Shivshakti Education Society
About Us
Bhalki is situated 40 km from Bidar on the northern border of Karnataka. A rural area with a predominantly agrarian economy, Bhalki is greatly helped by the establishment of educational institutions. Bharath Khandre, a philanthropist who believes in socioeconomic empowerment through education, established Shivashakthi Education Society in 1989. Shivashakthi Education Society believes in rural upliftment through academic excellence.
Shivashakthi Education Society started SKS Kannada Medium School with classes 1-5, in 1992. More classes were added progressively and the school now has classes up to SSLC.
Consequent to the success of the Kannada Medium School, SKS CBSC English Medium School was started in the year 2003. The Kashappa Shivalingappa Khandre Memorial PU College was established in the year of 2014 with the aim of preparing students for higher education, with Science, Commerce and Arts sections.
The non-availability of trained Paramedical staff along North Karnataka motivated the members of Shivashakthi Education Society to establish Sri Kumar Swamiji Paramedical Degree College, offering DMLT (Diploma in Medical Lab Technology) and DHI (Diploma in Health Inspector).
Our Inspiration
Founder
Kashappa Khandre
The esteemed father of Bharath Khandre, Kashappa Khandre is a well-respected member of society. With sheer hard work backed by business acumen he was able to find success in farming, in the process offering employment to more than a thousand locals.
More importantly, he was drawn towards social causes and championed for the removal of social injustices such as the practice of untouchability. He challenged the age old traditions of a famous temple in Bhalki that did not allow entry to lower caste devotees. He was able to fight against this injustice and was successful in ensuring that the practice came to an end and the temple opened its doors to all devotees.
He was a firm proponent of education and saw it as the single biggest improvement that would affect future generations. His legacy has been carried forth by his son, Bharath Khandre with his decision to get into the education sector and build a strong foundation of education for all aspiring youngsters.
Shivalingappa Khandre Kanteppa
Shivalingappa Khandre was an agriculturist of repute from in Bhalki, Bidar, Karnataka. His son, Kashappa Khandre, was a progressive and successful farmer. More importantly, he was a philanthropist, championing the cause of social upliftment, especially through the removal of unjust practices such as untouchability. He challenged the age old traditions of a famous temple in Bhalki that did not allow entry to lower caste devotees. He was able to fight against this injustice and was successful in ensuring that the practice came to an end and the temple opened its doors to all devotees. He was a firm proponent of education and saw it as the single biggest factor impacting the future generations. The legacy of the family has been carried forward by Kashappa Khandre’s son, Bharath Khandre, by establishing Shivashakthi Education Society, with the objective of building a strong foundation of education for aspiring rural youngsters.
Bharath Khandre
Bharath Khandre carried forward the vision of social upliftment of the people of Bhalki through education by establishing Shivashakthi Education Society in the year 1989. This initiative blossomed into many institutions offering primary and secondary education as well as higher education through diploma and degree courses. In this way he has been successful in realising the dreams of his father, the social reformer Kashyappa Khandre.