{"id":16,"date":"2017-02-21T05:37:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T05:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2018-02-21T03:26:53","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T03:26:53","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-parallax-fixed nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/files\/2017\/02\/About-us.jpg&quot;);background-position: center bottom;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:150px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:150px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 1px 0px 1px 0px;border-color:#e5e4e4;border-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-attachment:fixed;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-has-icon fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:100px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #fff;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:55px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e5e4e4;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 30px\">Bhavan&#8217;s Nature and Adventure Centre &#8211; BNAC<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;margin-top: -10px;font-size: 17px\">A centre for <strong>environmental learning and self-growth<\/strong>, in the heart of the Mumbai urban jungle<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-has-icon fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><span class=\"icon-wrapper\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);font-size:13px;width: 1.75em; height: 1.75em;border-width:1px;padding:1px;margin-top:-0.5px\"><i class=\" fa fa-chevron-down\" style=\"font-size: inherit;color:#e0dede;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"text-align: left\">Bhavan\u2019s Nature and Adventure Centre (BNAC) is part of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhavans.info\/\">Bharatya Vidya Bhavan<\/a><\/strong>, a 75-year old non-profit educational trust recognized by the Government of India as a Centre of National Eminence. As a proud member of the Bhavan\u2019s family \u2013 comprising over 300 constituent institutions across India and abroad \u2013 BNAC aims to reach out to the masses through its activities and programmes aimed at building a beautiful India.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left 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.link-area-box-hover.link-area-box .fusion-read-more::before,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .icon .circle-no,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .heading .heading-link:hover .content-box-heading {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcolor: var(--awb-color4);\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .icon .circle-no {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcolor: var(--awb-color4) !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box.link-area-box-hover .fusion-content-box-button {background: #aad75b;color: #577810;background-image: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, from( #cce890 ), to( #aad75b ) );background-image: linear-gradient( to top, #cce890, #aad75b )}.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box.link-area-box-hover .fusion-content-box-button .fusion-button-text {color: #577810;}\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .icon > span {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: var(--awb-color4) !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .icon > span {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tborder-color: var(--awb-color4) !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-first-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon link-type-text icon-hover-animation-fade\" style=\"background-color:transparent;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><a class=\"heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/about-us\/our-mission\/\" target=\"_self\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#333333;border-width:1px;background-color:#333333;box-sizing:content-box;height:42px;width:42px;line-height:42px;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:21px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa fa-pagelines circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:23px;\">Our Mission<\/h2><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:var(--awb-color8);\"> BNAC mission is to create a mentality shift towards greater awareness of nature, the environment and biodiversity, as greater awareness and understanding ultimately pave the way to love, and the desire to protect and maintain. <a href=\"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/about-us\/our-mission\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 fusion-content-box-hover \"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon link-type-text icon-hover-animation-fade\" style=\"background-color:transparent;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><a class=\"heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/about-us\/our-journey\/\" target=\"_self\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#333333;border-width:1px;background-color:#333333;box-sizing:content-box;height:42px;width:42px;line-height:42px;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:21px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa fa-map-signs circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:23px;\">Our Journey<\/h2><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:var(--awb-color8);\"> The green sanctuary that is BNAC today was not always the place we know it to be. Up until 2009, the\u00a0two acres of land that form the BNAC premises on the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan\u2019s college campus was used as a landfill site. <a href=\"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac-wp\/?page_id=500\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon link-type-text icon-hover-animation-fade\" style=\"background-color:transparent;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><a class=\"heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/about-us\/our-team\/\" target=\"_self\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#333333;border-width:1px;background-color:#333333;box-sizing:content-box;height:42px;width:42px;line-height:42px;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:21px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa fa-users circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:23px;\">Our Team<\/h2><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:var(--awb-color8);\"> Himanshu Prem Joshi founded BNAC in 2009, after being invited to submit a concept for an eco-friendly space within the Bhavan\u2019s Campus in Andheri. Today, more than 150 volunteers\u00a0support BNAC in its different activities. <a href=\"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/about-us\/our-team\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .heading-link:hover .