In response to a request by renowned teachers, the Model Education Society was formed by Adv. Vinayakrao Muzumdar, and Adv. Lele in 1939. The Tilakwadi High School was started on 12th June 1939 with stds I to V (corresponding to V to X, as of today) as a boys’ school —- (Balika Adarsh Vidyalaya had already been started next door as a girls’ school) —- teaching ‘A’ Div in Marathi and ‘B’ division in Kannada. More than 160 students joined the school in 1939 itself. By 1943, the need was felt for more rooms and a bigger school. 8 rooms were constructed and the school went from strength to strength. By 1960, however, the management felt that the infrastructure and requirements of the school were beyond their capabilities and so they decided to hand the school over to the SKE Society. Dr. V. R. Ginde was made the School Committee Chairman. More rooms were built including the second floor (above the present Swadhyay Vidya Mandir). Classes from V to VII which had been shut down for some years were restarted. Today the school provides education in Marathi to more than 400 boys and girls from VI to X standards.
