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History


Arya Samaj

Swami Dayanand established the Arya Samaj in 1875. Arya Samaj is not a cult or faith, it is a reformation movement founded by Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati to manifest the vedic precept of Krinvanto Vishwam Aryam (Be noble and make the world better).

DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi

DAV College Managing Committee is the largest non-government organization in the field of education in India today. It was established on 31st January 1886. It has a glorious past seeped into the history of India, our great nation. DAVCMC runs and manages over 700 educational institutions comprising of public schools, grants-in-aid schools, colleges, institutes of professional education and research institutions. Trusted by both, public as well as private sector. It covers broadly the entire spectrum of educational activity in the country. The foundation stone of DAV University Jalandar was laid on October 22, 2010 and it is destined to be the Nalanda of Modern India.

 Dayanand Institutions at Solapur

·         Damani Bhairuratan Fatehchand Dayanand college of Arts & Science, Solapur (1940)

·         D.A.V. Velankar college of commerce, Solapur (1952)

·         Damani Premratan  Bhairuratan Dayanand College of  Education, Solapur (1955)

·         Damani Gopabai Bhairuratan  Dayanand Law College, Solapur (1964)

·         Rambhau Joshi High school, Karkamb, Tal. Pandharpur, Dist:  Solapur (1954)

·         Dayanand   Kashinath  Asawa High school, Solapur (1959)

·         Dayanand Model School, Solapur (1981)

 

The college has been recognized as College with Potential for Excellence [CPE] by the UGC, New Delhi.

 

Mission of the College

  • To Inculcate the Universal Human Values of Education as initiated by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati and Arya Samaj.

  • To combine Traditional values with Modern Education so as to preserve our Heritage and move ahead with times.

  • To promote and encourage the study of Literature, Social Sciences, and Basic Sciences.

  • To preserve and promote study of languages like Vedic Sanskrit and dying scripts like Modi, Brahmi, etc.

Administration

A galaxy of visionary, meritorious and dedicated Principals cum Local Secretary’s contributed to the growth and glory of Dayanand College of Arts & Science, Solapur. Dr. G.L. Datta, was the founder Principal, who served the college from 1940 to 1943. Suraj Bhan 1943 to 1946, Shriram Sharma, 1946 to 1960, Bhagwan Das, 1960 to 1965, J.N. Dudeja 1965 to 1972, C.L. Arora, 1972 to 1977, Dev Raj Gupta 1977 to 1983. From 1983 onwards Principals and Local Secretary Posts were separated. Prin. Dev Raj Gupta continued as Local Secretary from 1983 to 2008 and as principals- Dr. N.G. Zunjurwad 1983 to 1992, Dr. M.K. Zambre 1993 to 1998 and Dr. N.S. Dhayagude 1998 to 2008. From November 2008, Dr. S.K.Vadagbalkar is Incharge Principal. Since October 2008, Dr.Satish  K. Kapoor, Ex British Council scholar and eminent Historian, is the Local Secretary of Dayanand Institutions, Solapur.

Infrastructure

The college is located on a beautiful and spacious campus of 63 acres of land with specious buildings that include class   rooms, various departments, laboratories, a Central library, 2 hostels, badminton hall cum auditorium, bank, dispensary, post office, canteen, and an open-air theatre with a capacity to accommodate five thousand students, a vast  playground   with a stadium to accommodate three hundred students and a tennis-court. Under   the aegis of Arya Samaj, the Dharmashiksha education is offered to inculcate moral values and integrity in students. In concurrence with the noble aims and objectives of Dayanand Institutions, Havana and Prayers are conducted in the Hostels and campus.

The college library is one of the biggest and oldest in the University area. It maintains a growing collection of reference books, periodicals, journals, encyclopaedias and the CD /VCD’s collection along with Internet and Xerox facilities, for students, teachers, scholars and experts in arts, science and social services. The computer laboratory of the college with its internet connectivity has been of immense use for the academic and the administrative staff.

Visits of Eminent Persons

  • Dr. S. Radhakrishnan – President of India.

  • Dr. C.D Deshmukh – Cabinet Finance Minister        

  • Shri. Sushilkumar Shinde –Cabinet Minister(Energy),Governor(A.P.)

  • Shri. Y.B.Chavan- Chief minister,(M.S.), Dy. Prime Minister-India

  • Shri. Yadunath Sarkar-Historian

  • Shri. G.L.Dutta- Founder principal, Vice Chancellor

  • Shri. Lala Surajbhan- Former principal, Vice Chancellor

  • Shri. Meherchand Mahajan- Secretary, DAV managing committee, New Delhi.

  • Shri. M.S.Jamdar – Judge, Mumbai High Court

  • Shri. Ved Vyasji – President DAV Managing Committee, New Delhi

  • Dr. Y.M. Pathan – Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada Vidyapith, Aurangabad

  • Dr. V.S.Chitre- Director, Gokhale Institute of Economics & Politics, Pune

  • Dr. Y.D.Phadake- President, Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad, Mumbai

  • Shri. G.P.Chopra- President, DAV Managing Committee, New Delhi

  • Shri. Yashdev Shalya- Philosopher

  • Shri. Mangesh Padgaonkar - Well known Marathi poet

  • Dr. Rameshchandra Shah - Noted Hindi Scholar- Bhopal

  • Shri. Maruti Chittampalli- President All India Marathi Sahitya Parishad.

  • Shri Ashok Jain- Editor, Maharashtra Times/ Times of India

  • Dr. V.V.J.Sarma- President, AHI, Vishakhapattanam.

  • Dr. Dhanagare- Vice Chanceller, Shivaji University,Kolhapur.

  • Dr. Waghmare- Vice Chanceller Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada Vidyapith, Aurangabad

  • Dr.Rajendra Sinh Rana- Megassesse Awardee, Environmentalist,

  • Dr. Tendulkar Mangesh- Cartoonist, Social worker, Mumbai

  • Shri. Mokashi Kiran, Nath Madhav and Mrs. Deshpande vibha- Director,Lead actor-actress of Marathi Oscar  nominated and National awardee film ‘ Harishchandrachi Factory’

  • Dr.Swami Iresh- Vice Chancellor, Solapur University, Solapur

  • Dr.Bandgar B.P.- Vice Chancellor, Solapur University, Solapur

  • Dr. Kulkarni K.M.  Director, Higher and Technical Education, Maharashtra State

  • Dr. Kirdak – Director, Higher and Technical Education, Maharashtra State

  • Shri. Mhamane G. – Director, Higher Secondary Education, Maharashtra State

 

 

 

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