Late Shriman Seth Puranmalji Murarka

Late Shriman Seth Puranmalji Murarka established Shegaon Education Society in Sheagaon in 1940 with the aim to provide higher education to the student of the rural area in and surrounding of Shegaon.

Poor income source, lack of awareness about education, absence of educational institutions were some drawbacks hindering the progress of education in this area.Sheagaon Education Society established ‘Shriman Seth Ganeshdas Bhivraj High School’ in 1944 and then ‘Shri Ganeshdas Bhivraj Murarka Arts and Commerce College’ in 1964 in Shegaon.

Since then Shegaon Education Society and the two daughter institutions have done remarkable job in providing best of education to the rural students to shade their backwardness and enable them to seek employment opportunities. At the same time these institutions have stood as the symbol of unity in the caste and faction ridden society.