Bhonsala Military School

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|location = Dr B S Moonje Marg, Rambhoomi
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|trustee = Shri Hemant Deshpande (Secretary Nashik Div)
|founder = Dr. [[Balakrishna Shivram Moonje]]
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|head of school = Commandant Brig. M.M.Masur
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'''Bhonsala Military School''' is a [[secondary school]] in [[Nasik]], Maharashtra, India, specialising in [[military education]]. It was founded by Dr [[B. S. Moonje]] in 1937.<ref name="martial-youths"/><ref name="army-school">{{cite news|title=First RSS 'Army' school from next April; Ist batch to have 160 students
|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/first-rss-army-school-from-next-april-ist-batch-to-have-160-students/articleshow/70426347.cms|publisher=[[The Economic Times]]|date=2019-07-29|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref>

==Establishment==
Bhonsala Military School, [[Nasik]] was established by Dr. [[B. S. Moonje|Balkrishna Shivramji Moonje]], who established the Central [[Hindu]] Military Education Society at [[Nasik]] in 1935 and started the school on June 12, 1937.<ref name="martial-youths"/><ref name="army-school"/>

Over the years, the school has established itself as a school catering for educational needs of students from all over India while also serving as a focal point for military education. In 1995, the school was granted affiliation by the Indian Public Schools' Conference, an association of heads of leading public schools of the country.

The school began in the Surgana Palace in Nasik City with 90 students on its roll. The [[maharaja]] of erstwhile [[Gwalior State]], H.H. Shriman Jivajirao Scindia, inaugurated the main building of the school. In his inaugural speech, he said, "It is not a mere coincidence that within a short period of the opening of a first rate public school in India ([[Doon School, Dehradun]]), we are here today to open a first rate [[Military School]]."{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} The governor of [[Bombay State]], [[Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough|Sir Roger Lumley]], laid the foundation stone of the school's present main building.

==Founder ==
Dr. B. S. Moonje was born on 12 December 1872 in [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]]. He lived his school life in [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] and [[Raipur]], and became a doctor from Grant Medical College Mumbai in 1898. He participated in the [[Boer War]] in 1899 as a member of the medical wing.

He gained recognition as a multifaceted personality, doctor by profession; well versed in [[shastra]]s; and a vigorously active politician, later named as "Dharmaveer" Dr. B. S. Moonje. His contribution in reference to 'Simon Commission', 'Budget Provision for Defense', 'Social Reform' and other initiatives has been acknowledged.

Dr. Moonje landed in [[Nashik]] because he wished to see young people in the armed forces and the civil service upholding the integrity and sovereignty of the Motherland. He was a believer in the Indianisation of the armed forces during the British rule, and he was also a believer in the indispensability of military training to Indian youth.

In 1935, he established the Central Hindu Military Education Society at Nashik at the age of 63 with the aim of 'Indianisation' of the army (Indian Defense) and started 'Bhonsala Military School' in 1937.

==Current administration==
The school's Commandant is Brig. M.M.Masur (Retd) and The principal is Mr.R.G.Jagtap

===Management===

====Central Hindu Military Education Society, Nashik====
{| class="wikitable"
|President
|Shri. Vasantrao Bedekar
|-
|Working President
|Shri. Prakash Pathak
|-
|Vice President
|Shri. Kumar Kale

Adv. Avinash Bhide
|-
|General Secretary
|Shri. Pramod Kulkarni
|-
|Joint Secretary
|Adv. Suhas Jape
|-
|Treasurer
|Shri. Atul Patankar
|}
===CHME Society, Nashik Dvision===
{| class="wikitable"
|Chairman
|Shri Narayanrao Dixit
|-
|Vice Chairman
|Shri Ashutosh Rahalkar
|-
|Secretary
|Dr.Dilip Belgaonkar
|-
|Joint Secretary
|Shri Nitin Garge
|-
|Treasurer
|Shri. Hemant Deshpande
|-
|Members
|Shri. Sheetal Deshpande
|-
|Members
|Shri. Sudhir Yeolekar
|-
|Members
|Shri. Madhav Barve
|-
|Members
|Smt. Smruti Thakur
|-
|Members
|Shri. Shailesh Devi
|}

===Local Management Committee===
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Designation'''
|'''Grantable'''
|'''Non-Grantable'''
|-
|Chairman
|Shri. Atul Patankar
|Shri. Atul Patankar
|-
|Vice Chairman
|Shri. Prashant Naik
|Shri. Prashant Naik
|-
|Secretary
|Smt. Chetana Gaur
|Maj. Chandrasen Kulthe
|-
|Member
|Shri. Hemant Deshpande
|Shri. Hemant Deshpande
|-
|Member
|Shri. Madhav Barve
|Shri. Madhav Barve
|-
|Member
|Shri. Parag Kanekar
|Shri. Parag Kanekar
|-
|Member
|Shri. Ashutosh Rahalkar
|Shri. Ashutosh Rahalkar
|-
|Teacher Representative
|Shri. Madhukar Lohakare
|Shri. Madhukar Lohakare
|-
|Non-Teaching Representative
|Shri. Satish Menge
|Shri. Satish Menge
|}

==Facilities==
The school has a large athletics facility including a football ground, athletic track, basketball court, volleyball court, hockey ground, an area for horse riding, a rifle shooting yard and an international level swimming pool. Bhonsala has also been known for high performance in sports, recognized by the [[Sports Authority of India]] (SAI). Virendra Singh is one of the experienced coaches of Bhonsala military School, who has encouraged many international level performers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ekikrat.in/Bhonsala-Military-School |title=Bhonsala Military School |publisher=Ekikrat.in |date= |accessdate=2010-07-23}}</ref> One of his students is the long distance runner [[Sanjivani Jadhav]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-silver-winning-sanjeevani-jadhav-from-maharashtra-at-olympiad-wants-to-become-civil-servant-1931496|title=Silver-winning Sanjeevani Jadhav from Maharashtra at Olympiad wants to become civil servant|date=2013-12-08|work=dna|access-date=2017-07-13|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://bms.bhonsala.in/ Bhonsala Military School, Nashik]
*[http://bmsnagpur.in/ Bhonsala Military School, Nagpur]

[[Category:Military schools in India]]
[[Category:Boarding schools in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Schools in Nashik]]
[[Category:1937 establishments in India]]
[[Category: Educational institutions established in 1937]]

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