100 Years of Measurable
Charitable Impact
Numbers that tell the story of a century spent serving India's people, in shelter, food, medicine, education, and spiritual guidance.
Impact by Activity Area
Spiritual Literacy — Books at Cost
Over 101 crore books published since 1923 at or below cost price. This makes Gita Press the world's largest publisher of Hindu spiritual texts. The Bhagavad Gita is available for a few rupees, ensuring that no economic barrier separates any seeker from scripture.
Social Welfare — Direct Service
Free Shelter
1,000+ rooms at Gita Bhawan, Rishikesh, available free to every pilgrim, sadhu, and seeker. No booking fee. No conditions. Since 1925.
Free Food
Annakshetra at Gita Bhawan feeds sadhus and the destitute without charge. Bhojanalaya serves meals at minimal cost. Running uninterrupted.
Free Medicine
Five free Ayurvedic clinics in Rishikesh, Gorakhpur, Churu, Kolkata & Surat. Pure Himalayan medicines prepared at Sidkul, Haridwar.
Free Education
Rishikul Brahmacharya Ashram (est. 1924) provides gurukul education at nominal food cost, essentially free, to all students.
The Unmeasurable Impact
Behind every statistic are individual lives changed. A villager who could afford the Gita for the first time. A pilgrim who had free shelter in Rishikesh. A child from Churu who received values education. A destitute person who received medicine. These millions of human moments, accumulated over 100 years, are the true measure of this institution's impact.
100 Years — Key Milestones in Service
Gita Press Founded
First printing press dedicated to publishing sacred texts at cost in pre-independence India, making the Gita accessible to all.
Rishikul Ashram
Gurukul school established in Churu, blending ancient Vedic education with modern learning, essentially free of charge.
Free Rooms, Rishikesh
Gita Bhawan begins offering free accommodation to pilgrims on the Ganga's bank. A service that has never stopped.
Kalyan Magazine
India's only major spiritual journal with zero advertising revenue, launched with Bhaiji as editor. Still running 100 years later.
Presidential Inauguration
India's first President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, personally inaugurates the Leela Chitra Mandir, honouring a decade of cultural service.
Kalyan's Centenary
Shatabdi Ank, 1,190th issue, 100 years, 17.5 crore copies, not a single advertisement. A unique milestone in world publishing.