About Us

The Bharat Education Society [Kurla] founded in 1959 is a Public Charitable Trust registered under the Society’s Registration Act and Bombay Public Trust Act. The Bharat Education Society (Regd.) is a well-known organization of the city. It represents the collective aspirations and values of the Keralites residing in Mumbai and its suburbs, who have been deeply committed to the promotion of education, cultures, sports and arts.

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About School

The Bharat Education Society (Regd.) is a well-known organization of the city. It represents the collective aspirations and values of the Keralites residing in Mumbai and its suburbs, who have been deeply committed to the promotion of education, cultures, sports and arts.

Schools under BES:
1. Karthika High School & Jr. College.
2. Vivek English High School.
3. Matheran Valley English Medium School.

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Our Founders

Founding fathers: Mr. G.P. Nair, Mr. K.B. Pillai & Mr. K.N. Venketaraman.

Dr. Gopakumar G. Nair has been the President since 1990.
Mr. Ramakrishnan (CFO & Patron) and Mrs. Sheela Nair (CEO & Secretary since 2006) have played key leadership roles.

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Office Bearers

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Managing Committee

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Our Vision

To develop a congenial environment and empowerment of our students through quality education.

Our Mission

To impart quality education and enable them to become independent and competent which will benefit our society and country at large.

Humble Beginnings

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Late. Shri K.B. Pillai

Bharat Education Society, Kurla had its humble beginnings in 1959, at the poorest and largest slum area of Mumbai (then Bombay) at Kurla. A group of likeminded Malayalees under the leadership of our founder patron Shri K.B. Pillai started Bharatiya Vidyalayam with help from general public, Two class rooms were rented out at Vazir house, which was situated at Halav Pool, near Masrani Lane, Kurla(w), Mumbai 400 070. The Bharatiya Vidyalayam was inaugurated by Shri V.K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India, in 1959.

In year 1959 there were 41 students learning in the Malayalam, Tamil mediums as the organization at that time was meant for only South Indians. One of the objective of the trust was to impart quality education and at a reasonable fees. The other objectives were empowerment of the Malayalees children through education. In the subsequent years, 1960 and 1961, the student’s strength increased to 65 to 185 respectively. The first Annual General Body meeting was held in Nov 1960 at Holy Cross School. The space constraint was the biggest hurdle for development of school. The members of B.E.S. felt the need to change the medium of teaching language from Malayalam to English. On Vijayadashmi day of October, 1960, English medium was started. It began with 30 students.

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Shri K.N. Venkatraman

Shri K.B. Pillai along with Shri K.N. Venketaraman had taken charge of ‘Bharatiya Vidyalayam’ housed in a small shed called ‘Vazir House’ in Kurla in the most backward slum areas of Kurla, where education was a dire necessity. Being Secretaries of the newly formed Bharat Education Society, Kurla, they were struggling to get students to join the newly started school and were also desperate in running of the school, financially. It is during their “hunt” for benevolent philanthropic malayalees in Mumbai (they “knocked on many a doors”, in vain) that they approached Shri G.P. Nair who thereafter became the President of Bharat Education Society and made the donation for the modern building for “Karthika”.

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Late. Karthika P. Nair

In the year 1967, the then management of Bharat Education Society located at Kurla headed by Shri K.B. Pillai with strong support from Shri Venketaraman, desperately felt the need for a good school building to house an educational facility which was started by them in 1959. Shri G.P. Nair, husband of Late Karthika P. Nair and Managing Director of Bombay Drug House Pvt. Ltd. came forward with a handsome donation of Rs.1.5 Lakhs. This donation was instrumental in constructing the first modern RCC Building for Bharat Education Society. The school was renamed as Karthika High School.

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Late. Shri G.P. Nair

Shri G.P. Nair was the then President of Bharat Education Society as well as Managing Director of Bombay Drug House Pvt. Ltd. He was also the Treasurer of Bombay Regional Congress Committee and Past-President of IDMA. The new school building for “Karthika” was constructed at a newly purchased plot on Hall Road, Kurla and inaugurated in 1968.

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Late. Shri Chinmayanandaji

Our Donor President Shri G.P. Nair expired in 1990. Soon thereafter, the Founder Secretary Shri K.B. Pillai also passed away. As per their wishes, Dr.Gopakumar G. Nair was made President. Under his leadership, Bharat Education Society began modernization and financial restructuring.