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Vidhatirth Vidyalaya - Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya, under the inspiration and blessings of Pujya Param Pujya Vijay Vallabhasuriswarji Maharaj Saheb, was established on the auspicious day of Monday, the 5th of the bright half of the month of Falgun, Vikram Samvat 1970, 02/03/1914, 100 years ago. Pujya Gurudev saw that proper educational facilities were not available in the small villages and towns of Gujarat. Students who passed with high marks and had a strong desire for higher education were coming to Mumbai for higher studies. Keeping this in mind, Pujya Gurudev inspired the establishment of Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya with the aim of providing facilities for higher education for the youth of our community.
Pujya Gurudev's mind was filled with the idea that higher education should not only be for intellectual development, but also for the all-round development of the seeker of knowledge. With this thought, Pujya Gurudev included the study of religious values along with higher practical education.
At the time of the establishment of the institution, three basic points were considered. Night meals were prohibited, non-vegetarian food was renounced, and religious studies were included along with Jain worship. With these points in mind, Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya was started in 1915 in a rented house with fifteen students. Today, it has grown into a banyan tree, with 12 branches in major cities of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, with hostels and girls' hostels with modern facilities for more than 1600 students.
To move forward in the field of education, the Vidyalaya has established a new trust called Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Education Foundation and started an MBA college in Vadodara.
To ensure that the youth of our community do not remain deprived of higher professional education due to financial reasons, an interest-free loan assistance scheme is in operation. Under this scheme, the Vidyalaya provides interest-free loans for higher education in India and abroad.
Encouragement to Jain literature and publication: (1) To encourage the publication of books on Jainism, Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Jinagam Trust has been established. This trust prepares Agam texts and the institution also publishes other books. The late Seth Shri Motichandbhai Kapadia, who was a supporter of the multi-faceted excellence of the institution, had the vision to publish a wealth of critical and research-oriented literature in simple and easy language. For this, the late Seth Shri Motichandbhai Kapadia started the work of editing the series and so far 9 books have been published. Also, Jain Gurjar Kaviyo, Part 1 to 10, and seven other books of the Shri Mohanlal Dalichand Desai (Collector and Editor) series, and two books published by Munishri Nandighosh Vijayji have been published. (2) To promote, propagate and encourage Jain literature, 23 Jain literary festivals have been organized at different places till date.
Branches of the Vidyalaya: | Establishment Year | Vidyalaya Branch and Phone No. | Email ID
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1925 | Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya, started in 1915 with 15 students, At present under redevelopment
Gowallia Tank, in the institution's building, Bhavnagar state, on 31/10/1925,
“Shri Vadi Lal Sarabhai Vidyarthigruh” |
1946 | Shri Bholabhai Jasingbhai Vidyarthigruh, opposite Paldi Bus Stand, Paldi, | ahmedabad@smiv.org
Ahmedabad-380006. Telephone: (079) 26579953, 26584352.
1947 | Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya | Shri Bharat Jain Vidyalaya
Agarakar Road, next to B.M.C. College, Pune-411004. | pune@smjv.org
Telephone: (020) 2551226.
1954 | Shri Laherchand Uttamchand Vidyarthigruh, R.V. Desai Road, Pratapnagar, | vadodara smiv.org
Vadodara-390004. Telephone: (0265) 2432468.
1964 | Shri Laherchand Uttamchand Vidyarthigan, near Panchayat Office, vidyanagar@smjv.org
Vallabh Vidyanagar-388120. Telephone: (02692) 230211.
1970 | Shri Manilal Durlabhji Vidyarthigruh, Hill Drive, Talaja Road, bhavnagar@smjv.org
Bhavnagar-364002. Telephone: (0278) 2563969.
1972 | Acharya Shri Vijay Vallabhasuriswarji Janmashtaabdi Vidyarthigruh andheri @smjv.org
Juhu Lane, Vasupujya Swami Mandir Marg, Andheri (West), Mumbai-400058. Telephone: (022) 26718641, 26 241457.