PARENT INSTITUTION
Padmashali Shikshan Sanstha
Padmashali Shikshan Sanstha was
established on 9th November,
1912 by the patrons of the Padmashali
community. It is one of the largest and
leading institutions in Solapur which
constitutes 16 Schools, 04 Junior
Colleges, 01 Night College (Junior) and
01 Senior College. It caters to the
needs of 15 thousand students every year
through the twenty two branches. The
students are basically from migrated
families, minorities and the
economically deprived section of the
society. The institution successfully
celebrated its Centenary in 2012.
Patrons of this community, by their
selfless service and dedication towards
education, carved the future of many
students under the banner of Padmashali
Shikshan Sanstha.
The Padmashalis: Telugu
Linguistic Society of Weavers
Padmashali Vinakar Samaj migrated to
Solapur from Nizam’s protectorates in
Telangana during the 1840s. They started
with practicing handloom textile
industry. On account of their expertise
in arts and crafts, hard work and
devotion, they established themselves in
this traditional profession. Currently,
the Solapur brand of Jacquard Chaddars
and Turkish Towels made by power-loom
textile industry has been achieving high
recognition in the world market.
Establishment of
Padmashali Shikshan Sanstha: 1912
In the 19th century,
Padmashali Vinakar Samaj migrated to
Solapur from Andhra-Telangana region and
established this institution. Patrons of
this community Vithoba Vaddepalli,
Somanna Tati, Tippanna Channa, Tukaram
Kanna, Vithoba Shapur, Hanumant Palli,
Ramayya Mamadyal, Siddramappa Sarangi
took the lead in establishing Padmashali
Shikshan Sanstha. In the beginning,
Vithoba Vaddepalli constructed the
building from his own expenses and
offered it to the institution which came
to be known as ‘Vaddepalli Building’.
Later Shri. Siddramappa Sarangi expanded
the same building in 1929. Shortly the
building was entitled as ‘Padmashali
Building’. They started libraries,
adult education, night schools, Telugu
language classes etc. in the beginning.
Such humble movement in the spread of
education became the sacred source of
inspiration for Padmashali Shikshan
Sanstha.
The
Telugu-speaking students, especially
from the Eastern part of Solapur, did
not have access to education.
Recognizing this, the then President of
Padmashali Education Society Shri.
Mallayya Chilka, Secretary Shri. Tukaram
Kanna, Shri. Vithoba Vaddepalli and Shri.
Mallaya Palli started schools for
Telugu-speaking students. They began
sowing the seeds of education in the
society with the objective of empowering
the poor and needy. During this time,
Siddramappa Kuchan and Narayanrao Kuchan
donated fifteen thousand rupees to start
the school. This school later founded in
1943, is known as Kuchan High School.
The Renaissance of the
Institution:
During the 1980s and 1990s, President
Dr. Poornachandrarao Punjal, Shri.
Mahesh Kothe, Shri. Dinesh Yannam, Prof.
Vilas Bet, Prof. Shiniwas Kondi,
Secretary Shri. Dashrath Gop endeavored
to maintain the educational standard of
the institution. In 1990, Ramchadrapant
Burla offered his own building to start
a school and a college which came to be
known as Anusayabai Ramchandra Burla
Mahila Mahavidyalaya and Ramavvabai
Burla Primary school.
Some of the schools such as B. M. Pulli
Kanya Prashala, Narayanrao Kuchan
Primary School, Shriram English Medium
School have been offering quality
education.
Centennial Celebrations:
Padmashali Shikshan Sanstha has
successfully completed the century long
march on a difficult path, with a sense
of commitment and devotion to the task
of expanding access to education.
Currently, the institution endows
education and caters to the needs of
culturally and linguistically diverse
students. It concentrates on the
empowerment of minority families,
economically weaker community and to
those who do not have access to
education.
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