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[[File:Hitkarini.IMG 1041.jpg|thumb|Hitkarini well opended by M.W. Fox Strangways, Commissioner, (late 1890s-early 1900s)]]<br />
{{Infobox organization<br />
|name = Hitkarini Sabha<br>हितकारिणी सभा {{in lang|hi}}<br />
|logo =<br />
|caption =<br />
|type = Educational organization (non-profit)<br />
|acronyms = <br />
|headquarters= [[Jabalpur]], [[India]]<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|23.166|79.934|display=inline,title}}<br />
|num_employees = more than 1,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Approximate number of employees|url=http://www.hitkarini.com/?l=aboutus-sabha|website=hitkarini.com|publisher=Hitkarini Sabha|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref><br />
|status = Active<br />
|established = 1868<ref>{{cite web|title=Possible year of formation|url=http://www.hitkarini.com/?l=aboutus-sabha|website=hitkarini.com|publisher=Hitkarini Sabha|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref><br />
|website = {{URL|http://www.hitkarini.com}}<br />
|parent = <br />
|area_served = [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
|key_people = Rajesh Agrawal<br>({{small|[[President (corporate title)|President]]}})<br>Mahendra Bhandari<br>({{small|[[Vice President]]}})<br>Sunaina Pateria<br>({{small|[[Vice President]]}})<br>Vishwa Mohan<br>({{small|[[Secretary (club)|Secretary]]}})<br>Nakhlesh Upadhyay<br>({{small|[[Joint Secretary (club)|Joint Secretary]]}})<br />
|focus = [[Education]]<br />
|subsidiaries = [[Hitkarini College of Engineering & Technology]]<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Hitkarini.IMG 1040.jpg|thumb|Kasturchand Hitkarini Childrens academy]]<br />
'''Hitkarini Sabha ({{lang-hi|हितकारिणी सभा}})''' is a historic, educational, non-profit organization located in the city of [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is runs some of the oldest academic institutions in the region. It was founded in 1868 by Raj Balwant Rao Kher, Diwan Biharilal Khajanchi and Shri Ambika Charan Banerjee.<ref>Madhya Pradesh Through the Ages<br />
edited by Shiri Ram Bakshi, S.R. Bakshi And O.P. Ralhan<br />
p. 20</ref><ref>Hitkarini Sabha,Jubbulpore http://www.hitkarini.com/?l=aboutus-sabha</ref><br />
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Hitkarini Sabha was persuaded by [[Seth Govind Das]] to take a nationalist view.<ref>Changing political leadership in an Indian province: the Central Provinces and Berar, 1919-1939, David E. U. Baker, Oxford University Press, 1979 p. 130</ref> The students at Hitkarini Sabha institutions participated in the [[swaraj]] movement. Hitkarini Sabha has played a significant role in development of Hindi language. In a meeting in 1871, the Hitkarini Sabha met to discuss the question of court language. It was decided by an 8 to 2 margin that Hindi is more suitable than Urdu.<ref>One language, two scripts: the Hindi movement in nineteenth century north India, Christopher Rolland King, Oxford University Press, 1994 p. 69</ref> It published a literary magazine for a while and organized meetings of leading Hindi authors. [[Seth Govind Das]] was associated with Hitkarini Sabha as a trustee and members of his family continue to serve the organization. <br />
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Many distinguished scholars, authors and politicians, such as [[Ravishankar Shukla]], [[Kunji Lal Dubey]], [[Rajneesh|Osho]] Rajnish, [[Maharshi Mahesh Yogi]], [[Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh]] have emerged from institutions run by the Hitkarini Sabha. It used to be involved in literary activities also. A function in the honor of [[Nirala]] was organized by [[Subhadra Kumari Chauhan]] in 1943-44.<ref>[https://www.patrika.com/jabalpur-news/mahakavi-nirala-came-jabalpur-hitkarini-sabha-was-invited-him-1514634/ https://www.patrika.com/jabalpur-news/mahakavi-nirala-came-jabalpur-hitkarini-sabha-was-invited-him-1514634/ सन 1943-44 में जबलपुर की प्रसिद्ध साहित्यिक संस्था हितकारिणी सभा ने निरालाजी को जबलपुर आमंत्रित किया था, Patrika], </ref><br />
