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Magnificent 138 Years Of
Deccan Education Society
Shri.Vamanrao Apte Shri.Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Shri. Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak Shri Mahadeo Ballal Namjoshi
The Deccan Education Society was founded With the idea of providing education to rouse
in Pune in 1884 by visionaries Bal Gangadhar the intellect, drooping will, and slumbering
Tilak and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar to promote conscience of the fallen countrymen, the
education and social reform.These two Deccan Education Society came into existence
towering personalities of the Indian freedom at a time when the concept of democratic
struggle, along with Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar, practice was just being conceived in India.
Mahadeo Ballal Namjoshi, and Vamanrao Apte, The Deccan Education Society adopted the
started down a path that would eventually bring democratic structure for its governance
about societal change and a new awakening. and became a model for teacher-managed
They realized that the system did not teach institutes in Maharashtra. It symbolized the
the masses to question, criticize, create and ‘People’s Initiative’ in evolving education as a
reflect their thoughts. It was simply a system means of national regeneration.
that perpetrated the slave mentality. Hence, on
24th October 1884, they collectively founded The Deccan Educational Society, now
the Deccan Education Society, with the shared popularly known as DES, consists of 57
mission of reversing the then-existing scenario educational institutions across Pune, Mumbai,
and giving rise to a progressive mindset among Sangli, Satara, and Wai, which are centers of
the people across the country. Significant quality education at the primary, secondary,
advancements in higher education were made and higher secondary levels, as well as colleges
possible thanks to the Deccan Education with various domains.
Society, as it synthesized traditional and
modern ideas with a concentration on mass
education.
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