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SHRI B.S. MOOTHA GIRLS SENIOR SECONDARY SECONDARY SCHOOL
                                            A BRIEF HISTORY
                       The Vigyan Vichakshan Jain Bal Mandir was inaugurated in 1970 with classes
                LKG and  UKG in a rented building, in  Vaitharama Iyer Street. Sri Kewalchandji Khatod
                donated Rs.31,000/- for the school. The school was named after venerable Jain Sadhvis
                Vigyansiriji and Vichakshansiriji.

                      The Rajasthani Jain Samaj had long felt a need for a school for the girls of the
                community, who wanted education in Hindi Medium or English Medium and which
                would spread its roots, deep in our soil and draw sustenance from our heritage and
                culture, and  the moral values common to all Indian religions.
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                      The  School  was  inaugurated  on  10 June  1977  by  the  eminent  Educationist
                Kulapathi Sri Balakrishna Joshi and functioned for the first year in Sri Rajasthani Jain
                Samaj Building, Pondy Bazar.
                      The dream became a reality when the members of Sri Madanrajji, Ugam Rajji,
                Mahaveerchandji Mootha family of Alandur came forward and offered around 7 grounds
                land in Brindavan Street, West Mambalam to start a high school in the name of Shri Bijai
                Raj Sajjan Raj Mootha Girls School.
                      Sri Kewalchandji Khatod came forward with another donation of Rs.51,000/- for
                the primary section.
                      Meanwhile,a  vigorous  drive  was  launched  under  the  leadership  of  Sri
                Kushalchandji Galada for the collection of funds. The foundation stone for the high
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                school building was laid by Sri M.Lalchand Jain on 15  December 1977.   The school
                building consisting of four floors and 19 rooms was finished in a record time of six
                months  due  to  the  tireless  efforts  of  Sri  S.Suganmalji  Jain  and  Dr.C.L.Metha,  the
                Managing Trustee of the Educational Trust then. The new building was declared open by
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                His Excellency Sri Prabhudas Patwari on 25  June 1978.
                      On the same day, the primary block was inaugurated by Sri R.Bhawarmalji
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                Bothra who donated Rs.51,000 and the 2  floor with 6 rooms was added in 1989.  A
                new block with 15 rooms and 2 storeys was built during the year 1992-93 and the block
                is named after Smt.  Bhawaribai Amolkchand Rakecha.  10 more rooms were built in the
                primary block in 1999 satisfying the long felt need.
                      In  the  year  2002  ,  the  adjacent  land  was  purchased.  A  new  building  was
                constructed with basement and three floors. The new building was named as SUMATHI
                VISHAL BLOCK.   Sri Sumathi Vishal Educational Trust   came forward and donated
                Rs.16 lakhs to name the building. We express our  thanks  to the trust for the donation.
                      As the number of sections and strength of the school increased over the years in
                2003-04 a new administrative block of 3 floors was built to accommodate the spacious
                library, English laboratory, Conference room and 2 language rooms. We are grateful  to
                Sri.  Jumermalji Nahar and family who donated Rs,5,71,007- and the block has been
                named  as,‘Smt.  Suwadevi  Jumarmal  Nahar  Block’.  In  2005,  labs  for  Fashion
                Technology  and  Home Science were established.
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