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[[File:Hitkarini.IMG 1043.jpg|thumb|Hitkarini Law College with busts of Sawai Singhai Bholanath and Ratanchand Jain]]<br />
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Its earliest institutions were started in buildings donated by [[Jabalpur#Tourism|Bholanath Singhai]] in the memory of his son Kasturchand,<ref>Madhya Pradesh, District Gazetteers: Jabalpur, V. S. Krishnan, Government Central Press, p. 356</ref> who also helped build the [[Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir]]:<br />
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* Kasturchand Hitkarini Sanskrit Pathshala, Jabalpur 1870<br />
* Kasturchand Hitkarini Higher Secondary School, Jonesganj, Jabalpur 1871<br />
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In the 1930s and 70s it added:<br />
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* Hitkarini City College (now Hitkarini Mahila Mahavidyalaya) 1933 <br />
* Hitkarini Law College 1934. It is the oldest Law College of Madhya Pradesh.<br />
* Babu Manmohandas Hitkarini Girls Higher Secondary School, Dixitpura, Jabalpur 1934<br />
* Hitkarini Higher Secondary School, Devtal Garha, Jabalpur 1944<br />
* Hitkarini Higher Secondary School, Govind Ganj, Jabalpur 1948<br />
* Hitkarini Higher Secondary School, Gorakhpur, Jabalpur 1958<br />
* Hitkarini Chaatravas (Hostel), Jabalpur 1958<br />
* Hitkarini Prashikshan (B.Ed.) Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Jabalpur 1969<br />
* Hitkarini Girls Higher Secondary School, BT Bangla, Garha, Jabalpur 1977<br />
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It has expanded significantly with a number of institutions added since the 1980s. In the recent decades it has focused on professional institutions.<br />
* Hitkarini Higher Secondary School, Sahajpur, Jabalpur 1981<br />
* Hitkarini Computer Center, Jabalpur 1984<br />
* Hitkarini Girls Primary School, Garha, Jabalpur 1987<br />
* Hitkarini Primary School, Garha, Jabalpur 1988<br />
* Hitkarini Primary School, Gorakhpur, Jabalpur 1988<br />
* Hitkarini Science Commerce & Arts College, Jabalpur 1993<br />
* [[Hitkarini College of Engineering & Technology]], Jabalpur 1997<br />
* Hitkarini College of Computer Applications, Jabalpur 2000<br />
* Hitkarini Institute of Nursing Science & Research, 2000 <br />
* Babu Manmohandas Hitkarini Girls Primary School, Dixitpura, Jabalpur 2002<br />
* Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital, Jabalpur 2004<br />
* Hitkarini Children's Academy, Govind Ganj, Jabalpur 2008<br />
* Hitkarini College of Architecture & Town Planning, Jabalpur 2009<br />
* Babu Manmohandas Children's Academy, Dixitpura, Jabalpur 2010<br />
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[[File:Hitkarini.IMG 1046.jpg|thumb|Hitakarini Law College Jabalpur Dedication]]<br />
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Hitkarini Sabha is now runs 8 colleges, 18 schools, and a computer center, with more than 13000 students, employing more than 1000 teachers and staff. It owns several properties in Jabalpur.<ref>दवा बाजार खाली कराने अल्टीमेटम<br />
Bhaskar News, 18 March 2012, http://bollywood.bhaskar.com/article/MP-OTH-drug-market-evacuate-2989767.html{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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It celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2017.<ref>[https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur-nd-live-1449827 मन को भा गई महारास बृज की होली, हितकारिणी सभा के 150वें वर्ष के उपलक्ष्य में, Nai Dunia, 14 Dec 2017]</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Hitkarini College of Engineering & Technology]]<br />
* [[Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|url=http://www.hitkarini.com/?l=aboutus-sabha}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Educational organisations based in India]]<br />
[[Category:Education in Jabalpur]]<br />
[[Category:Founders of Indian schools and colleges]]<br />
[[Category:1868 establishments in India]]<br />
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