Malti Jayant Dalal School , Santacruz West , Mumbai

Sadhana Education Society was founded in 1961 to fulfil the educational requirements of students from middle & low income groups of the suburbs of Mumbai (then Bombay). A dedicated team of social workers & educationists worked on this ideal headed under the stewardship of Late Shri Vishnuprasad Desai (Ex-Mayor of Bombay), Late Smt. Kapila Khandvala (Retired Education Officer & 1st lady Deputy Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay), Late Dr. Madhuri Shah (Retired Education Officer, writer & 1st lady Chairperson of the University Grants Commission& UGC Review Committee)and Late Shri C. M. Trivedi (Bar-at-Law & Chief Public Prosecutor, Bombay). The motto being ‘it is better to light a candle than curse the darkness’ which was reflected in the emblem / maxim / logo “PrajvalitoGnyanmayPradip”. The Society commenced its educational journey by setting up the Sadhana School of Educational Research & Training – a College of Education in July 1962 (renamed Smt. Kapila Khandvala College of Education in 1977). Due to shortage of funds & the need for accommodation, the institution moved from one place to another during the early stages – Sarvodaya SwasthyaSadan, Ghatkopar. Thanks to the efforts of Late Shri Vishnuprasad Desai, a plot in the heart of the Western suburbs – Santa Cruz (West) was obtained, constructed in phases and thus, the institution has its own premises since 1964. In 1965, though small the institution had its own practicing school with students of Std. V to Std. VIII called the Sadhana Experimental School. The medium of instruction was Gujarati & English. It was a special school for experimenting on the problems on methodology & secondary schools under the guidance of the staff of the School of Education. With the growing demand from the near-by residents, in the year 1967, Sadhana K. G. Classes were started & in 1968 the Primary Section was started. Thus, the school became a full-fledged school from the year 1968 – 1969 with 2mediums Gujarati & English. The Sadhana Experimental School was renamed in 1968 as Sadhana High School with the 1st S.S.C. batch of100 students appearing in March 1969 & clearing with 98% results at the Board