Life of Shahbhai

Shri Shahbhai

      Shri Shahbhai has served in the following institutions.

  • Assistant Teacher from 2nd July 1928 in T & T V High school, Sarvajanik Education Society
  • Principal, Teachers Training Class, 1932-40
  • Principal, Jain High school, 1939-1945
  • President of Surat Nagar Prathmik Shikshan Samiti in the year 1941 and 1955-1960
  • Principal, Sarvajanik Adhyapan Vidyalaya (College for Bachelor of Teachers’ Training) , 1961-1967
  • Took leadership of Secondary Teachers’ Association in 1937 and thereafter became the President
  • Participated actively in foundation of Teachers’ and Principals’ Association. Teachers’ Provident Fund and equal salary for all teachers was implemented by the government by the attempts of Shahbhai
  • In 1960 when Gujarat state was separated from Mumbai Rajya, Shahbhai founded Principals’ Association and was elected as the first President

      Shri Shahbhai was member of following Government committees.

  • Bombay State Board of Visual Education
  • Mumbai Rajya Madhyamik Shikshan Mandal (Board)
  • Mumbai Rajya Council of Education
  • Mumbai Rajya Shikshan Parishad
  • Gujarat Rajya Shikshan Parishad
  • Gujarat SSC Examination Board
  • Gujarat State Higher Secondary Board
  • Government Committee for Re-establishment of English Education
  • Coordination Committee for Secondary Education Curriculum
  • Madhyamik Shikshan Juth organized by Kothari Punch (1964-66)
  • Committee for proposing two new universities

     Shri Shahbhai was associated with the three universities.

  • Member of senate by registered bachelors of Mumbai University 1947-1952
  • Member of senate of Gujarat university
  • Shahbhai was the first Vice chancellor of South Gujarat University
  • Started “Sarswat” monthly Magazine