પાંડુરંગ શાસ્ત્રી – બાલ ભારતી ટ્રસ્ટ

પાંડુરંગ શાસ્ત્રી (Pandurang Shastri) is an inspiring children's booklet that introduces young minds to the life, intellectual brilliance, and spiritual vision of Pandurang Shastri Athavale, the legendary founder of the Swadhyaya Parivar. Published by the Balbharti Trust, this compact, text-focused edition has no interior illustrations, explicitly structured to cultivate steady focus and independent reading fluency in students. Written in simple, engaging Gujarati prose, the booklet traces his revolutionary work in rural transformation, self-study, and fostering a sense of universal brotherhood based on the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. It serves as an excellent, budget-friendly educational text for home libraries and schools to instill strong moral values and a community spirit in next-generation readers.