Bhavan's College is a

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located near Azad Nagar Metro Station in

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, a neighborhood in western Mumbai, India. It was established in 1946, a year before India gained independence from the

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in 1947. K. M. Munshi was the founding

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of the college. Bhavan's College is a part of the

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. The college is built upon of land and has volleyball and basketball courts, football pitches, a botanical garden, a lake, a nature adventure centre, and a Lord

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temple within the campus. It shares its campus with the S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research. It primarily offers higher secondary (junior college) and

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(bachelor's) courses. There a few

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and

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programs too. It also include various types of fest, games,curricular activity etc.

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* {{authority control Educational institutions established in 1946 Affiliates of the University of Mumbai Universities and colleges in Mumbai Universities and colleges affiliated with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan 1946 establishments in India Colleges in India