Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Balbharati Marks 60 Years of Maharashtra Educational Service
Balbharati is Maharashtra’s organization for making school textbooks.
It has been working for 60 years.
A festival in Pune honored its director, Anuradha Oak.
Balbharati makes more than 10 crore textbooks every year.
These books are available in 10 languages.
The organization also wants children to read more books instead of spending so much time on screens.
Its Kishor magazine is sold cheaply to encourage reading.
Balbharati has given six-book sets to students in 66,000 schools.
Balbharati has completed 60 years of contributing to Maharashtra’s educational and cultural development.
The Pune Festival felicitated Balbharati Director Anuradha Oak with a memento, shawl and coconut.
Established on January 27, 1967, Balbharati produces and distributes more than 10 crore textbooks annually.
Its textbooks are published in 10 languages, including Marathi, English, Hindi, Urdu, Kannada, Telugu, Sindhi and Gujarati.
As part of its Diamond Jubilee celebrations, Balbharati distributed six-book sets to students in 66,000 schools across Maharashtra.
- Who
- Balbharati, its Director Anuradha Oak, and the Pune Festival.
- What
- Balbharati was recognized for completing 60 years of educational and cultural contribution.
- When
- The recognition took place on Thursday; Balbharati was established on January 27, 1967.
- Where
- At the Pune Festival in Pune, Maharashtra.
- Why
- To mark Balbharati’s 60th anniversary and acknowledge its contribution to education and reading promotion.
- Institution
- Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research, popularly known as Balbharati
- Established
- January 27, 1967
- Annual textbook distribution
- More than 10 crore textbooks
- Publication languages
- 10 languages
- Schools receiving book sets
- 66,000 schools across Maharashtra
- Reading initiative
- Six-book sets were distributed to students, while Kishor magazine is offered at a minimum price