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box:hover .heading-link .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: var(--awb-color4) !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tborder-color: var(--awb-color4) !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:48%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Working towards Social Change <\/strong><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/files\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161218_162250.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Bhavan\u2019s Nature and Adventure Centre stands out as a patch of beautiful greenery along with a water body spread over three acres of land housing and nurturing many forms of flora and fauna. What stood as a dumping area for non-biodegradable waste is now a mini sanctuary to over 300 species of plants, trees, insects, birds, animals. Knowledge and practical training on protecting and conserving our planet and all forms of life is freely imparted to light up the minds of the younger generation. We work at building a responsible and compassionate mindset for the youth so that they can work and contribute diligently to conserve and beautify this planet in order to combat global warming.<\/p>\n<p>The adventure activities aim at building strength in children and youth by teaching them to harness their energy in a mindful way. Here endurance over aggression forms the base of a strong body and mind. Anyone who visits Mumbai, the financial capital of India with its overwhelming pollution, traffic and crowd of people, gets a pleasant surprise when they enter BNAC which is located ten minutes away from Andheri station.The key person Mr Lalit Shah of Bhavans Cultural Centre was instrumental force in realising this project on ground under the guidance of Dr. M. L. Shrikant, the then Chairman of Bhavan\u2019s campus, Andheri . Here their lungs are treated with fresh air, their eyes with enthralling greenery, their hands with providing compassionate care for birds and animals.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:48%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>BNAC as an Official Partner of the UN Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020<\/strong><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"margin-right:25px;float:left;\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbd.int\/2011-2020\/actors\/partners\/213172\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Decade logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/files\/2017\/02\/Decade-logo.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/files\/2017\/02\/Decade-logo-200x50.png 200w, https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/files\/2017\/02\/Decade-logo.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bhavan\u2019s Nature and Adventure Centre has been an official partner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbd.int\/2011-2020\/\"><strong>UN Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020<\/strong><\/a> since its onset in 2011. It is one of 18 partners in India, and one in only two located in Mumbai. BNAC as an NGO has been active in the field of nature and environment awareness-raising, protection and promotion of the biodiversity, and education for environmental sustainability, mostly among the youth. As such, it shares and supports the UN DB\u2019s vision, and hope, that \u201cby 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential for all people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>People irrespective of their age, caste, creed, religion or status in society were taught to coexist peacefully with nature without depleting or destroying its natural resources. Further, the idea of nurturing all forms of life and carefully using natural resources without completely exhausting them was constantly emphasized on. Groups of volunteers were outsourced to national tribes to teach them to make utensils and other objects which they could use for their house or sell in the market thereby considerably eliminating the use of plastic and ensuring their livelihood. Dried leaves, fallen sticks, dry flowers and rotting fruits were used constructively thereby avoiding wastage.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: -30px;margin-top: -30px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-has-icon fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-3 { overflow:visible; }<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:50px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Bringing everybody on board for change!<\/strong><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>Over the years, the centre has reached out to many different target groups, with the aim to bring every category of the society on board of sustainable change. BNAC target groups have included:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Students<\/em><\/strong>: Children from the age bracket of 3 to 25 visit us when their schools, colleges or educational groups organize a one or two day visit and stay with us. They participate in various adventure sports, arts and crafts using natural resources, animal rescue and care, tree plantation, compost and vermi-culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Families<\/em><\/strong>: The center is open to families on every Sunday, where they enjoy nature at its best and participate enthusiastically in activities which suit them. The grandparents enjoy sipping on tea and take a quiet walk on the nature trail, the parents choose to accompany their children in most of the activities while the children gleefully opt for rock climbing, flying fox, tyre walk, commando net, Burma Bridge and many more adventures. Animals interaction continues to be a common favorite.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Mahila Mandal<\/em><\/strong>: Organizations for and by women for equal rights and empowerment also visit us. They enjoy our simple hygienic stay, facilities, breakfast, lunch, tea and snacks and display keen interest in learning about interdependence of species, herbs and Ayurveda, first aid, food chain, evolution and arts. Animal and bird interaction also is usually a fascinating topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Social groups<\/em><\/strong>: Like minded organizations and religious groups that have been formed for social causes and service visit and stay with us for a day: learning and observing what was taught so that they can implement it in providing unconditional service to humanity and all forms of life.