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V. T. PATIL
V. T. Patil was education reformist, politician and social worker from Kolhapur. He was founder and 1st Chairman of Tararani Vidyapeeth, Kolhapur and Member of Parliament- Kolhapur (Lok Sabha constituency)
in 1962-1967. Lawyer by profession, but mainly worked for Society to upgrade them by providing Educational facilities. Especially, he made valuable efforts for Women Empowernment by opening the doors of education to them by establishing different education institutes in Western part of Maharashtra, India.
in 1930 and after that his closeness with Chhatrapati went on increasing. He founded a trust named as Prince Shivaji Educational trust later named as Tararani Vidyapeeth.http://www.tvjce.com/institute.htm Late V.T.Patil made an remarkable indulence in educational, social and political work which he earned a big reputation in the public life of Kolhapur.
Great social reformers like Mahatma Phule, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and Annasaheb Karve, V.T.Patil also promoted education among women mostly in Western part of Maharashtra
. He used to say that if one women of family becomes educated his whole family becomes educated and cultured. Keeping this view in mind V.T.Patil established the Tararani Vidyapeeth for girls in Kolhapur in 1945.
Tararani Vidyapeeth, Kolhapur, came into existence on the Republic Day of 1953. Its founder member was V.T.Patil, who had ambitions before him of establishing an institution for the education of girls, particularly those belonging to the non-advanced classes. The Vidyapeeth (University) is named after Chhatrapati Maharani Tara Bai, the daughter-in-law of Shivaji Maharaj who founded the State of Kolhapur in 17th Century. Though the Vidyapeeth itself was inaugurated in 1953, its beginnings were made much earlier, namely in 1945, when a free middle school for girls, Tara Rani Vidya Mandir, was started in Kolhapur. In the first year of its existence it taught standards I to III and had on its register 39 girls only. It is out of this humble beginning that the Tara Rani Vidyapeeth of today has emerged into a leading education provider in Western Maharashtra state of India.http://www.tvjce.com/institute.htm
In order to provide up-to-date facilities for women's education the independent organization of the Tara Rani Vidyapeeth Trust was established. It is entrusted with executive work and consisted of 12 members in 1958 of which V.T.Patil was Chairman.
The Vidyapeeth today has five institutions working under its aegis, namely, (1) Usha Raje (Multi-purpose) High School; (2) Primary Teachers Training College for Women (D.Ed collge); (3) a Primary school; (4) a pre-primary school (Bal bhavan); (5) a women's welfare centre. It also conducts Tara Rani Mahila Vasatigriha (Hostel).http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/KOLHAPUR/voluntary_edu.html
Tararani Vidyapeeth is one of reputed educational institute in kolhapur city under the management committee of Tararani Vidyapeeth. It is famously known as shadow SNDT University of Pune. Today Tararani Vidyapeeth educates thousands of girls from standard 1st to Graduation level.Now ,there are approximately 3000 girls studying in this school.Taraani Vidyapeeth is one of the best institute in whole Maharashtra,which gives chance to every girl to prove her talent and capability.Not only the studying is focused,but also many other activities like sports-(volleyball,foot-ball,kho-kho,running,high jump,long jump hockey),music,drawing and painting and much more activities are included in this school.It is really a multipurpose school!
One day, Chhatrapati Rajaram maharaj said to his trusted people in the palace that, “ If anybody sets up the proper memorial of Tararani because of whom I am the Chhatrapati here , “I am prepared to surrender half portion of my princely state to him”. V.T. Patil remembered these words and instead of desiring the half portion of Chhatrapati’s estate he surrendered his own property to the trust and established the educational institution in the name of Tararani the Founder of Kolhapur State. Similar is the case of the Tararani Vidyapeeth where thousands of girls received higher education and some of them have attained the very high position in the public life and in other areas. In the beginning he founded a primary school named as Tararani Vidyamandir. To start with, there were only 22 girls studying in the primary and pre-primary school, but later on the number of Girls student reached thousand.http://www.tvjce.com/index.html
The education Society established in 1943 was registered as prince Shivaji education society and it is this society which started the Tararani Vidyamandir. Both Tararani Vidyamandir and Usharaje High School were established in 1945 and in 1951 he established D.Ed. College and in 1961 he started Kirti College at Kolhapur, Shivaji College at Gadhinglaj and in 1984 he started Kamala College in Kolhapur.
