The Rao Bahadur S. V. Rajadhyaksha G. S. B. Foreign Education Society
has played a valuable role in helping the young men and women of the Goud Saraswat Brahmin Community taking higher education overseas. When the Society was founded 98 years ago, there were not many institutions dedicated solely to overseas education. The few that did exist worked largely to help their small communities to forge ahead, and that too, mostly in the educational sphere because of the political exigencies of the time. Good institutions that helped young men and women to proceed abroad for higher education were few and far between.
The society was one of such pioneering efforts of dedicated men of vision and foresight in the field of higher education abroad. The Silver Jubilee of the Society was celebrated in 1947 when Rt. Hon.ble Dr. M.R. Jayakar, p.c., M.A., LL.B. Presided over the function. The Golden Jubilee function was held on 30th April 1972 at Balvatsky Hall Mumbai. Hon’ble Shri V.S. Page, B.A.LL.B., Chairman Maharashtra State Legislative Council graced the occasion as Chief Guest and Shirt L.M. Nadkarni, I.C.S. presided over the function.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The of subscriptions and donations, and to advance pecuniary aid to deserving students of the Goud Saraswat Brahman Community (including all the Subsections, existing therein, viz., Shenvis, Shenvi Pakis, Pednekars, Kudaldeshkars, Bhalawalikars, Lotlikars or Dangis, Sasashtikars and Bardeshkars-including childern, born of inter-marriages between the said sub-sections proceeding to foreign countries for:) (a) Attaining
patronage of merchant princes, princely States and rich communities. The Founders of the Society were men who knew the limitations under which their community laboured.
mentioned in the Constitution, was to institute a Fund composed mainly object of the Society, as
proficiency in any branch of science, agriculture, industry, commerce or arts; or (b) Qualifying for any of the Imperial Services in India, Provided that, all other circumstances being equal, preference shall always be given to students applying for aid dozen funds instituted for helping students wishing to proceed abroad, and that these funds had mostly the (a) It must be borne in mind that, 75 years ago, there were hardly half a
The Saraswat Brahman Community has been, by and large, a community composed of men with modest means of livelihood depend for its financial resources on annual subscriptions and small donations. They also knew that intelligent, lest their fully well that their contribution was ultimately going to be conductive to the large national interests. They had the conviction that this attempt would help to serve the national cause in the final analysis. The Founders were certainly men of strong common sense and broad vision; they were also nationally motivated. They had realised that science and scientists were pivotal for the nation’s progress and development; and that higher education abroad was in itself its own reward, hence the emphasis on showing preference to proficient in talent go waste. they, therefore, limited their field of service to their community, knowing science few big or rich patrons. They knew that the Society had to a community with very