Balmohan Vidyamandir

Balmohan Vidyamandir was founded on 3 June 1940 by Late Shri. S.D.Rege alias “Dada” as he was fondly known amongst his students, parents and the community, was a teacher par excellence. The School was named “Balmohan Vidyamandir”. “Balmohan” being coined from the names of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and “Vidyamandir” meaning a temple of learning. Today, the name “Balmohan Vidyamandir” is synonymous with being the leading cultural and educational hub of the State of Maharashtra, India.

Notable alumni
Notable alumni include:
 * Lt. Dilip Hemchandra Gupte, Indian Army, Date of Martyrdom : 11 October 1965, India-Pakistan War
 * Lt. Prakash Narayan Kotnis, Indian Army, Date of Martyrdom : 15 September 1965, India-Pakistan War
 * Uddhav Thackeray, Former Chief Minister, Maharashtra, Former Shiv Sena Chief
 * Jayant Patil, Cabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra
 * Raj Thackeray, Politician, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief
 * Poonam Mahajan, Politician, Member of Lok Sabha
 * Sunil Rane, Politician, Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
 * Shirish Madhukarrao Chaudhari, Politician, Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
 * Hemant Gokhale, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
 * Ranjana Desai, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
 * Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale, Judicial Member of Lokpal Committee, Former Chief Justice, High Court, Allahabad
 * Neela Satyanarayanan, Retd. IAS, First Woman State Election Commissioner (SEC) of Maharashtra
 * Smita Dolas Somane, IRS, Commissioner Customs GST
 * Veeren Kamat, Group Captain, Indian Air Force
 * Captain Paresh Kowli, Indian Navy
 * Aniruddha B. Pandit, Vice Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
 * Asha Bhosle, Singer - Padma Vibhushan in 2008
 * Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Singer and Music Director - Padma Shri in 2009
 * Usha Mangeshkar, Singer - Maharashtra Ratna Award in 2011
 * Meena Khadikar, Singer
 * Shridhar Phadke, Singer and Music Director
 * Padmaja Phenany Joglekar, Singer - Padma Shri in 2001
 * Manohar Hardikar, Indian Test Cricketer
 * Sandeep Patil, Indian Test Cricketer
 * Raju Kulkarni Indian Test Cricketer
 * Pravin Thipsay, International Chess Grandmaster - Arjuna Award in 1984
 * Jay Kowli, Secretary-General, Boxing Federation of India - ‘Pillar of Hindustani Society' Award in 2007
 * Nitin Kannamwar, International Tennis Referee, the first Indian Line Umpire for Men's and Ladies Wimbledon finals.
 * Sonali Vishnu Shingate, International Kabaddi player
 * Dinesh Thakur, Mathematician
 * Shashi Prabhu, Architect
 * Sandeep Shikre, Architect
 * Sucheta Bhide Chapekar, Bharatnatyam Guru & Choreographer
 * Phulwa Khamkar, Choreographer
 * Om Raut, Director - Maharashtra State Award 2015
 * Nanda (actress), Actor
 * Amol Palekar, Director, Actor - National Award
 * Vijay Kenkre, Actor - Recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1974 and the Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar in 2008
 * Ajit Bhure, Actor, Producer, Director
 * Arun Khopkar, Film-maker, Writer - National Award for the best book on cinema "Guru Dutt"
 * Smita Talwalkar, Producer, Actor - National Award in 1989 and 1998
 * Anant Jog, Actor
 * Sachin Khedekar Theatre, Television, and Film Actor
 * Atul Parchure, Actor - 6 times gold medalist of Maharashtra State Best Actor Award in Professional Play category
 * Sukanya Kulkarni Mone Theatre, Television, and Film Actor
 * Priya Bapat, Actor - Maharashtra State Award 2014 for Best Acting
 * Spruha Joshi, Actor, Anchor, Poet
 * Pooja Sawant, Actor
 * Suchitra Bandekar, Actor
 * Mithilesh Patankar. YouTuber