The motto of Tararani Vidyapeeth is to create Holly and Beautiful atmosphere for education. Therefore, V.T.Patil had very high expectations from his educational institution and he always kept this view in mind in developing his institution in different directions for upliftment of society.
Shri. V. T. Patil, the President of Tararani Vidyapeeth, is the founding father of Shivraj College of Arts & Commerce. The objectives before him were to provide higher educational facilities to the educationally backward areas of Gadhinglaj, Ajara and Chandgad. Shivraj college was inaugurated at the hands of Balasaheb Desai
then Minister of Education, Government of Maharashtra at Maharani Radhabai High school, Gadhinglaj on June, 26 th 1964.
In 1967 Shri. V. T. Patil and Dr. S. S. Ghali approached the concerned farmers and appealed them to give away their land for the academic infrastructure. The concerned farmers agreed to transfer their land to Shivraj College with just a token amount. Their solemn sacrifice is beyond the level of verbal expression. Which today laid the foundation of Education in Rural part of Kolhapur,India.http://www.shivraj.edu.in/history.html
2. Shri Mouni Vidyapeeth, Gargoti in Kolhapur District India.
Shri Mouni Vidyapeeth was established in the year 1951 with inspiration from Mouni Maharaj who was Guru of Shivaji Maharaj. This time main mentor of Mouni Math was Kshatrajagat Guru Benadikar Patil. The motto of this eductional institute was, "Rural reconstruction through education and education through rural reconstruction." Its main founders where, Late V. T. Patil & great educationist Padmbhushan Dr. J. P. Naik. Through the contribution of these two great leaders and local people Shri. Mouni Vidyapeeth was established in rural area of Kolhapur,India.http://www.smvicregargoti.org/html/shrimounividyapeeth.htm
At present under the umbrella of Shri Mouni Vidyapeeth there are 19 different educational institutes, 10 boy's & girl's hostels, one grand play ground, gymnasium, over 40 staff quarters, guest house, an auditorium wit11 reading halls etc. Are spread over more than 65 acres (263,045.9 m²) of land cushioned in between hills on both sides while river vedganga on other two sides. A fully residential naturally picturesque campus breath education round the clock and is well renounced all over India.
in year 1962 as a Candidate of Indian National Congress
.http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/10266226 He was one of pioneer INC member who led the srtong foundation for Congress party in entire Western Maharashtra. As a MP he made valuable contribution for educational development and women empowerment. He was instrumental in establishing Shivaji University
and establishing other such Educational and Co-operative institutes along with Balasaheb Desai
, Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, Appasaheb Pawar, Ratnappa Kumbhar, Gulabrao Patil
and other such leaders.
V. T. Patil was education reformist, politician and social worker from Kolhapur. He was founder and 1st Chairman of Tararani Vidyapeeth, Kolhapur and Member of Parliament- Kolhapur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kolhapur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India.-Assembly segments:...
in 1962-1967. Lawyer by profession, but mainly worked for Society to upgrade them by providing Educational facilities. Especially, he made valuable efforts for Women Empowernment by opening the doors of education to them by establishing different education institutes in Western part of Maharashtra, India.
Early days
In 1930, V.T.Patil started his legal practice in Kolhapur. But later involved in social life after coming in touch with Kshatrajagat Guru Benadikar Patil. V.T.Patil met Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj, who was Son of Shahu MaharajShahu Maharaj
Shahu IV was the first Maharaja of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur between 1894 and 1922...
in 1930 and after that his closeness with Chhatrapati went on increasing. He founded a trust named as Prince Shivaji Educational trust later named as Tararani Vidyapeeth.http://www.tvjce.com/institute.htm Late V.T.Patil made an remarkable indulence in educational, social and political work which he earned a big reputation in the public life of Kolhapur.
