Institutional identity|संस्थागत स्वरूप
What Hansi Gita Bhawan is.
Hansi Gita Bhawan is a Hindu religious and spiritual trust rooted in devotion to Shri Krishna and guided by the wisdom of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. It is a place of worship, learning, reflection, character formation and Seva.
Who runs Hansi Gita Bhawan Trust, and what is it for?
It is governed by a board of trustees, and the trustees are custodians rather than owners: the Deed binds them to five objects and to a hundred-year sankalp that outlasts any of them. The Trust exists for worship, for learning, for character and for seva — a place rooted in devotion to Shri Krishna and guided by the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. Accounts are audited every year, and nothing may be spent outside the five objects.
Hansi Gita Bhawan Trust · Deed of Trust, registered 3 October 1968
Who we are
A place of worship, learning, reflection, character formation and Seva.
Its purpose is larger than preserving a building or conducting religious occasions. Hansi Gita Bhawan exists to carry the Gita’s living wisdom across generations, with a special responsibility towards young people, families and the wider community.
हांसी गीता भवन श्रीकृष्ण की भक्ति में निहित और श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता के ज्ञान से निर्देशित एक हिंदू धार्मिक एवं आध्यात्मिक ट्रस्ट है। यह उपासना, अध्ययन, संस्कार, आत्मचिंतन और सेवा का केंद्र है। हमारा दायित्व केवल परंपरा की रक्षा करना नहीं, बल्कि उसके प्रकाश को आने वाली पीढ़ियों के जीवन तक पहुँचाना है — युवाओं, परिवारों और व्यापक समाज के प्रति विशेष दायित्व के साथ।
The Trust was founded by Shri K.L. Garg — Shri Kanhaiya Lal Garg, son of Lala Jugal Kishore — with his wife Smt. Shanta Garg. From around 1952 they held this land in Hansi for one purpose: a place of worship and charity for the town. In 1968 they registered the Trust so the purpose could never be changed. It is led today by Shri Nikhilessh Garg, the fourth generation of the family to hold it in custody.
Are we helping people understand and live the Gita — and through it move closer to Shri Krishna?
The question we ask ourselvesWhy Arjuna matters. The Gita begins not with certainty, but with a capable human being overwhelmed by moral conflict. Arjuna’s honesty opens the way to instruction.
Vision
Generations who live with the wisdom of the Gita — rooted in Shri Krishna, clear in Dharma, disciplined in action, compassionate in conduct and committed to Lokasangraha.
ऐसी पीढ़ियाँ जो श्रीकृष्ण में आस्था रखते हुए गीता की दृष्टि से जीवन जिएँ — विवेक में स्पष्ट, चरित्र में दृढ़, कर्म में अनुशासित और लोककल्याण के प्रति उत्तरदायी हों।
Mission
To make the Gita understandable, practicable and transformative — so that knowledge becomes discernment, devotion shapes character and personal growth becomes service.
गीता के ज्ञान को सरल, गंभीर और जीवनोपयोगी रूप में पहुँचाना — ताकि ज्ञान विवेक बने, भक्ति आचरण में उतरे और आत्मविकास सेवा में परिणत हो।
The five objects, in plain words
Five objects, unchanged since the founding.
The Deed’s own wording, uncorrected, is on the five objects pages. Every activity on the campus answers to one of these, or serves the campus on which they are kept. Nothing is done that the Deed would not permit.
- Worship
To arrange for, and continue without interruption, the worship of Bhagwan Shri Krishna and Maa Saraswati installed in the temple on the Trust estate.
- Prayer and recitation
To use the Bhawan for prayers, bhajans and religious performances — the recitation of the Gita, the Chandi, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata — and for religious festivals.
- Spreading dharma
To propagate religion and its basic ideals among the general public.
- Care for the learned and the renounced
To look after and assist learned Pandits, Sadhus and mendicants, and to provide them temporary accommodation and maintenance.
- Knowledge and education
To establish libraries and study rooms, and to arrange lectures, demonstrations and other means for the propagation of knowledge and education.
The Deed also binds us in three practical ways: the Trust’s work is carried out only within India; true and accurate accounts are kept and audited every year; and the Board has never fewer than four and never more than six trustees.
Leadership
Custodians, not owners.
A merchant of Calcutta whose family came from Hansi. His story, on our history page.
Wife of the founder and a signatory to the 1968 Deed; the Deed names her, with him, as able to nominate successor trustees.
Presides over the Board of Trustees. Decisions are taken in duly convened meetings; the Chairman holds the casting vote.
Present trusteesवर्तमान न्यासी
- Nikhilessh GargChairman
- Mrisha GargTrustee
- Rakesh GargTrustee
- Mithillessh GargTrustee
- Usha SipaniTrustee
How the Board works
The Deed provides for never fewer than four and never more than six trustees. Decisions are taken in duly convened meetings, the Chairman holding the casting vote; accounts are kept accurately and audited every year; and the Trust’s work is carried out only within India.
The grounds
Where the Trust actually is.
Bhagat Singh Road, Hansi, in the district of Hisar. The temple, the hall, the gardens and the open-air gym stand on one campus, and all of it is open without charge.
Under construction
Still being built.
The new temple on the grounds, photographed in 2026 with the shikhara finished in bare concrete and the doorways not yet framed. These pictures stop being true the moment the work does, which is the reason to publish them now.
Our 100-year sankalp
We cannot predict the world one hundred years from today. But while human beings struggle between fear and courage, desire and restraint, anger and forgiveness, ego and humility, attachment and wisdom, confusion and Dharma, the dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjuna will remain alive.
Our methods will evolve. Our foundation will endure. We shall preserve the Gita without confining it to the past; welcome sincere questions without weakening shraddha; and transform knowledge into character, Bhakti into compassion, and success into responsibility.
The Gita should not stay enshrined in the temple alone. It should be visible in how children are raised, in the decisions young people make, in the life of a family, in how leaders conduct themselves, and in the spirit in which service is given.
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।
तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम॥
Where there is Shri Krishna, Lord of Yoga, and Arjuna, the wielder of the bow, there abide prosperity, victory, flourishing and steadfast right conduct — such is my conviction.
Bhagavad Gita 18.78गीता को जानें। गीता को समझें। गीता को जिएँ।
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