Bhartiya Bauddha Dnyanalankar Shikshan Sanstha, Mulawa
Registration No: F 227(Yeotmal)
Date of Registration: 20" February 1967
Introduction:
Bhartiya Bauddha Dnyanalankar Shikshan Sanstha, Mulawa (est. 1967) is an educational institution aims to provide quality educational facilities for the poor students in this region. It is founded by Ven. Bhante Dhammasevak Mahathero, a Buddhist monk who observed the need of education for the most backward people in this rural area. Institution aims to start the school and colleges to provide not only education but also moral values, good character which will lead him
to a responsible citizen of India. So, the institution started its first school named as Saddhamma Primary School & High School along with Saddhamma Junior College of Arts, Samyak Drushti High School & Junior- college of Science. In 1993, to provide an education at undergraduate level, it has started Milind Mahavidyalaya, Mulawa as a senior college affiliated to Sant Gadge Baba AmravatiUniversity, Amravati.
The institution also aims to open girls and boys hostel to cater them the facilities of lodging and boarding without taking a rupee from them. Most of the students belong to below poverty level families. The parents were unable to fulfill the fees of lodging and boarding of the
hostel. Many girls and boys left their education due to lack of fees, so Ven. Bhanteji contemplated over the problem and started two hostels in the name of great social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Boys Hostel and Savitribai Phule Girls Hostel providing lodging and
boarding facilities respectively to the boys and girls from the por families. Institution nevertakes any type of fees or donation for lodging and boarding from the students. In this way, poor girls and boys take education with self-respect and confidence.
One of the important objectives of the institution is to open a de-addiction center for those who were the addicts of alcohol and tobacco in the society. It also undertakes the programlike annihilation of superstition, castism, illiteacy, gender discrimination and to work for the promotion of adult education which is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self-educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, orvalues.
This institution is continuously working for the welfare and upliftment of the most neglected part of the society without boasting and expecting any special grant or help from the government or non-government agencies. It also supports and works for the development of the minorities in the society. Our institution gets the Buddhist minority status by the department of minority development, government ofMaharashtra dated on 15 of June 2009.
In short, to provide quality education to the neediest students of the society is one of the most important aims of the institution. At the same time, there are more objectives of the institution listed shortly below:
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To open and run Buddhist libraries in cities and villages.
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To build Buddhist Viharas to spread the teachings of Lord Gautam Buddha and Buddhism.
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To start a printing press for printing pamphlets, handbills, newspaper and monthly
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newletter.
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To build hostels for the stay of pilgrims.
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Toopen hospitals for the poor people
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To open and run Meditation Center for the people.
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" To start Shramner Training Center for the spread of Buddhist ideology and to make
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ideal man and women for the welfare of the society and nation.
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To promote Group Marriage lessen the expenditure over the marriage.
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To run a competitive Examination Guidance Centre for the youths in the society
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" To help people who were affected by the natural calamities or disasters such as
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earthquake, tsunami, floods, draughts, etc.
In this way, Bhartiya Bauddha Dnyanalankar Shikshan Sanstha is remarkable in several ways. It is continuously working for the welfare of the poor and backward people in the society by proving them various opportunities of education, knowledge, economic help, psychological support, self-respect, spiritual support with the help of meditation. About 60 teaching and non teaching employees are working in the institution. All the employees organize Akhil Bhartiya Bauddha Dhamma Parishad (All Indian Buddhist Conference) yearly since 2007. All the expenditure of the conference is donated only by the employees of the institution. It lasts for two days in the month of February. It's a unique characteristic of the employees which is continuously in progress since 17 years. Such type of socio economic help by the employees reminds the historical speech of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar delivered on 14.10.1956 at Deeksha Bhumi, Nagpur where he guides to the newly converted Buddhist people that you should not become self-centered, every educated man or woman should donate 20 percent part of their income for the welfare and development of the society.
Photocopies enclosed with:
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Registration Certificate of the institution
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Minority Certificate
