Everyone is my teacher, as there is something new to learn from
each one of them, even from a child.
– Sri. Kamalnayan Bajaj
About Us
Jamnalal Bajaj Vishwaneedam is a non-profit organization working in the field of women empowerment in India. We provide free skill-based courses to women from low-income families to help them achieve their goals of employability and economic independence.
JBV was founded on 14 April 1960 by Shri. Kamalnayan Bajaj at the suggestion of Acharya Vinoba Bhave, an advocate of human rights and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. It was inaugurated four days later by his brother Shri. Balkobaji Bhave.
The institute is named after and in memory of Shri. Jamnalal Bajaj. The word Vishwa in Sanksrit means the world and needam means a nest or home. Together, vishwaneedam is ‘a home to all in the world’.
Our Vision
To empower people with the optimal skills to help them achieve
economic independence and self-reliance.
Our Mission
To provide our students a safe and inspirational environment with well-structured and relevant courses and well-trained teachers who maximize their potential and help them achieve their goal of being gainfully employed or starting their own business.
Our Work
Skill-Based Training
Many women from low-income homes in India struggle to complete their education and have limited access to employment opportunities. Lack of freedom and choice forces them to depend on others at home for their needs. JBV aims to tackle this issue by teaching them skills that are in demand in the local market. Apart from employability and soft skills, women students at JBV receive training on language and communication, life and positive thinking, personality development, management, and behaviour and etiquette.
Balwadi (Day Care Centre for Children)
To support mothers enrolled in skill-based courses, JBV runs a Balwadi (a day care centre) for their children aged between 2.5 and 4.5 years. While the mothers are in training, the Balwadi teachers engage the children in play-based learning activities and provide them with nutritious food.
If we wish our nature to be free and joyous, we should bring
our activities into same order.
– Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Green Oasis
Our verdant campus, rich in flora and beautiful fauna, promises a refreshing and a peaceful environment to all its visitors, which is a rarity in crowded and polluted cities like Bengaluru.
Buildings on the campus have been designed and built to preserve the natural environment and the habitats of many species of birds and animals.
Goushala (Shelter for Cows)
To promote compassion towards animals, Mahatma Gandhi and Shri. Jamnalal Bajaj promoted the idea of gouseva (care for cows). In keeping with these founding values, JBV cares for multiple cows (and calves) by fulfilling their nutritional and medical requirements. Their feed is grown organically on the campus and a vet checks them on a weekly basis.