Late Padmabhushan Tarabai Modak19th April 1892–31st August 1973
Tarabai Modak (19th April 1892–31st August 1973) was born in Bombay. She graduated from the University of Mumbai in 1914. She was married to a lawyer from Amravati, Mr. Modak.
Tarabai Modak is rightly called as the “Montessori Mother”. She has made a significant contribution to preschool education in India. Her method brought in a silent revolution in the tribal community of kosbad.
She became the first Indian principal of Barten female college of Education at Rajkot. She came across Maria Montessori’s writing and decided to educate her own daughter accordingly. in 1923, she resigned from college and joined Shri Gijubhai Badheka who conducted a pre primary school in Bhavnagar and propogated Montessori’s theories.
- In 1926, she helped him establish the Nutan Bal Shikshan Sangh (the new child education association) for the spread and development of preprimary school and teacher training center in Dadar in north Bombay.
- She started the Gram Bal Shiksha Kendra at Bordi in 1945.
- From 1946 to 1952 she was a member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly.
- She visited Europe in 1949 to attend the Montessori conference held in Italy and to observe pre-primary institutions in the European countries.
- In 1957 she shifted Gram Shiksha Kendra from Bordi to Kosbad. The Vikaswadi Project was launched and conducted at Kosbad under her constant guidance.
- She devoted the last 27 years of her life to this project which was the core of the Gram Bal Shiksha Kendra activities.
- She was the General secretary of the Nutan Bal Shikshan Sangh for over 25 years and subsequently became its vice president.
- She wrote a number of books for children and parents in marathi and gujarati. She also wrote books on child education in English.
- Tarabai Modak began work in the field of educational in Bordi and Kosbad. She started Anganwadis for Adivasi children.
- She worked hard to bring in the ‘learning by doing’ method, to start kuranshalas (meadow schools) and to spread vocational technical education.
She was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1962 for her work in preschool education.
Late Padmabhushan Tarabai Modak19th April 1892–31st August 1973
Tarabai Modak (19th April 1892–31st August 1973) was born in Bombay. She graduated from the University of Mumbai in 1914. She was married to a lawyer from Amravati, Mr. Modak.
Tarabai Modak is rightly called as the “Montessori Mother”. She has made a significant contribution to preschool education in India. Her method brought in a silent revolution in the tribal community of kosbad.
She became the first Indian principal of Barten female college of Education at Rajkot. She came across Maria Montessori’s writing and decided to educate her own daughter accordingly. in 1923, she resigned from college and joined Shri Gijubhai Badheka who conducted a pre primary school in Bhavnagar and propogated Montessori’s theories.
- In 1926, she helped him establish the Nutan Bal Shikshan Sangh (the new child education association) for the spread and development of preprimary school and teacher training center in Dadar in north Bombay.
- She started the Gram Bal Shiksha Kendra at Bordi in 1945.
- From 1946 to 1952 she was a member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly.
- She visited Europe in 1949 to attend the Montessori conference held in Italy and to observe pre-primary institutions in the European countries.
- In 1957 she shifted Gram Shiksha Kendra from Bordi to Kosbad. The Vikaswadi Project was launched and conducted at Kosbad under her constant guidance.
- She devoted the last 27 years of her life to this project which was the core of the Gram Bal Shiksha Kendra activities.
- She was the General secretary of the Nutan Bal Shikshan Sangh for over 25 years and subsequently became its vice president.
- She wrote a number of books for children and parents in marathi and gujarati. She also wrote books on child education in English.
- Tarabai Modak began work in the field of educational in Bordi and Kosbad. She started Anganwadis for Adivasi children.
- She worked hard to bring in the ‘learning by doing’ method, to start kuranshalas (meadow schools) and to spread vocational technical education.
She was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1962 for her work in preschool education.
Anutai Wagh was one of the pioneers of pre-school education in India. She was the professional colleague of Tarabai Modak. She along with Modak pioneered a programme whose curriculum was indigenous, used low cost teaching aids and was aimed at holistic development of the participants.
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Late Padmashri Anutai Wagh(1910 – 1992)
Anutai Wagh was one of the pioneers of pre-school education in India. She was the professional colleague of Tarabai Modak. She along with Modak pioneered a programme whose curriculum was indigenous, used low cost teaching aids and was aimed at holistic development of the participants.
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Late Padmashri Anutai Wagh(1910 – 1992)
Mrs. Ujwala Shirole
Mr. Vijay Mulchandani
Mr. Mani K.K.
Mr. Rajendra Mahajan
Mr. Vinod Reddy
Mr. Prashant Hadkar
Mr. Vishwas Deshpande
Mr. Rajkumar Sethia
Mrs. Varsha Hadkar
Mr. Rajesh Agashe
Smt. Alka Savarkar
Mrs. Sheetal Tipnis
Mr. Harshal Vartak
The Mandal started first Balwadi named "SHISHU VIHAR" in Mumbai in 1936. Founded in 1936 by the great educationist, the late Padma Bhushan Smt. Tarabai Modak along with a band of devoted persons, the Mandal has now blossomed into a strong dynamic and vibrant complex of institutions known as Tarabai Modak Shikshan Kendra. The history of the Kendra is the history of the origin and progress of Pre-Primary Education in the State of Maharashtra Shishu Vihar the Pre-Primary school was the first institution of the complex, it was a play centre rather than a school for pre-school age children.
The other institutions of the Kendra came to be established one by oneto meet the needs of Shishu Vihar Children. The Bal Adhyapan Mandir was thereafter started to train Pre. Adhyapan Manal wase"ese Ahhinav Prathamik Shala primary teachers in the year 1938. The Abhinav Prathamik was opened in 1960-61 in its Silver Jubilee year to offer fuarther educational facilities to Shishu Vihar Children. The Bal Adhyapan Mandir started for pre-primary teachers was later transformed into a full fledged Training College for Teachers known as Tarabai Modak Adhyapak Vidyalaya.
The Silver Jubilee celebrated in 1962 was a landmark in the history of the Kendra in as much as a full graded school called Madhyamik Vidya Mandir was formed. It is a noteworthy feature of this institution that at each level medium of Instruction was Marathi and Gujarati. A welcome feature is that children and teachers using the two media for class work, mix freely with one another in all general activities. A n unique experiment of admitting physically disabled children to Pre-primary and Secondary Sections to give them an opportunity to study, play and enjoy life with normal children has been a great success. These students had scored ranks in the SSC Exam. One of the students is now studying Computer Science in U.S.A.
This growth of the institution from Pre-primary to Secondary stage in addition to the Junior College of Education and the mounting pressure for admission to the various sections and faculties has created the needs for improving, renovating and the existing facilities. There is a need to bring modern aids and equipment to refashion the teaching methods and introducing innovative techniques and methods so as to keep pace with the new trends in the educational field. In order to meet this requirement we need generous contributions from parents and the Public. Shishu Vihar Mandal was celebrated its Platinum Jubilee from 3rd Sept. 2010 to 2nd Sept. 2011
