Balmohan Vidyamandir was founded on 3 June 1940 by Late Shri. S.D.Rege alias “Dada” as he was fondly known amongst his students, parents and the community, was a teacher par excellence. The School was named “Balmohan Vidyamandir”. “Balmohan” being coined from the names of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and “Vidyamandir” meaning a temple of learning. Today, the name “Balmohan Vidyamandir” is synonymous with being the leading cultural and educational hub of the State of Maharashtra, India.
| Balmohan Vidyamandir बालमोहन विद्यामंदिर | |
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| Address | |
Dr. M. B. Raut Road, Shivaji Park Dadar (West) Mumbai , Maharashtra 400028 India | |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Private |
| Founder | Shri. S. D. Rege alias Dadasaheb Rege |
| Director | Guruprasad Rege |
| Classes offered | Nursery to Std X |
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Notable alumni include:
- Lt. Dilip Hemchandra Gupte, Indian Army, Date of Martyrdom : 11 October 1965, India-Pakistan War
- Lt. Prakash Narayan Kotnis, Indian Army, Date of Martyrdom : 15 September 1965, India-Pakistan War
- Uddhav Thackeray, Former Chief Minister, Maharashtra, Former Shiv Sena Chief
- Jayant Patil, Cabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra
- Raj Thackeray, Politician, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief
- Poonam Mahajan, Politician, Member of Lok Sabha
- Sunil Rane, Politician, Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Shirish Madhukarrao Chaudhari, Politician, Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Hemant Gokhale, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Ranjana Desai, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale, Judicial Member of Lokpal Committee, Former Chief Justice, High Court, Allahabad
- Neela Satyanarayanan, Retd. IAS, First Woman State Election Commissioner (SEC) of Maharashtra
- Smita Dolas Somane, IRS, Commissioner Customs GST
- Veeren Kamat, Group Captain, Indian Air Force
- Captain Paresh Kowli, Indian Navy
- Aniruddha B. Pandit, Vice Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
- Asha Bhosle, Singer - Padma Vibhushan in 2008
- Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Singer and Music Director - Padma Shri in 2009
- Usha Mangeshkar, Singer - Maharashtra Ratna Award in 2011
- Meena Khadikar, Singer
- Shridhar Phadke, Singer and Music Director
- Padmaja Phenany Joglekar, Singer - Padma Shri in 2001
- Manohar Hardikar, Indian Test Cricketer
- Sandeep Patil, Indian Test Cricketer
- Raju Kulkarni Indian Test Cricketer
- Pravin Thipsay, International Chess Grandmaster - Arjuna Award in 1984
- Jay Kowli, Secretary-General, Boxing Federation of India - ‘Pillar of Hindustani Society' Award in 2007
- Nitin Kannamwar, International Tennis Referee, the first Indian Line Umpire for Men's and Ladies Wimbledon finals.
- Sonali Vishnu Shingate, International Kabaddi player
- Dinesh Thakur, Mathematician
- Shashi Prabhu, Architect
- Sandeep Shikre, Architect
- Sucheta Bhide Chapekar, Bharatnatyam Guru & Choreographer
- Phulwa Khamkar, Choreographer
- Om Raut, Director - Maharashtra State Award 2015
- Nanda (actress), Actor
- Amol Palekar, Director, Actor - National Award
- Vijay Kenkre, Actor - Recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1974 and the Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar in 2008
- Ajit Bhure, Actor, Producer, Director
- Arun Khopkar, Film-maker, Writer - National Award for the best book on cinema "Guru Dutt"
- Smita Talwalkar, Producer, Actor - National Award in 1989 and 1998
- Anant Jog, Actor
- Sachin Khedekar Theatre, Television, and Film Actor
- Atul Parchure, Actor - 6 times gold medalist of Maharashtra State Best Actor Award in Professional Play category
- Sukanya Kulkarni Mone Theatre, Television, and Film Actor
- Priya Bapat, Actor - Maharashtra State Award 2014 for Best Acting
- Spruha Joshi, Actor, Anchor, Poet
- Pooja Sawant, Actor
- Suchitra Bandekar, Actor
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