Hiralal Bhagwati Institute of Communication & Management, Popularly Known as "Bhavan's H.B. Institute" was established in 1967 under the patrons of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Rajendra Prasad Institute, Mumbai, as H.B. Institute of Journalism and Printing. The initial financial assistance to start the institution was given by Mr. (Late) Hiralal Bhagwati, who was a businessman with deep foresight, a leading social figure of Ahemdabad. Kulpati K.M. Munshi a great freedom fighter and person with deep patriotic zeal and educationalist came forward to help Mr. Hiralal Bhagwati in establishing the institute at Ahmedabad.