Fondly remembered as �Babuji�, Dr. D.P.Pandey was an educator, a visionary, a social worker, an Intellectual and a prolific writer. Few words can describe a man of his stature. Born in 1910, Dr. Pandey was the first Indian to get a Ph.d degree from Cambridge University London for his morphological studies on Bhojpuri dialect. 

In 1939 he was awarded the Doctor of letters degree by the Kern Institute, Leiden on his unique work on �Surya, Iconographical Study of the Indian Sun God� which became his magnum opus. His passion and understanding of Education brought him close to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. This close association with Gurudev inspired Babuji to consecrate his life for the cause of child education and the service of divinity in man. He understood the need of an education system which will make the child grow with an uncluttered mind which will naturally lead to ultimate blossoming of the individual.

�Babuji� was a true visionary; he understood the need of education and upliftment of rural India to become a progressive country . This inclination led to the founding of Manava Bharati Society in 1945. The society received active support and co-operation of the two late Presidents of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishan.