Bharat Bhavan was founded by the bold, intrepid Afghan Chief Dost Mohammad, who in the first half of the 18th century, wrested the area from a beautiful of the Gond tribe: Kamalawati. Bharat Bhavan is a multi-cultural center is a complex which blends effortlessly with hillside are galleries devoted to tribal art which has universal appeal; paintings by famous artists like M.F.Hausain and areas where artists can express their creativity including those trained in the folk traditions of our villages. A charming legend relates how the queen would recline in a lotus barrage and drift across the lake on moonlit nights. The two main lakes of Bhopal city still dominate the city, and are indeed its nucleus. He established the character of the old city of Bhopal; much of its grace derives from the curious fact that from 1819 to 1926 Bhopal was ruled by succession of Begums-Islamic Queens who were active monarchs.