HON. VISHALBHAU SHEWALE
GENERAL SECRETARY, D.C.M. Society of India, Pune
In the cultural history of the nation 100 or 200 years are like a drop in a sea. In the Indian society, there are some precious gems, whose births and deaths have caused a great revolution. Among those precious gems, there are same immortal personalities like Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Many National & International famous personalities visited our Institute and approved, praised our goals and works; among one of them was Pop Pias of Vatican. In 1903, he specially visited India to meet to the Founder of this Institution, Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde. The other famous personalities viz. Jagatguru Shankaracharya, Ravindranath Togore, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhashchandra Bosh, Ex President Babu Rajendra Prasad, Justice Mahadeo G. Ranade, Honorary Gopalkrishna Gokhale, Ex. Prime Minister Indira Gnadhi, Babu Jagjivan Ram, Swatantryavir Savarkar, Karmavir Dadasaheb Gaikwad, Barrister Rajabhau Khobragade, Ex Member of Parliament B.C. Kamble, Sahityik Shankarrao Kharat, N. Shivaraj(Ex. M.P., Ex Prisident of R.P.I.), Dadasaheb Rupwate(Ex. M.P.), Hon. R.S. Gawai (M.P.), Hon. Ramadasji Athawale (M.P.), Hon. Namdeo Dhasal, Hon. Jogendra Kawade, Hon. Mohan Dhariya (Ex. Dy. Chairman Indian Planning Commission), Ex. Prime Minister Chandrashekhar, Hon. Fulan Devi (Ex. M. P.) have visited complimented and guided us.
Depressed Classes Mission Society of India was established on 18th October 1906 and the actual function of the Institution was started on 22nd June 1908 under the guidance and leadership of General Secretary and the Founder Trusty -Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde. Socioeconomic, educational and religious upliftment of Dalits in India is the Chief motive of the Institution.
There was not any College in the Eastern area of Pune City to provide college education in Marathi medium so our institute established Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Commerce and Maharshi V. R. Shinde Arts College, on 15th June 1984 to enable college education for socioeconomic and backward class students and as well as lower percentage students.
Now We are starting Savitribai Phule Arts, Commerce & Science College (B.A., B.COM., B.SC., B.B.A., B.C.A.) at Pisoli from Academic Year 2024-25 under the guidance of Chairman of our society Hon. D. T. Rajput, General Secretary Hon. Vishalbhau Shewale, Treasurer Hon. Siddharth Shewale.