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Senior citizens<\/em><\/strong>: All the elderly who loved nature and do not wish to travel far for adventure, trekking and bird watching but enjoy being in greenery visit us. They share their wisdom, observe happily, enjoy their stay learning new things about biodiversity and conservation, and promise to pass on a legacy of knowledge to the younger generation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Underprivileged sections<\/em><\/strong>: Children or students who come from lower income groups, or those who are living below the poverty line, are welcome to learn on field trips without charge, and work with us. Here we support them in developing a set of skills, as well as basic food, so that they can be employed by us or similar organizations. The skills set empowers them with dignity of labor, and they in turn help us maintain and develop various life forms. They return home with knowledge and employment, which not only benefits their families but the society and the environment too.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Corporate management<\/em><\/strong>: People working in the corporate sector visit us, participate in strength and endurance-building activities, observe the biodiversity in our center and decide to implement it back at their office by keeping small potted plants. Some have also been influenced to organize corporate tree plantation drives.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:50px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Partner Organizations<\/strong><\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>BNAC is an active member of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan\u2019s entity, and a well-integrated member of the environmental NGO landscape of Mumbai. Here are some of the institutions and organizations BNAC has been closely cooperating with.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:22%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bhavans.info\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"bhavans1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/files\/2017\/02\/bhavans1-e1488952761272.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-206\"\/><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h3>Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhavans.info\/\">Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan<\/a> is a 75 year old non-profit educational trust, recognized by the government of India as a Centre of National Eminence. It was founded by Shri Kanaiyalal Munshi with the blessings of Mahatma Gandhi. It would be instructive to remember that Kulapati Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi founded the Bhavan, a full decade before the advent of Independence. 7th of November 1938 was the beginning of an \u201cAdventure in Faith\u201d. A Faith in India\u2019s Past, Present and Future. The founding of Bhavan was based on the preservation and propagation of Bhartiya Sanskriti (Indian culture) and Sanskrit \u2013 the mother of languages, the \u201cakshaya patra \u2013 the inexhaustible reservoir.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"width:22%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spjimr.org\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"spjimr\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/files\/2017\/02\/spjimr.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-204\"\/><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h3>S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research<\/h3>\n<p>As one of the Asia\u2019s finest business schools, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spjimr.org\/\">S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR)<\/a> has persistently built on its unique strength of imparting high quality management education through pedagogic innovations, encouraging business-academia interface and emphasizing on its twin objective of Influencing Practice and Promoting Value based growth. SPJIMR has acquired the reputation of meeting societal needs of under-managed sectors by offering unique, purposeful and relevant programs. SPJIMR displays a differentiated approach across the entire academic flow of activities in higher management education.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"width:22%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bcca.in\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/files\/2017\/02\/bcca-280x300.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><h3>Bhavan&#8217;s Cultural Centre Andheri<\/h3>\n<p>Over the past ten years, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcca.in\/\">Bhavan\u2019s Cultural Centre \u2013 Andheri<\/a> has entertained, informed and enthralled its elite members by offering quality programs of music, dance, drama and other allied arts and cultural events. Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, the parent body, established by Dr. Kulapati Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi. 7 decades ago has been a highly respected international center of education, literature and culture. Promotion of fine arts, classical music, dance, drama and theatre, as also spiritual and environmental awareness \u2013 has been an important item on Bhavan\u2019s agenda. It was Dr. Kulapati K. M. Munshi\u2019s belief that \u2013 \u201cA man does not live with culture but he lives for culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:22%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/himanshu.prem.7\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"wild-holidays\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/files\/2017\/02\/wild-holidays.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-205\"\/><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><h3>Wild Holidays<\/h3>\n<p>An Eco-Tourism activity company based in India,the low profile\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/\">Wild Holidays <\/a>promotes a nature-friendly lifestyle with\u00a0a focus on simplicity, and it propagates joyous co-existence of all living beings.<br \/>\nWild Holidays\u2019 Director <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/himanshu.prem.7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Himanshu Prem Joshi<\/a><\/strong> has been active in the field of\u00a0Camping, Trekking, Adventure and Environment Education since 1982.\u00a0Remote regions, mountains, forests, tribal areas, deserts and sanctuaries of\u00a0Ladakh, Arunachal, Himachal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Lakshadweep,\u00a0Andamans, Rajasthan, Kashmir, Kerala, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat,\u00a0Maharashtra, etc are on the itineraries of the excursions organised by Wild\u00a0Holidays.<br \/>\nEmphasis is on being close to Nature, survive with bare necessities, explore\u00a0wilderness, discover own strength &amp; potential, gain insight into our \u201cbeing\u201d\u00a0and the limitless power of self.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1634,"href":"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/1634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wild-holidays.com\/bnac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}