History
To realize a dream which he had
cherished since his boyhood, Pandit Hiralal Shastri, the founding father of Banasthali Vidyapith, resigned his prestigious
post of Secretary in the Home and Foreign Department in the erstwhile Jaipur
State in 1927 and selected the remote village of Banthali (as Banasthali was
originally called) as the centre of his life’s work. His plan was to organize a
programme of rural reconstruction on the lines laid down by Gandhiji and also to
train public workers through constructive service of the people.
While so
engaged in his work Shastriji also wanted to train his promising daughter
Shantabai as a social worker dedicated to the cause of women’s upliftment. But
destiny ordained otherwise. All of a sudden, after a brief illness of a day,
Shantabai bade farewell to Banasthali on 25th April, 1935 at the tender age of
only 12 years. The loss seemed irreparable at the moment, but soon the mood of
despondency gave way to a new hope. If one Shantabai had departed there were
others who could be trained likewise. This idea gave solace and opened the path
of action.
Under the
tutelage of the Shastri family, Banasthali Vidyapith has grown from a school
catering to only 6 students to the only residential university in the country
that provides education to girls from the pre-primary stage up to the Doctoral
level
(
Date-Line of growth of Banasthali Vidyapith
)
Banasthali
Vidyapith has been accredited by
National Assessment and Accreditation Council
(NAAC) with ‘A’ Grade
(Five star
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