Bhavan's Public School
The person behind the Bhavan in Qatar - Padmashree Advocate C.K Menon
Adv. C.K Menon , as a philanthropist believes that charity is not being merciful to the lesser fortunate, but it is their right. His charitable and social activities are widespread and have great influence on the people of India. He is at the helm of several social welfare and educational activities both in his country and abroad, apart from his leading role in business. He has built and handed over one hundred houses to the slum dwellers of his birthplace, Thrissur two years ago. He has played a major role in constructing houses in the "Laksham Veedu" colony at Puthupally and the M N "Laksham Veedu" restoration project announced by the Govt of Kerala.
Adv. C.K Menon is the patron of "Adarsh"- a model institution that epitomizes compassion and love. Children from various religions are studying at this charitable venture functioning at Thripoonithura, Kerala. "Adarsh" is dedicated for the rehabilitation of children (having symptoms of cerebral palsy and other motor-sensory childhood development disorders like autism) on a purely charitable basis. This institution was highly commended by the then President His Excellency A.P.J.Abdul kalam who inaugurated the institution's new wing. Adv. C.K Menon has also become a role model for communal harmony by building masjid for his Muslim brethren where 400 of them can offer their prayers at a time. It could very well be the first time after Cheraman Perumal in the late 8th century that a Hindu believer is building a masjid He was also deeply involved in the establishment of the School of Bhagavat Gita (Trivandrum).
Numerous awards and positions have been bestowed on him for the contributions rendered to the society. Adv. C.K Menon is a director of Kerala Government's expatriates welfare association NORKA ROOTS. He is also the Director of Infrastructure Kerala Ltd (INKEL), set up by the Govt. of Kerala in 2007 for envisaging the development of infrastructure in Kerala. A director of Jai Hind TV, he is also a director of a number of educational institutions in Kerala and outside. Adv. C. K Menon has been adorned with a number of awards including the Indian "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman" in 2006.The most recent recognition that has come Adv. C.K Menon's way is the proposal by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs to nominate him as a member of the board of trustees of the Indian Development Foundation, established under the directives from the honorable Prime Minister, Sri Manmohan Singh, a not-for-profit trust to channelise philanthropic activities by overseas Indians.
Adv. C.K Menon was bestowed the prestigious "Padmashree" award in 2009, by the Government of India, in recognition of his out-standing Contribution in the field of Social Service.

Bhavan's Public School was inaugurated on Friday, May 14th 2010 by Ms. D Purandeswari, Hon. Union Minister of HRD, Govt of India, in the presence of an array of dignitaries viz Mr. Ali Nasser Abdullah Al Misnad, Patron, Bhavan's Public School; H.E. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, Ambassador; Padmasree Adv. C.K. Menon, Chairman, Bhavan's Public School; Mr. Shri Ramesh Chennithala, KPCC President; Mr. Santhana Gopal Iyer P.N., Jt Director, Central Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan; Mr.I.M Khandwala, Hon. Treasurer, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan; Mr Ramchandra Menon, Gulf co-ordinator, BVB and Mr. R.K. Nair, Principal, Sharjah Indian School.


Bhavan's Aims
A. To impart every kind of education which has directly or indirectly the object or effect of popularizing, strengthening and developing Indo / Arabic Culture
B. To ensure that education is more formative than informative so that it may not only be able to develop the natural talents of the student but also enable him/her to absorb and express the permanent values as contrasted with mere acquisition of knowledge.
C. To take into account not only full growth of the student's personality but also the totality of his / her relations and thereby lead him / her to the highest self-fulfillment of which he/she is capable
D. To stimulate in the student the power of expression both written and oral at every stage in accordance with the highest ideals attained by the great literary masters in the intellectual and moral spheres.