Balmohan Vidyamandir

School in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Balmohan Vidyamandir बालमोहन विद्यामंदिर
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

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.

Notable alumni

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
Mithilesh Patankar. YouTuber