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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Mahadeo Ballal Namjoshi |
Vishnushastri Chiplunkar |
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar |
Deccan Education Society is graced by the vision and glory of the founding fathers : Father of Indian Unrest and an astute lawyer Lokmanya Shri. Bal Gangadhar Tilak ,the doyen of Marathi literature, Shri. Vishnushastri Chiplunkar and the great social reformers Shri. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and Shri. Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi. These young visionaries with nerves of steel and an unwavering commitment towards the Indian masses, came together to give the people of India an educational Institute and the dream of a better future.
The first step towards igniting the flame of knowledge and awakening the populace, was laying the foundation of the revolution called Deccan Education Society on the 24th October, 1884, which was also the auspicious day of Vijaya Dashami or Dashehra. Within less than three months, the Ferguson College was started on the 2nd of January, 1885.
Admired by Mahatma Gandhi in 1935 in the glorious words, "Who can fail to be enthused over the noble record of service rendered by the D.E.Society to the cause of education?", the DES has a proud list of past teachers in the form of Lokmanya Tilak, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, Gopal Krishna Gokhle, Maharshi Dhonde Keshav Karve-Bharat Ratna, Prof. V.S. Apte, and Prof. Wrangler.
The seed sown by the Fore Fathers has now metamorphasized into the Tree of Wisdom with branches spreading into every sphere of education. In pace with the demands of the modern day society, DES has established Institutions catering to every stage of education- from pre-primary to Post-graduate level.
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