The Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) was founded by D. V. Gundappa

D. V. Gundappa

Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa , popularly known as DVG, was a prominent Kannada writer and a philosopher. He is renowned for Manku Thimmana Kagga, a collection of verses.-Early life:...

. He was inspired by Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Gopal Krishna Gokhale, CIE was one of the founding social and political leaders during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Empire in India. Gokhale was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and founder of the Servants of India Society...

's idea of public spirituality and established this institute to further public spiritual health. It is in Basavanagudi, Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

, Karnataka, India.

Today it is famous for arranging talks on various aspects of public life and spirituality by noted philosophers such as Belagere Krishna Shastry, R. Ganesh, Bannanje Govindacharya, Narayanacharya

Narayanacharya

K.S. Narayanacharya is an Indian teacher and writer, popularly known as Ramayanacharya.-Early life and education:...

 and others. The institute also provides a large library for those interested in referential studies. It also offers the different talks done in its premises as CDs for sale. It is also associated with people such as Nittoor Srinivasa Rau

Nittoor Srinivasa Rau

Nittoor Srinivasa Rao or Nittur Srinivasa Rao was a Gandhian who participated in the Indian independence movement. He was the Chief Justice of the High Court of Mysore State and also the first chief of the Central Vigilance Commission of India...

.