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 60 (Sixty) glorious
years! A remarkable journey full of
achievements, accomplishments and triumphs!
The Diamond Jubilee of the HSNC Board is not
only a great feat for the Board, but also a
time to look back, remember with nostalgia
and to introspect.
This Board was the creation of men of
indomitable wills, courage and
determination. Vidyasagar Professor K. M.
Kundnani and Barrister Hotchand Advani were
visionaries who refused to be cowed down by
the bloodshed of the partition. Professor
Kundnani came to the then Bombay with little
else but his own firm resolve to found an
educational institution here and a prized
chair. After a lot of hard work he succeeded
in getting the required piece of land on
lease and in procuring financial aid,
leading to the construction of the first
college of the Board - R. D. National
College in 1949.
Next on the anvil was the construction of
the K. C. College in 1954 and after that
there was no looking back as institutions of
higher learning were created one after the
other. Today the Board comprises of 27
institutions of higher learning. Professor
Kundnani left us to cleave unto his maker,
but others like him continued steering it to
reach greater heights. The policy of the
Board was to diversify into all branches of
learning and thus we have institutions of
Law, of Management, of Education, of
Pharmacy and of Engineering apart from all
our other colleges of Arts, Commerce and
Science.
The Board epitomizes striving for
excellence, reaching out to the stars but
remaining grounded to reality. This
philosophy is best illustrated in its logo,
“Where Ideas come to life.” We have always
believed in providing pivotal support to all
our ventures, our faculty and our students.
A visionary once said, “To accomplish great
things we must not only act but also dream,
not only plan but also believe.” A lot of
blood, sweat and toil has gone into each one
of our ventures. We have tried to plan
meticulously and provide world-class
infrastructure to give the best education to
our students. We are fortunate that our
Board members are individuals of a
progressive and learned mentality, who are
also prestigious members of society.
In a rapidly global world, we have sought
to expand and bring the best of
opportunities to our students. We have
forged significant tie-ups with esteemed
foreign universities and our aim is to have
foreign students come to our shores and
interact with our students, giving
international exposure to them. Indian
students have always gone to western
countries for higher education but the HSNC
Board has tried to bring about the opposite.
We aspire to create a social conscience in
our students and have them become society
and nation builders.
We will continue “To strive, to seek and
not to yield”, so that we put our Board high
up on the map of world education. As they
say ‘Diamonds are forever’ and on its
Diamond Jubilee, our Board is really a
diamond that will forever glitter and
sparkle with its own glory.
My Best Wishes to all. God Bless. - Manju J. Nichani. |
