Mr. Bhagwan Keni
Profesion: Builders and developers, Education field.

Since how many years you are in these field of education?
Since 1995 I have been in the field. The Bhavika Vidya Prasarak Mandal was formed then.

How did the idea if Starting an educational trust come to your mind ?
The inspiriation was my struggle in attaining education as I had to travel 2 hrs for walking in order to get my education. What I faced my other students shouldn't face. Besides Admission has always been a problem that is why for convinience sake of the people I started this education

What were the problem you faced at the beginning?
People quetioned the efficiency besides, I had people asking me questions like 'Do you know what school is?' and how's your school business going on.

Could you tell something about the School?
The school has two mediums English and Marathi with calsses from Jr Kg to standard Tenth with 1300 students . The school has 30 rooms on 1800 sq.ftarea and a totalstaff of 50 members. The school premises is on Parsik Road, Near Jm Factory, Vighnahar Co-op Hsg Society, Kalwa, Thane.

What are your future plans for the mandals?
I am intended to start Arts, commerce, Polytechnic, B.Ed, Medical College besides starting an home for aged people.

What are you doing in that directions?
We are looking for an 10 acre nearby for starting all this and we our work is in progress for the Arts, Commerce college.

What are the conditions of getting admissions in the school?
As far as English medium is concerned parents should be atleast matricualated while there aren't any condition for marathi medium.

What are the others activities taking place in the school?
All Hindu festivals like Gokulashtami, Holi, Diwali etc is celebrated with great enthusiasm. Annual gatherings are held. Compititions like drawing painting etc are also held.

What equipments are there in the school?
The School is well equiped with a science laboratory, Library, Computer room etc.

What about sports?
We do have provision of sports facilities for studnts and also have a sports day every year.

How is the School progressing?
Oh! its great .Although its just the 5th year we have an overwhelming response from the students coming from near by areas. In 1999 we had the first S.S.C batch and the Marathi medium had a 100% result.

What are the things that go in the making of a good school?
The efforts of the teachers, family backing, of course the making of good students is all that goes in making of a good school.

As told to Thaneweb.com