Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) is a Public charitable trust in

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that runs and operates many educational schools, colleges and institutions across India.

History

SVKM started in 1934 when it took over the Rashtriya Shala, a school established in 1921, in the wake of the

Swadeshi Movement The Swadeshi movement was a self-sufficiency movement that was part of the Indian independence movement and contributed to the development of Indian nationalism. Before the BML Government's decision for the partition of Bengal was made public in ...

and

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. Over the years, it has made the

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suburb of

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into an educational hub with over 40 schools and colleges under its wing. It has now spread to other Indian cities like

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, among others.

Institutions

Some of the institutions under the SVKM umbrella are mentioned below.

Cultural festivals

SVKM's colleges organise some of Mumbai's most attended inter-college festivals such as Umang of Narsee Monjee College, which has been tagged as Asia's fastest growing festival, and Kshitij of Mithibai College. From 13 to 16 January 2016, SVKM organised a festival called Yuva for the students and teachers of all institutions under its banner, holding competitions in 13 different sporting categories.

References

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