Brahma Baba, the founder of the movement, which now prefers to call itself the Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya or the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

From Hyderabad to Karachi and to Mount Abu Brahma Baba’s establishment soon moved to Karachi from Hyderabad and stayed put till the partition of India and Pakistan, following the independence of the sub-continent. By 1950, the community had moved to Mount Abu in Rajasthan. Nestled in the Aravali mountains, it proved an ideal center for meditation and quiet reflection. At that time, apart from a few recluses living in some caves in the area, the region was nothing but a wide barren expanse of sandy rocks. In a few years, the community moved to another site in Mount Abu and called it Madhuban (which means the forest of honey). Till date, Madhuban is the headquarters of this institution. Madhuban Retreat, Mount Abu, Rajasthan The retreat at Rajasthan where the practice of Raj Yoga is conducted at the Brahma Kumaris headquarters is a place of utter scenic beauty. As soon as you reach here, a feeling of calm envelops you. The verdant surroundings, a hill as the backdrop and the gentle murmuring of Nakki Lake makes you think that if there is a Utopia somewhere, it must be like this. At the Madhuban campus can be found the Meditation Hut and the Tower of Peace. Meditation Hut is the place where Brahma Baba did intense meditation to spread “vibrations of peace for all the souls of the world”. The latter is the Samadhi of Brahma Baba. Om Shanti Bhawan or the Universal Peace Hall is the main hall, which has a capacity of seating 3,000 people and has a daily visitor tally of over 8,000. It also offers translation facilities for sixteen languages. This hall has been the venue for several international conferences. Annually, Madhuban hosts at least 35,000 residential guests and is home to 500 permanent residents. These permanent members operate the 42 departments (like lodging, laundry, maintenance, audio-visual etc.) required to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the constant flow of visitors and students from all across the world. The kitchen at the campus can cater meals for 4,000 people at a time!