About Us

Kamalnagar is a border town between Karnataka and Maharashtra this region was a earlier part of Nizam kingdom of Hyderabad which saw little or no development. Once this was amalgamated into Karnataka State during reorganization, after police action the local leaders took up the task of improvement/development of this area . The main force behind this was His Holiness Dr. Channabasav Pattadevaru, the founder of Shanti Vardhak Education Society and his disciple Sri Bheemanna Khandre, the former Minister Govt. of Karnataka The untiring efforts of these to saw shri Siddrameshwar Degree College of Arts established in 1984-85 at Kamalnagar, a rural and educationally backward region with the aim to provide quality higher education to youth of the region. It is situated at a distance of just one km from Maharashtra border with good road and rail connection. The college is housed in a spacious three storey building in the heart of the town and has a large campus with play grounds. The college has a well stocked library with books pertaining to all subjects, e-books and journals. The college has a N.S.S. wing through which the students are motivated to render social work and community service and sports facilities with its own play fields for overall development of students.

The college has maintained a very good track record of results. Other amenities available are services of State Bank of Hyderabad, D.C.C. Bank, Sub Post Office, Primary Health Centre, internet facility, Xerox center, well connected Bus and rail facility. The college is affiliated to Gulbarga University and recognized by university grant commission. The college offers three year degree course in Arts And Commerse

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Kamalnagar, formerly known as “Murag” and renamed after its administrator called Kamal-Pasha, is the native place of His Holiness late Shri. Ma.Gha.Cha Dr.Channabasava Pattaddevaru of Hiremath Samsthan Bhalki, which has got a branch at Kamalnagar also. Poojya Pattaddevaru was the follower of Lord Basaveshwar who gave the call of “Work is Worship”. Poojya Pattaddevaru, locally popular as “Appaji” is remembered by the people of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh for his contribution to religious, social and educational reformations.

Poojya Appaji was determined to root out the sufferings of the people of this area caused by their poverty and lack of education. In order to materialize his ideology, the Swamiji started a Kannada Primary School at Moragi Village in 1936. Due to administrative difficulties, the School was shifted to different places like Khed Sangam, Sholapur, etc. Those were the days of the regime of the Nizam of Hyderabad in which Kannada was marginalized. To safeguard the interest of the Kannadigas, Poojya Pattaddevaru was running his Kannada medium School with a Urdu Name-Plate Outside.

After the liberation of Hyderabad Karnataka and reorganization of states on linguistic basis, Poojya Pattaddevaru established Shanti Vardhak High-School at Kamalnagar. It was an unaided School and the salary of the staff was paid out of “Fist-Fund” of the Swamiji. Poojya Appaji was supported by Shri.R.V.Bidap, Shri Bheemanna Khandre and the then prominent leaders.

S.V.E.Society

Shanti Vardhak Education Society was officially registered in 1963 under the Presidentship of Lokanayak Shri. Bheemanna Khandre. On the request of shri. Bheemanna Khandre and the other Members of the Management, His Holiness Shri. Channabasava Pattaddevaru consented to become the “Sanchalaka” of the Society. The Society started Channabasaveshwar College of Arts, Science and Commerce at Bhalki in 1968, and Akkamahadevi College for Women at Bidar in 1971. Shri Siddarameshwar Degree College of Arts was started in 1984-85 to provide higher education to the rural, backward and border area people of Kamalnagar, Shree .Siddrameshwar Degree College, Kamalnagar is at a distance of just 1 Km from Maharashtra border and about 30 Km from that of Andhra Pradesh. Kamalnagar is surrounded by a number of small villages and is accessible by road and rail. A vast majority of the population of the region is below poverty line. They have neither irrigational nor industrial amenities. As a result, the youth coming from economically backward families could not pursue their higher studies. Therefore Poojya Pattaddevaru and the Management opened Shree Siddrameshwar Degree College at Kamalnagar to impart higher education particularly to weaker sections of the society.

