Life is Work
People's Education Society, Thane, is one of the leading and oldest educational institutions in Thane city. On 15th June 1926, Late Shri V.N. Bhole started the New English School in Thane, he was also its principal at that time. Later sometime in 1932 Late Mr. K. B. Joshi, Joined the Late Mr. V. N. Bhole, Late Mr. K. B. Joshi was then the secretary and superintendent of the New English School in Thane. Society has risen from very adverse conditions and has always made sincere efforts to build its society through education. Society believes that education is a basic need of life just like food, clothing, and shelter. If a child is educated he can take care of himself and his family in any situation.
In the beginning, the School had only the first five classes (old). Over time, the School grew in strength and popularity and in the year 1934, it became a full-fledged High - School. However to gain stability and to achieve further progress, the Late Mr. V. N. Bhole and Late Mr. K. B. Joshi thought it advisable to form an Educational society and transfer the School to it. As decided, on 13th January 1936 the present Peoples’, Education Society Thane was formed and the School was transferred to it.
The Society was duly registered under the Act XXI OF 1860 on 9th August 1937 and later on, it was also registered under Bombay Public Trust Act XXIX on 12th November 1952.
The first founder members of the Society were :
Mr. V. N. Bhole
Mr. K. B. Joshi
Mr. M. S. Rangnekar
Prof. N. K. Bhagwat
Mr. N. B. Vadhavkar
Mr. R. B. Patwardhan
Mr. S. K. Pitre
The Society at present owns and conducts following schools:
