Introduction:

• Today in our country we needs awareness , love & affection towards the youth. There should be constant thought & movement for the upliftment and development of our young generation and patriotism and desire for social service by the intellectual and effluent class of people.
• 12 January 1963 Citizens Council set up by Dr. Suraj Parkash initially to mobilize citizens, formed a socio cultural organization was named as the Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP) on the birth centenary of Swami Vivekanand and thus was born BVP.   Shri B. P. Sinha, Retd. Chief Justice of Supreme Court becomes the first Chief Patron, Lala Hans Raj Gupta, the first President and Dr. Suraj Parkash its first Secretary General.
• In Gujarat in 1974 a socio cultural organization was formed called " Samutkarsh." The soul of this organization is Indian cultural, thinking & way of life – Endurance. One Soul, integrity, truth & dedication etc. This Indian values guides the institution. Sampark(Fellowship), Sahyaog(Cooperation), Sanskar(Moral Orientation), Seva(Service) & Samarpan (Commitment) are five pillars of our organization. In 1997 Samutkarsh joined Bharat Vikas Parishad.