{"id":36071,"date":"2026-08-11T05:29:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8webcom.org\/slucollage\/?page_id=36071"},"modified":"2026-09-22T06:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T06:54:27","slug":"about-trust","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8webcom.org\/slucollage\/about-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"About Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"36071\" class=\"elementor elementor-36071\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9de22f7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9de22f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49a7a3e\" data-id=\"49a7a3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df11b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df11b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Trust<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88caa12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88caa12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15604c3\" data-id=\"15604c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5cb44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5cb44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGujarat Stree Kelavani Mandal, engaged in the field of higher education for women since the last nine decades is a big name in the history of education in Gujarat. &#8216;Gujarat Stree Kelavani Mandal&#8217; was established in 1917 at the instance and inspiration of Mahatma Gandhiji. It was blessed by him, as it dedicated all its activities to his high ideals.<br><br>\n\nIn the beginning, this institution was working as a branch of &#8216;GUJARAT KELAVANI MANDAL&#8217;. Sheth Shri Ambalal Sarabhai was the President and Shri Keshav Harshad Dhruv was the Vice President of the Managing Committee of the same. Shri Indulal Yagnik and learned Shri Ramnarayan Pathak worked as its Secretaries. This institution organised Educational Conferences at various places in Gujarat. It also established many National level Schools, Colleges, Technical\/Industrial Schools, Urdu Schools, Health Centres and Physical Education Schools in rural areas of Gujarat. It also started libraries in different areas of Gujarat with the financial assistance of Srimant Gaekwad State of Baroda and also initiated activities for Women\u2019s Education. After Gujarat Kelavani Mandal passed a resolution handing over all the activities other than Women\u2019s Education to Gujarat Vidyapith, Gujarat Stree Kelavani Mandal, specifically expanded its activities regarding Women\u2019s Education independently. Meanwhile in the year 1916 Maharshi Karve and Sir Vithaldas Thakersey established S.N.D.T. University, which was popularly known as Karve University.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf321d5\" data-id=\"bf321d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ba3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5ba3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/8webcom.org\/slucollage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/slu1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38049\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8webcom.org\/slucollage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/slu1.jpg 625w, https:\/\/8webcom.org\/slucollage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/slu1-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99f45ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99f45ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfdabe0\" data-id=\"dfdabe0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc5834d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc5834d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGSKM obtained affiliation with this University for the purpose of higher education for women and started S.L.U. College for Women &#8211; Shri Lalshanker Umiyashanker College for Women in 1920-1921.<br><br>\n\nThe main founder members of this institution were eminent citizens of Gujarat who initiated higher education for women by encouragement to their own families to take the first steps, such as Sir Ramanbhai Nilkanth, Lady Vidyagauri Nilkanth, Smt. Shardabahen Mehta, Dr. Sumant Mehta, Sir Manubhai Nandshanker Mehta, Diwan of Baroda State, Shri Indulal Yagnik, Shri Balvantrai Thakore, Shri Ramnarayan V. Pathak and others. Maharani Smt. Chimnabai Gaekwad of Vadodara was appointed as the first President of this institution.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Trust Gujarat Stree Kelavani Mandal, engaged in the field of higher education for women since the last nine decades is a big name in the history of education in Gujarat. &#8216;Gujarat Stree Kelavani Mandal&#8217; was established in 1917 at the instance and inspiration of Mahatma Gandhiji. 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