If the purpose of life of the educated is only to work, eat and sleep, Then I think the future of education is at a dangerous turn.
– Vinayak Deokar (Founder President)
Mahatma Gandhi School
Enabling the future of socially challenged children
Founded on June 14, 2014, by Vinayak Deokar, Mahatma Gandhi School stands as a beacon of hope and transformation in the heart of Pune. This free and supportive English medium school has dedicated itself to the education and upliftment of 475 orphans and children from some of the most marginalized sections of society, including children of prisoners, sex workers, daily wagers, domestic workers, and single mothers residing in the slums of and around Yerwada.
Creating Change: The Impact We Make
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A Decade of Dedication and Effort
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Dedicated Educators and Mentors
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Families Transformed
Founders Journey
The Story Behind Our Mission
Vinayak Ganpat Deokar was abandoned on the steps of Navrange Anathalay (Pandharpur, Maharashtra) by his biological parents at the age of 3 months. He was adopted by an elderly couple who worked at a quarry and dug out stone to earn a living. When he was 16, Vinayak lost his adoptive father to old age, and adoptive mother to Mouth Cancer at the age of 25.
Flunking 10th class board examinations and getting married soon after, changed the course of his life and compelled him to wait tables at a small restaurant and sell lottery tickets to fend for his family. A father of three, Vinayak was diagnosed with a cardiac disease in 2001. Blown and devastated on learning about his condition, it certainly felt like the end of the world to him. A few days later…