Great social reformers like Mahatma Phule, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and Annasaheb Karve, V.T.Patil also promoted education among women mostly in Western part of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. He used to say that if one women of family becomes educated his whole family becomes educated and cultured. Keeping this view in mind V.T.Patil established the Tararani Vidyapeeth for girls in Kolhapur in 1945.
Establishment of Tararani Vidyapeeth
SNDT of KolhapurTararani Vidyapeeth, Kolhapur, came into existence on the Republic Day of 1953. Its founder member was V.T.Patil, who had ambitions before him of establishing an institution for the education of girls, particularly those belonging to the non-advanced classes. The Vidyapeeth (University) is named after Chhatrapati Maharani Tara Bai, the daughter-in-law of Shivaji Maharaj who founded the State of Kolhapur in 17th Century. Though the Vidyapeeth itself was inaugurated in 1953, its beginnings were made much earlier, namely in 1945, when a free middle school for girls, Tara Rani Vidya Mandir, was started in Kolhapur. In the first year of its existence it taught standards I to III and had on its register 39 girls only. It is out of this humble beginning that the Tara Rani Vidyapeeth of today has emerged into a leading education provider in Western Maharashtra state of India.http://www.tvjce.com/institute.htm
In order to provide up-to-date facilities for women's education the independent organization of the Tara Rani Vidyapeeth Trust was established. It is entrusted with executive work and consisted of 12 members in 1958 of which V.T.Patil was Chairman.
The Vidyapeeth today has five institutions working under its aegis, namely, (1) Usha Raje (Multi-purpose) High School; (2) Primary Teachers Training College for Women (D.Ed collge); (3) a Primary school; (4) a pre-primary school (Bal bhavan); (5) a women's welfare centre. It also conducts Tara Rani Mahila Vasatigriha (Hostel).http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/KOLHAPUR/voluntary_edu.html
Tararani Vidyapeeth is one of reputed educational institute in kolhapur city under the management committee of Tararani Vidyapeeth. It is famously known as shadow SNDT University of Pune. Today Tararani Vidyapeeth educates thousands of girls from standard 1st to Graduation level.Now ,there are approximately 3000 girls studying in this school.Taraani Vidyapeeth is one of the best institute in whole Maharashtra,which gives chance to every girl to prove her talent and capability.Not only the studying is focused,but also many other activities like sports-(volleyball,foot-ball,kho-kho,running,high jump,long jump hockey),music,drawing and painting and much more activities are included in this school.It is really a multipurpose school!
One day, Chhatrapati Rajaram maharaj said to his trusted people in the palace that, “ If anybody sets up the proper memorial of Tararani because of whom I am the Chhatrapati here , “I am prepared to surrender half portion of my princely state to him”. V.T. Patil remembered these words and instead of desiring the half portion of Chhatrapati’s estate he surrendered his own property to the trust and established the educational institution in the name of Tararani the Founder of Kolhapur State. Similar is the case of the Tararani Vidyapeeth where thousands of girls received higher education and some of them have attained the very high position in the public life and in other areas. In the beginning he founded a primary school named as Tararani Vidyamandir. To start with, there were only 22 girls studying in the primary and pre-primary school, but later on the number of Girls student reached thousand.http://www.tvjce.com/index.html
The education Society established in 1943 was registered as prince Shivaji education society and it is this society which started the Tararani Vidyamandir. Both Tararani Vidyamandir and Usharaje High School were established in 1945 and in 1951 he established D.Ed. College and in 1961 he started Kirti College at Kolhapur, Shivaji College at Gadhinglaj and in 1984 he started Kamala College in Kolhapur.
