COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

Shri Kanubhai Mehta Smarak Shishyavrutti Scholarship Fund

This was the third project undertaken by the Shri Kanubhai Mehta Smarak Fund in 1994. Supporting those who long for an education had always been Shri Kanubhai Mehta’s dream. Banaskantha has a lot of students who do not come from financially stable families. Every year, Vidyamandir invites applications from all over the district to offer this scholarship to those who want to pursue a career in engineering or medical...

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Shri Kanubhai Mehta Smarak Shishyavrutti Scholarship Fund - Building Photo

Shri Mangaljibhai Zaverchandbhai Mehta Vidyavistar Vyakhyanmala

Things that are heard are often remembered better, which is why the Vedas and Puranas used to be understood through sermons. Shri Jormalbhai Mangaljibhai Mehta believed that the charity of knowledge is the greatest of all, so he and his family donated 51000 rupees to Vidyamandir in 1982 to hold a Vidyavistar Vyakhyan every year. The word Vyakhyan means speech, and mala is a bead necklace...

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Shri Bagmal Laxmichand Parikh Central Library

The Mahendra Bros. Foundation has been doing philanthropic projects for years. Palanpur had also received its benefaction in the form of Shri B.L. Parikh Library in 2011. It is on the main campus of Vidyamandir in the heart of the city. The library offers newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and books of nearly every genre. It also has a puzzles and games section for preschoolers and kindergarteners...

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Shri Bagmal Laxmichand Parikh Central Library - Building Photo

Smt. Shashiben Kanubhai Mehta Jahanara Park – Shashivan

Before being transformed into a garden, Shashivan was known as Hathikhad in the olden days. It used to be the burial site for elephants, which explains the name. In 1939, Shri Taley Mohammad Khan, then Nawab of Palanpur, married an Australian heiress named Joan Falkiner, who became Begum Jahanara of Palanpur. He gifted this garden to his new Begum and named it after her...

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Smt. Shushilaben Dalpatbhai Parikh Museum & Art Gallery

Palanpur brims with a historically illustrious heritage. In 2009, it got its own museum to reveal its facts and tales with Smt. Meenaben and Shri Ashwinbhai Panalal Kothari’s donation. Smt. Sushilaben Parikh was Smt. Meenaben Kothari’s mother and the younger sister of Shri Kanubhai Mehta who is one of the pioneers of Vidyamandir...

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Smt. Shushilaben Dalpatbhai Parikh Museum & Art Gallery - Palanpur Museum

Shri Miten Vijay Mehta Centre for Professional Courses

This centre was founded in 2010 with the help of Shri Vijay Kirtilal Mehta, who is also one of the Trustees of the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. It was named after his late son, Miten. Here, aspirants preparing for competitive examinations receive training from some of the best coaches in the State...

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Shri Miten Vijay Mehta Centre for Professional Courses - Building Photo

Smt. Maltiben Arunbhai K Munsif Gramin Mahila Utkarsh Kendra

The rural women of Banaskantha are generally unlettered and unskilled, which makes it difficult for them to make a decent living. With Smt. Maltiben Munsif’s charity, our organization has been able to set up free classes, seminars and workshops for such people to help them learn skills like handicrafts, beautification, and tailoring....

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Palanpur Online Website

The Trustees of Vidyamandir have always been there for their community and hometown. In 2008, they launched palanpuronline.com to knit Palanpuris closer to each other through a common platform. The website is a kaleidoscope of the rich history of Palanpur and the latest updates on its people....

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