Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University

With the awakening of national consciousness in the early years of the last century, a few notable efforts were made in British India to improve the system of education prevalent in India during that time. Gujarat Vidyapeeth, started by Mahatma Gandhi, aimed at preparing youth to serve and uplift the rural masses; Shantiniketan tried to bring the cultures of the East and West into Universal harmony; Jamia Milia tried to educate the Muslims in keeping with the needs of the main Stream of National life; and the Gurukul Kangdi aimed at preserving the cultural heritage of the nation keeping with the requirements of the modern age. Inspired by the same spirit, Pandit Janardan Rai Nagar established the ‘Rajasthan Vidyapeeth' in 1937 to uplift the down-trodden common man in the feudal state of Mewar. Started as a night Study Centre for the Elementary, secondary and Advanced Courses in our national language Hindi, Rajasthan Vidyapeeth has grown into a large complex of more than 50 institutions spread over several districts of Rajasthan.Keeping this in view, Vidyapeeth initiated a Postgraduate course in the discipline of Social Work(MSW). Today, a large number of its alumni are working in various positions in Personnel and Management field throughout the country and abroad.A number of other institutes like Higher Secondary School, Secondary School, Post-basic School and the Centre for Fine Arts was also started by Vidyapeeth to provide education to all the sections of the society. The College of Teachers' Training was another major event on the path of progress of Vidyapeeth during the seventies.