Our Founder
VIJAY VALLABH SURISHWAR JI
“I AM NEITHER A HINDU,
NOR A MUSLIM, NOR A JAIN,
NOR A BUDDHIST, NOR A SIKH,
IN MY OWN HUMBLE WAY,
I AM TRYING TO FOLLOW
THE PATH OF PEACE
SHOWN BY LORD MAHAVIR.”
Jain Acharya Shrimad Vijay Vallabh Ji Maharaj( 1870-1954) was born at Vadodra. He renounced wordly pleasure and took ‘Deeksha’ at the tender age of seventeen. He mastered Jainagmas and scriptures under the tutelage of Jain Acharya Vijayanad Surishwar Ji Maharaj besides gaining masterly understanding of divergent theologies and philosophies. Acharyashra was a great educationist, renowned scholars, author and poet. Apart from being a saint with a vision, he placed before mankind, by precept and practice, the high moral and spiritual values of life and led the society from untruth to truth, from darkness to light and from transience to immortality. Acharya shree was revolutionary in many ways. In the field of education, he emphasized the necessity to blend education with moral values. He said that the primary aim of education should be character building and it must encompass the eternal values of life, viz compassion love, humility, tolerance, discipline, selfless service and patriotism. He rebelled against meaningless customs and unhealthy practices. He actively encouraged non-violence. Truly, the mission of Acharya shree lives in the precincts of this educational institute.