OUR COLLEGE

In the beginning, Shri Siddrameshwar Degree College was housed in Shanti Vardhak Composite Junior College which is a sister institute. By the efforts of the youth-leader and the present president Shri Ishwar Khandre, the college was shifted to its own independent new building in 1995, on a campus area of 4 acres. The Management has provided all necessary infrastructures such as class-rooms, library, ladies room, staff-room, toilet, play-ground etc.

The student-welfare-wing of the college looks into the problems of the students. The N.S.S unit introduces the students to extra-curricular activities. The S.W.O and N.S.S unit are looked after by their officers. Because of the small size of the students and the staff, it has been possible to establish a proper interaction between them. The teachers are involved in intensive teaching and are asked to devise remedial measures to solve the problems of the students.

Vision :

To train the youth to be disciplined, responsible, Self-reliant and enlightened citizens of the nation by providing quality formal and non-formal higher Education.

Mission :

To provide quality education to youth at their door step.
To train youth through quality higher education to join the main stream
To impart knowledge to face the globalization.
To educate youth in respect of linguistic, historical, political and cultural Heritage of the area

SHANTI VARDHAK EDUCATION SOCIETY MANAGING COMMITTEE

01	Shri. Eshwar B. Khandre, B.E.	President
02	Shri. Keshavrao Nitturkar, Advocate	Vice-President
03	Shri. Basawanappa Hosale, Advocate	Secretary
04	Shri. Sharnappa Balatkar	Joint-Secretary
05	Shri. Devaraya Nadepalli	Treasurer
06	Shri. Bheemanna Khandre, Advocate (Former-Minister for Transport, Govt. of Karnataka)	Member
07	Shri. Nagshetteppa Shivankar	Member
08	Shri. Shivaraj Gumme	Member
09	Shri. Veershetty Gangshetty	Member
10	Shri. Amarkumar Khandre	Member

SHANTI VARDHAK EDUCATION SOCIETY'S LOCAL GOVERNING BODY

01	Shri. Amarkumar B. Khandre	Chairman
02	Shri. Sharnappa Balatkar	Deputy Chairman
03	Shri. Nagshetteppa Shivankar	Member
04	Shri. Baburao Patil Horandi	Parents Representative
05	Dr. Somnath S. Nucha	Secretary (Ex-Officio)

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS RUN BY THE SHANTI VARDHAK EDUCATION SOCIETY BHALKI

SL.NO.	NAME OF THE INSTITUTION	YEAR OF EST.
01	Shnati Vardhak High School, Kamalngar, Dist.Bidar	1963
02	Channabasaveshwar Degree College, Bhalki, Dist.Bidar	1968
03	Akka Mahadevi Girls` High School, Bhalki, Dist.Bidar	1969
04	Akka Mahadevi Mahila Mahavidyala, Bidar	1971
05	Shanti Vardhak Pre-University College, Kamalnagar, Dist.Bidar	1973
06	Akka Mahadevi Girls Pre University College, Bhalki, Dist.Bidar	1980
07	Rural Engineering College, Bhalki, Dist.Bidar	1982
08	Shree. Siddrameshwar Degree College, Kamalnagar, Dist.Bidar	1984
09	Industrial Training Institute, Bhalki, Dist.Bidar	1984
10	Akka Mahadevi Girls` High School, Bidar	1985
11	Haralayya Polytechnic, Bhalki, Dist.Bidar	1987
12	Channabasaveshwar Primary School, Kamalnagar, Dist.Bidar	1995
13	Industrial Training Institute, Kamalnagar, Dist.Bidar	1998
14	SVES’S D.Ed College (Kannada) Bhalki, Dist. Bidar	2004
15	SVES’S D.Ed College (Marathi) Bhalki, Dist. Bidar	2004
16	SVES’S D.Ed College (Marathi) Bhalki, Dist. Bidar	2004
17	SVES’S B.Ed College (Kannada) Bidar, Dist. Bidar	2004
18	SVES’S D.Ed College (Kannada) Bidar	2004
19	SVES’S D.Ed College (Marathi) Kamalnagar, Tq. Aurad (B), Dist.Bidar	2004
20	SVES’S D.Ed College (Marathi) Aurad (B), Dist.Bidar	2004