H.V.P. Mandal in Short
Shree H.
V. P. Mandal, Amravati, established in 1914 and is registered
under Bombay Public Trust Act 1950 and Societies Registration
Act 1860. It is a Voluntary, Social, Non-Political & Secular
Institute, managed with democratic principles & practices.
It is founded by Vaidya Brothers namely Shri. Ambadaspant
& Shri. Anant Krishna Vaidya with their colleagues, freedom
fighters on the broader principles of equality, fraternity
& social justice. Honorable National leaders like Mahatma
Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Dr. Rajendra Prasad visited
& blessed this organization. Martyrs Rajguru & D.S. Deshpande
were the two illustrious students of this institution. To
standardize and popularize India's traditional system of
physical culture and develop sport and allied science and
employ them strategically towards welfare of the masses, Institute
has timely organized various tours in India (J&K, Delhi, Calcutta,
Ahmadabad, Lucknow, Amritsar, Panji, etc.) as well as abroad
(U.S.A., Berlin, U.S.S.R., Finland, France, Japan, England,
Germany, Argentina, Brazil, etc) for Propagation of Indian
Traditional sport since year 1928. After Independence, to
propagate traditional Indian Sports and Yoga, the Mandal concentrated
its efforts on the training of teachers in Physical Education
and Yoga, and gradually diversified its activities to the
field of Ayurvedic medicine, tribal and school education and
Engineering and Technology. The Mandal is the recipient of
prestigious "Aadivasi Seva Sanstha Puraskar - 1997 of Maharashtra
Government" for its work in tribal regions and the "State
Government Award -2002" for Educational institutions. The
work of the Mandal has been appreciated by many organizations
and received honours in the form of awards and certificates
from time to time.German Dictator Adolph
Hitler has also honored this Institute with a medal for its
breath taking demonstrations in Berlin Olympics Games in the
year 1936.
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