The motto of Tararani Vidyapeeth is to create Holly and Beautiful atmosphere for education. Therefore, V.T.Patil had very high expectations from his educational institution and he always kept this view in mind in developing his institution in different directions for upliftment of society.
Key Role in Developing Rural Education
1. Shivraj College, Gadhinglaj in Kolhapur District India.Shri. V. T. Patil, the President of Tararani Vidyapeeth, is the founding father of Shivraj College of Arts & Commerce. The objectives before him were to provide higher educational facilities to the educationally backward areas of Gadhinglaj, Ajara and Chandgad. Shivraj college was inaugurated at the hands of Balasaheb Desai
Balasaheb Desai
Balasaheb Desai famously known as Loknete Balasaheb Desai . He was a leading politician and social worker from Maharashtra, India. He held important positions in Maharashtra State Government as Home Minister, Education Minister, Cultural Minister during initial formation of Maharashtra state...
then Minister of Education, Government of Maharashtra at Maharani Radhabai High school, Gadhinglaj on June, 26 th 1964.
In 1967 Shri. V. T. Patil and Dr. S. S. Ghali approached the concerned farmers and appealed them to give away their land for the academic infrastructure. The concerned farmers agreed to transfer their land to Shivraj College with just a token amount. Their solemn sacrifice is beyond the level of verbal expression. Which today laid the foundation of Education in Rural part of Kolhapur,India.http://www.shivraj.edu.in/history.html
2. Shri Mouni Vidyapeeth, Gargoti in Kolhapur District India.
Shri Mouni Vidyapeeth was established in the year 1951 with inspiration from Mouni Maharaj who was Guru of Shivaji Maharaj. This time main mentor of Mouni Math was Kshatrajagat Guru Benadikar Patil. The motto of this eductional institute was, "Rural reconstruction through education and education through rural reconstruction." Its main founders where, Late V. T. Patil & great educationist Padmbhushan Dr. J. P. Naik. Through the contribution of these two great leaders and local people Shri. Mouni Vidyapeeth was established in rural area of Kolhapur,India.http://www.smvicregargoti.org/html/shrimounividyapeeth.htm
At present under the umbrella of Shri Mouni Vidyapeeth there are 19 different educational institutes, 10 boy's & girl's hostels, one grand play ground, gymnasium, over 40 staff quarters, guest house, an auditorium wit11 reading halls etc. Are spread over more than 65 acres (263,045.9 m²) of land cushioned in between hills on both sides while river vedganga on other two sides. A fully residential naturally picturesque campus breath education round the clock and is well renounced all over India.
Member of Parliament
V.T.Patil was Member of Parliament- MP. He was elected for 3rd Loksabha seat from Kolhapur (Lok Sabha constituency)Kolhapur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India.-Assembly segments:...
in year 1962 as a Candidate of Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
.http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/10266226 He was one of pioneer INC member who led the srtong foundation for Congress party in entire Western Maharashtra. As a MP he made valuable contribution for educational development and women empowerment. He was instrumental in establishing Shivaji University
Shivaji University
Shivaji University , established in 1962, is located in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. The University is named after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha Empire. It was inaugurated on 18 November 1962 by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the then President of India. Yashwantrao Chavan and...
and establishing other such Educational and Co-operative institutes along with Balasaheb Desai
Balasaheb Desai
Balasaheb Desai famously known as Loknete Balasaheb Desai . He was a leading politician and social worker from Maharashtra, India. He held important positions in Maharashtra State Government as Home Minister, Education Minister, Cultural Minister during initial formation of Maharashtra state...
, Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, Appasaheb Pawar, Ratnappa Kumbhar, Gulabrao Patil
Gulabrao Patil
Gulabrao Patil was a Co-operative Leader, Member of Parliament -Rajya Sabha India from 1966–1978, an Member of the Legislative Council of Maharashtra 1983-87 and President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee 1981-82.Famous quote: Power without Prestige, is a Gun without ...
and other such leaders.