirely in Braille by specially trained teachers.
See more →Computer Education & IT
Free, assistive-software-driven computer training that has placed graduates in banks nationwide.
See more →Indian Classical Music School
Vocal and instrumental training rooted in tradition, open to students and the wider public alike.
See more →Vocational Training
Caning, carpentry, candle-making and weaving: practical skills for a self-reliant livelihood.
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Braille classrooms, music rehearsals, and computer labs: moments from daily life at BPG.
In the News
A look at how BPG's work has been covered in the local press.
Chief Minister Honours BPG With Financial Grant for Divyang Welfare Work
At an event hosted by industrialist Ketan Gajjar in Porbandar, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel presented Shree Bhartiya Pragnachakshu Gurukul with a grant of Rs. 2.11 lakh from the Bala Hanuman Group, recognising the institute's work alongside three other organisations serving Divyang children.
Free Day Care Centre for Divyang Children Now Benefiting Thirty Children
At the 65 year old Bhartiya Pragnachakshu Gurukul, children with autism and multiple disabilities are receiving physiotherapy, occupational therapy and music therapy at the Day Care Centre.
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Really amazed and speechless to meet all the students here. Kamleshbhai is really doing very noble work in teaching and training all the students hard work and efforts.
Today I visited the institution and the environment here is very calm and beautiful. I also visited the classrooms and met the students, and they are well versed with their studies.
We have been very impressed and touched by the good work being done in this institution. Our congratulations to Kamleshbhai and all his staff, well done.