THE Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan-that Instiute of Indian Culture in Bombay-needed a Book Univeraity, a series of books which if read, would serve the purpose of providing higher education. Particular emphasis, however, was to be put on such liteature as revealed the deeper impulsions of india. As a first step, it was decided to being out in English 100books ,50 of which were to be taken in hand almost at once. Each book was to contain from 200 to250 pages.