DECCAN EDUCATION SOCIETY
Deccan Education Society (DES) was established in 1884 by Loakmanya
Tilak, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar , Vishnushastri Chipalunkar, Madhavrao
Namjoshi. The real impetus for its growth and development was given by
Gopal Krishna Gokhale , doyen of Indian political movement in early
decades of twentieth century and a political guru of Mahatma Gandhi.
FOUNDERS OF DECCAN EDUCATION SOCIETY
Vishnushastri Chipalunkar
Loakmanya Tilak
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Madhavrao Namjoshi
In famous words of Gokhale - "The principle moral interest of this
institution is in the fact that it represents an idea and embodies an
ideal. The idea is that Indians of the present day can bind themselves
together, and putting aside all thoughts and wordly interests , work for
a secular purpose , with zeal and enthusiasm which we generally find in
the sphere of religion alone. The ideal is the ideal of self-help, that
we may learn slowly but steadily to rely less and less upon others,
while willing to bear our burdens, and more and more on ourselves."
The D. E. Society adopted a democratic structure that allows teachers
participate in academic and administrative matters. It has become a
model for teacher managed institutions of Maharashtra and symbolizes
people's own initiative in spreading education as a means of national
regeneration. One of the main goals of the D. E. Society is to make
education available to all sections of the social strata by making it
inexpensive and affordable. The selfless work of our founding fathers
always attracted philanthropists, who contribute sonorously for the
provision of infrastructural facilities to students.
2. SOME MAJOR INSTITUTIONS OF D. E. SOCIETY :
1)Fergusson College , Pune : 1884
2) Willingdon College, Sangli : 1919
3) Brihan Maharashtra College of commerce , Pune : 1943
4) Kirti M.Doongursee College, Mumbai : 1954
5) Chintamanrao College of Commerce, Sangli : 1960
6) Institute of Management Development & Research , Pune : 1974
7) Technical Institute , Pune : 1937
8) Institute of Applied Research and Development in Agriculture , Sangli
: 1982
9) Jagannath Rathi Vocational Guidance & Training Institute , Pune :
1987
10) Resolve (Information Technology & Robotics), Pune : 1998
Deccan Education Society, Pune : Governing Body
01. Dr. Ajit Vasudeo Patwardhan - Chairman
02. Shri. Vikas Ramkrishna Kakatkar - Vice-Chairman
03. Shri. Kiran Dattatraya Shaligram - Member
04. Shri. Mahesh Anant Athavale - Member
05. Shri. Nimbalkar Ram Udaysinh - Member
06. Dr. Shrikrishna Nilkanth Kanetkar - Secretary, DES
07. Dr. Ravindrasingh Govindsingh Pardeshi - Member
08. Shri. Anand Bhalchandra Bhide - Secretary, GB