# Balmohan Vidyamandir

Balmohan Vidyamandir was founded on 3 June 1940 by Late Shri. S.D.Rege alias "Dada" as he was fondly known amongst his students, parents and the community, was a teacher par excellence. The School was named "Balmohan Vidyamandir". "Balmohan" being coined from the names of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and "Vidyamandir" meaning a temple of learning. Today, the name "Balmohan Vidyamandir" is synonymous with being the leading cultural and educational hub of the State of Maharashtra, India.

## Notable alumni

Notable alumni include:
* Lt. Dilip Hemchandra Gupte, Indian Army, Date of Martyrdom : 11 October 1965, India-Pakistan War
* Lt. Prakashnarayan Shridhar Kotnis, Indian Army, Date of Martyrdom : 15 September 1965, India-Pakistan War
* Uddhav Thackeray, Former Chief Minister, Maharashtra, Former Shiv Sena Chief
* Jayant Patil, Cabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra
* Raj Thackeray, Politician, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief
* Poonam Mahajan, Politician, Member of Lok Sabha
* Sunil Rane, Politician, Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
* Shirish Madhukarrao Chaudhari, Politician, Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
* Hemant Gokhale, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
* Ranjana Desai, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
* Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale, Judicial Member of Lokpal Committee, Former Chief Justice, High Court, Allahabad
* Neela Satyanarayanan, Retd. IAS, First Woman State Election Commissioner (SEC) of Maharashtra
* Smita Dolas Somane, IRS, Commissioner Customs GST
* Veeren Kamat, Group Captain, Indian Air Force
* Captain Paresh Kowli, Indian Navy
* Aniruddha B. Pandit, Vice Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
* Asha Bhosle, Singer – Padma Vibhushan in 2008
* Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Singer and Music Director – Padma Shri in 2009
* Usha Mangeshkar, Singer – Maharashtra Ratna Award in 2011
* Meena Khadikar, Singer
* Shridhar Phadke, Singer and Music Director
* Padmaja Phenany Joglekar, Singer – Padma Shri in 2001
* Manohar Hardikar, Indian Test Cricketer
* Sandeep Patil, Indian Test Cricketer
* Raju Kulkarni Indian Test Cricketer
* Pravin Thipsay, International Chess Grandmaster – Arjuna Award in 1984
* Jay Kowli, Secretary-General, Boxing Federation of India – 'Pillar of Hindustani Society' Award in 2007
* Nitin Kannamwar, International Tennis Referee, the first Indian Line Umpire for Men's and Ladies Wimbledon finals.
* Sonali Vishnu Shingate, International Kabaddi player
* Dinesh Thakur, Mathematician
* Shashi Prabhu, Architect
* Sandeep Shikre, Architect
* Sucheta Bhide Chapekar, Bharatnatyam Guru & Choreographer
* Phulwa Khamkar, Choreographer
* Om Raut, Director – Maharashtra State Award 2015
* Nanda (actress), Actor
* Amol Palekar, Director, Actor – National Award
* Vijay Kenkre, Actor – Recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1974 and the Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar in 2008
* Ajit Bhure, Actor, Producer, Director
* Arun Khopkar, Film-maker, Writer – National Award for the best book on cinema "Guru Dutt"
* Smita Talwalkar, Producer, Actor – National Award in 1989 and 1998
* Anant Jog, Actor
* Sachin Khedekar Theatre, Television, and Film Actor
* Atul Parchure, Actor – 6 times gold medalist of Maharashtra State Best Actor Award in Professional Play category
* Sukanya Kulkarni Mone Theatre, Television, and Film Actor
* Priya Bapat, Actor – Maharashtra State Award 2014 for Best Acting
* Spruha Joshi, Actor, Anchor, Poet
* Pooja Sawant, Actor
* Suchitra Bandekar, Actor
* Mithilesh Patankar. YouTuber
* AMEYA GUPTE - MARATHI AUTHOR & JOURNALIST